Date: April 11, 1963
An oxygen leak from an R-9 Desna missile at the Baikonur Cosmodrome triggers a fire that kills seven people. Date: October 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Joe Walker’s X-15 Reaches Record Altitude,…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development votes to admit Japan. Date: July 26, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963USS Thresher Sinks, 129 American Sailors Die, April 10, 1963Togo Coup D’État Assassination of…
Bye Bye Birdie, a musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney, was released. Date: April 4, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Finnair Aero Flight 217 Crash Near Mariehamn Airport, 22 Killed -…
Buddhist crisis: Amid worsening relations, outspoken South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in the US for a speaking tour, continuing a flurry of attacks on the Kennedy administration. Date: October 7, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On…
Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention. Date: July 19, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day…
On its third anniversary as an independent nation, Nigeria became a republic. Date: October 1, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Pope John XXIII Issues Pacem in Terris on World Peace, April 11, 1963Princess…