Kenya Declares Independence from Great Britain December 12, 1963

Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Date: August 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini Elected Pope…

Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu. Date: August 24, 1963 Read more…

The Tsurumi rail accident on the Tōkaidō Main Line in Yokohama kills 162 people. Date: November 9, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Project Mercury: Gordon Cooper’s Final Solo Spaceflight, May 15, 1963Instant Replay…

The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.[citation needed] Date: April 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963US Suspends Commercial Import Program Over Buddhist…

South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis. Date: May 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in…