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1963
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar).
Events
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October
- October 9 - In northeast Italy, over 2,000 people are killed when a large landslide behind the Vajont Dam causes a giant wave of water to overtop it.
- October 24 -Cuba Contemporary Artist Josignacio is born.
November
The motorcade of President John F Kennedy, shortly before he was assassinated on November 22 1963
- November 2 - South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated following a military coup
- November 6 - Vietnam War: Coup leader General Duong Van Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam
- November 7 - Wunder von Lengede: In Germany, 11 miners are rescued from a collapsed mine after 14 days
- November 9 - 1963 Miike coal-mine explosion: In Japan, a coal mine explosion kills 458 and sends 839 carbon monoxide poisoning victims to the hospital
- November 14 - A volcanic eruption under the sea near Iceland creates a new island, Surtsey
- November 16 - Newspaper strike begins in Toledo, Ohio
- November 18 - Dartford Tunnel opens
- November 22 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn-in as the 36th President of the United States.
- November 23 - The first episode of the BBC television series Doctor Who is broadcast in the United Kingdom.
- November 24 - John F. Kennedy assassination: Alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is mortally shot by Jack Ruby in Dallas, Texas on live national television.
- November 24 - Vietnam War: Newly sworn in U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson confirms that the United States intends to continue supporting South Vietnam militarily and economically
- November 25 - John F. Kennedy assassination: The late U.S. President Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
- November 29 - John F. Kennedy assassination: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy.
- November 29 - Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 831, a Douglas DC-8 carrying 118, crashes into a wooded hillside after taking-off from Dorval International Airport near Montreal, killing all 118 on board (for many years this was the worst air disaster in Canada's history).
December
Unknown date
Births
January
- January 2 - David Cone, baseball player
- January 2 - Edgar Martinez, baseball player
- January 4 - Till Lindemann, German musician (Rammstein)
- January 14 - Steven Soderbergh, American film director
- January 21 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian basketball player
- January 21 - Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player
- January 23 - Gail O'Grady, American actress
- January 24 - Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer
- January 26 - José Mourinho, Portuguese football manager
- January 26 - Andrew Ridgely, English musician
- January 30 - Thomas Brezina Austrian author
February
- February 8 - Vince Neil, American musician, Mötley Crüe
- February 9 - Travis Tritt, American singer
- February 11 - Diane Franklin, American actress
- February 11 - Todd Benzinger, baseball player
- February 17 - Michael Jordan, American basketball player
- February 19 - Seal, English singer
- February 20 - Charles Barkley, American basketball player
- February 21 - William Baldwin, American actor
- February 22 - Vijay Singh, Fiji golfer
March
- March 1 - Dan Michaels, American record producer and saxophonist (The Choir and The Swirling Eddies).
- March 4 - Jason Newsted, American bassist (Metallica).
- March 6 - D.L. Hughley, American actor and comedian.
- March 10 - Neneh Cherry, Swedish musician.
- March 12 - Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner.
- March 14 - Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer.
- March 17 - Nick Peros, Canadian composer.
- March 17 - Michael Ivins, American bassist (The Flaming Lips).
- March 18 - Vanessa L. Williams, American beauty queen, actress, and singer.
- March 20 - Paul Annacone, American tennis player and coach.
- March 20 - Kathy Ireland, American model and actress.
- March 21 - Ronald Koeman, Dutch football player and manager.
- March 23 - Kyogoku Natsuhiko, Japanese writer.
- March 27 - Quentin Tarantino, American actor, director, writer, and producer.
- March 27 - Xuxa, Brazilian television personality.
- March 30 - Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer, conductor and music theorist.
April
- April 4 - Jack Del Rio, American football player and coach
- April 4 - Graham Norton, Irish talk show host
- April 9 - Joe Scarborough, American newscaster
- April 11 - Chris Ferguson, American poker player
- April 13 - Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player
- April 17 - Joel Murray, American actor
- April 18 - Conan O'Brien, American television entertainer
- April 21 - Ken Caminiti, baseball player (d. 2004)
- April 21 - Roy Dupuis, Canadian actor
- April 26 - Jet Li, Chinese martial artist and actor
- April 27 - Cali Timmins, Canadian actress
- April 30 - Michael Waltrip, American race car driver
May
June
- June 6 - Jason Isaacs, English actor
- June 9 - Johnny Depp, American actor
- June 13 - Bettina Bunge, German tennis player
- June 17 - Greg Kinnear, American actor
- June 18 - Bruce Smith, American football player
- June 23 - Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer
- June 25 - George Michael, English singer
- June 27 - Meera Syal, English comedian, writer, singer, and actress
July
August
- August 3 - James Hetfield, American singer (Metallica)
- August 6 - Kevin Mitnick, American computer hacker
- August 9 - Whitney Houston, American singer
- August 19 - Joey Tempest, Swedish singer (Europe)
- August 19 - John Stamos, American actor
- August 22 - Tori Amos, American singer
- August 23 - Hans-Henning Fastrich, German field hockey player
- August 23 - Kenny Wallace, American race car driver
- August 24 - Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game director
- August 30 - Paul Oakenfold, British disc jockey
- August 30 - Michael Chiklis, American actor
- August 30 - Phil Mills, British race car driver
September
October
- October 1 - Mark McGwire, baseball player
- October 3 - Tommy Lee, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
- October 10 - Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer (d. 2003)
- October 10 - Daniel Pearl, American journalist (d. 2002)
- October 10 - Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer
- October 12 - Alan McDonald, Northern Irish footballer
- October 17 - Norm MacDonald, Canadian comedian
- October 22 - Brian Boitano, American figure skater
- October 26 - Natalie Merchant, American singer, songwriter, and musician
- October 30 - Kristina Wagner, American actress
- October 31 - Fred McGriff, baseball player
- November 1 - Rick Allen, British musician (Def Leppard)
November
December
Unknown date
Deaths
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October
November
December
Nobel prizes
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