May 1963 calendar

May 1963
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in May 1963.
The US president was John F. Kennedy (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope John XXIII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on May 1963: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of May 1963?

Events

01 May 1963 Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Netherlands.
03 May 1963 Martin Luther King Jr delivers his I have a dream speech
04 May 1963 Pitcher Bob Shaw sets record of five balks in a game.
05 May 1963 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
06 May 1963 Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman
07 May 1963 Bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champ
08 May 1963 Dr No premieres in US
09 May 1963 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
10 May 1963 Decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of The Beatles' George Harrison.
11 May 1963 Puff (The Magic Dragon) by Peter, Paul and Mary hits #2
12 May 1963 Bob Dylan walks off Ed Sullivan Show
13 May 1963 The U.S. Supreme Court case Brady v. Maryland is decided.
14 May 1963 Kuwait is 111th member of the United Nations.
15 May 1963 Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched
16 May 1963 Beast in Me opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 4 performances
17 May 1963 US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site.
18 May 1963 Beast in Me closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 4 performances
19 May 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open.
20 May 1963 Sukarno appointed President of Indonesia.
22 May 1963 Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured
23 May 1963 NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for US$926,000.
24 May 1963 1st Lockheed A-12 to crash, CIA pilot Ken Collins ejects safely
25 May 1963 Hot Spot closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances
26 May 1963 15th Emmy Awards: Dick Van Dyke Show, E G Marshall and Shirley Booth
27 May 1963 Jomo Kenyatta elected first prime minister of Kenya.
28 May 1963 Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal
30 May 1963 A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year presidency of Ngo Dinh Diem.
15 May 1963 Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone.