December 1963 calendar

Events

• 01 Dec 1963 New York Jets' first shutout, beat Kansas City Chiefs 17-0.
• 03 Dec 1963 The Warren Commission begins its investigation.
• 04 Dec 1963 Pope Paul VI closes second session of second Vatican Council.
• 05 Dec 1963 The Seliger Forschungs-und-Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH demonstrates rockets for military use to military representatives of non-NATO-countries near Cuxhaven. Although these rockets land via parachute at the end of their flight and no allied laws are violated, the Soviet Union protests this action.
• 07 Dec 1963 Ian Meckiff no-balled for throwing against the South Africans
• 08 Dec 1963 Girl Who Came to Supper opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 112 performances
• 09 Dec 1963 Frank Sinatra Jr is kidnapped
• 10 Dec 1963 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on Andy Williams Show
• 12 Dec 1963 Argentina asks for extradition of ex-President Peron
• 14 Dec 1963 Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champion.
• 17 Dec 1963 Tsjoi Doo Sun forms government in South Korea.
• 18 Dec 1963 Clarke runs world record 10km (28:15.6).
• 19 Dec 1963 Zanzibar becomes independent from the UK
• 20 Dec 1963 Massemba-Debate elected President of Congo-Brazzaville.
• 21 Dec 1963 Cyprus Emergency: Inter-communal fighting erupts between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.
• 22 Dec 1963 Oakland Raiders' Tom Flores passes for six touchdowns vs Houston Oilers (52-49).
• 23 Dec 1963 Beach Boys 1st appearance on Shindig
• 25 Dec 1963 Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
• 26 Dec 1963 Double Dublin opens at Little Theater NYC for 4 performances
• 28 Dec 1963 Double Dublin closes at Little Theater NYC after 4 performances
• 29 Dec 1963 52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2).
• 30 Dec 1963 Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar
• 31 Dec 1963 Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio

Famous Birthday

• Brad Pitt

  American actor and sex symbol.

• Kat Bjelland

  American singer, songwriter, musician and guitarist.

• Jennifer Beals

  Movie Actress.

• Govinda (actor)
• Laurent Romejko

  French TV presenter of the weather and of the game "Des chiffres et des lettres".

• Lars Ulrich

  Drummer.

• Stéphane Guillon

  French actor and humourist, born to a gallery owner (mother), he has created the most controversial and caustic humour.

• Benjamin Bratt

  American actor whose rise to stardom began with the role as Detective Reynaldo "Rey" Curtis on NBC's Law & Order, in 1995.

• Til Schweiger

  German actor.

• Infanta Elena Duchess of Lugo
• Martin Hirsch

  French civil servant, the head of Emmaüs France (2002-2007), the High Commissioner for Active Solidarity against Poverty, and the High...

• Gaspar Noé

  Argentinian-French director and screenwriter.

• Pierre Nkurunziza

  Burundian soldier and politician President of Burundi.

• Sergueï Bubka
• Helno (Les Négresses Vertes)
• Donna Tartt

  American author.

• Masako Owada
• Jim Harbaugh

  American quarterback and athlete.

• Laurent Weil
• Brendan Coyle

  English actor.

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Famous Deaths

• Dinah Washington

  American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s".

• Yasujiro Ozu

  Japanese film director (Born 1903).

• Erich Ollenhauer

  German politician and public official who served in parliament from 1949.

• Karl Amadeus Hartmann

  German composer (Born 1905).

• Sabu Dastagir

  Indian-born American actor (Born 1924).

• Thomas J Hicks

  British-born American runner (Born 1875).

• George Wagner (Gorgeous George)

  American professional wrestler and television personality (Born 1915).

• Herbert H Lehman (Governor-Democrat-New York)

  dies.

• Sabu Sabu

  Actor (Jungle Book, Drums), dies of heart attack at 39.

• "Gorgeous George" Wagner

  wrestler, dies.

• Abbott Joseph Liebling

  American journalist/writer, dies.

• Sarit Dhanarajata

  Thai politician (Born 1908).

• Tristan Tzara

  Romanian-French poet and essayist associated with Dadaism, left substantial work from both the dada and surrealistic periods.

• Jozef Goossenaerts

  Flemish philologist (Language Boundary), dies at age 81.

• Winifried P I Zillig

  German Composer / conductor (Opfer), dies at 58.

• Paul Constantinescu

  Composer, dies at 54.

• Hubert ME Pierlot

  Belgian advocate / Premier (1939-45), dies at 79.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Dale & Grace - I'm Leaving It Up To You
2. The Singing Nun - Dominique
3. The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
4. Bobby Vinton - There! I've Said It Again
5. The Village Stompers - Washington Square

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone
2. The Beatles - She Loves You
3. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
4. The Searchers - Sugar And Spice
5. Freddie & The Dreamers - You Were Made For Me