1963
Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (born 1882)
Aleksander Eduard Kesküla was an Estonian politician and revolutionary.
Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (born 1882)
The 1960s
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1963
Thích Quảng Đức, Vietnamese monk and martyr (born 1897)
Thích Quảng Đức was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who died by self-immolation at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963. Quảng Đức was protesting the persecution of …
Thích Quảng Đức, Vietnamese monk and martyr (born 1897)
1963
Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (born 1912)
Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings was a Mexican actor. With the actresses Dolores del Río and María Félix, he was one of the best-known Latin American movie stars of the 1940s and…
Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (born 1912)
1963
Raphaël Salem, Greek-French mathematician and academic (born 1898)
Raphaël Salem was a Greek mathematician after whom the Salem numbers and Salem–Spencer sets are named, and whose widow founded the Salem Prize.
Raphaël Salem, Greek-French mathematician and academic (born 1898)
1963
Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (born 1906)
Alicia Patterson was an American journalist, and cofounder and editor of New York daily newspaper Newsday. She created the Deathless Deer comic strip with Neysa McMein in 1943.
Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (born 1906)
1963
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (born…
Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, was a British-born New Zealand soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who served as the 7th governor-general of New Ze…
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (born…
1963
Clyde Kennard, American activist and martyr (born 1927)
Clyde Kennard was an American Korean War veteran and civil rights leader from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In the 1950s, he attempted several times to enroll at the all-white Mississi…
Clyde Kennard, American activist and martyr (born 1927)
1963
Pingali Venkayya, Indian activist, designed the Flag of India (born 1876)
Pingali Venkayya was an Indian freedom fighter, known for designing the initial version of the Indian National Flag. Apart from his role in the independence movement, Venkayya was …
Pingali Venkayya, Indian activist, designed the Flag of India (born 1876)
1963
George, duke of Mecklenburg (born 1899)
George, Duke of Mecklenburg was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1934 until his death. Through his father, he was a descendant of Emperor Paul I of Russia.
George, duke of Mecklenburg (born 1899)
1963
Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster (born 1893)
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Blythe Thornhill Wakelam, known as Teddy Wakelam, was an English sports broadcaster and rugby union player who captained Harlequin F.C.
Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster (born 1893)
1963
William Andrew, English priest (born 1884)
William Shaw Andrew MC was an Anglican priest in the mid 20th Century.
William Andrew, English priest (born 1884)
1963
Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic (born 1877)
Ugo Cerletti was an Italian neurologist who discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) used in psychiatry. Electroconvulsive therapy is a therapy in which electric cu…
Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic (born 1877)
1963
Carl Borgward, German engineer, founder of Borgward Group
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Borgward was a German engineer and designer and the creator of the Borgward group, based in Bremen.
Carl Borgward, German engineer, founder of Borgward Group
1963
Vietnamese monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death in Saigon to protest the persecution of Buddhists by Catholic So
A bhikkhu is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism. Male and female monastics (bhikkhunī) are members of the Sangha.
Vietnamese monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death in Saigon to protest the persecution of Buddhists by Catholic So
1963
Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (born 1889)
George August "Hooks" Dauss was an American professional baseball player from 1909 to 1926. He played 15 seasons of Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Detroit …
Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (born 1889)
1963
Garrett Morgan, American inventor (born 1877)
Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a protective "smoke hood" that he notably used in a 1916 t…
Garrett Morgan, American inventor (born 1877)
1963
In response to an open letter written by white clergymen, Martin Luther King Jr
"A Call for Unity" was an open letter published in The Birmingham [Alabama] News, on April 12, 1963, by eight local white clergymen in response to civil rights demonstrations takin…
In response to an open letter written by white clergymen, Martin Luther King Jr
1963
A refusal by the Bristol Omnibus Company and the Transport and General Workers' Union to permit the employment of black
The Bristol Omnibus Company was a dominant bus operator in Bristol, and was one of the oldest bus companies in the United Kingdom. It ran buses over a wide area of Gloucestershire,…
A refusal by the Bristol Omnibus Company and the Transport and General Workers' Union to permit the employment of black
1963
Police in Birmingham, Alabama, used high-pressure water hoses and dogs against civil-rights protesters, bringing scrutin
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the third-most populous city in the state, with an estimated population of 196,357 as of 2024. The…
Police in Birmingham, Alabama, used high-pressure water hoses and dogs against civil-rights protesters, bringing scrutin
1963
In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying
Huế, formerly Thừa Thiên Huế province, is a municipality in central Vietnam, located approximately at the center of the country, and an educational, medical, and cultural hub. It b…
In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying
1963
Aboard Vostok 6, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (pictured) became the first woman in space
Vostok 6 was the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space.
Aboard Vostok 6, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (pictured) became the first woman in space
1963
African Americans rioted in Birmingham, Alabama, in response to two bombings, perceiving local police to be complicit wi
The Birmingham riot of 1963 was a civil disorder and riot in Birmingham, Alabama, that was provoked by bombings on the night of May 11, 1963. The bombings targeted African-American…
African Americans rioted in Birmingham, Alabama, in response to two bombings, perceiving local police to be complicit wi
1963
United States Attorney General Robert F
Robert Francis Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy served as the 64th United States attorney g…
United States Attorney General Robert F
1963
American singer Bob Dylan (pictured) released The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, his first album to include a significant numbe
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 69-year career. With…
American singer Bob Dylan (pictured) released The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, his first album to include a significant numbe