Date: November 6, 1963
The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq Abd al-Karim Qasim is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party. Date: February 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Walter Ciszek Released from Soviet Union After 23 Years,…
Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes. Date: August 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Vietnam War: Viet Cong First Major Victory at Ap…
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes. Date: March 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Van Gend en Loos Establishes EU Direct Effect Principle, February 5, 1963Organisation of African Unity Established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -…
Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland. Date: August 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Puijo Observation Tower Opens to the Public in Kuopio, July 27, 1963Trans-Canada…
The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. Date: April 30, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅…
The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair". Date: June 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Pope John XXIII Issues Pacem in…