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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 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 June 1963: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1963?


Events

  • 01 Jun 1963 El Watusi by Ray Barreto hits #17
  • 02 Jun 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
  • 03 Jun 1963 A Northwest Airlines DC-7 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, killing 101.
  • 04 Jun 1963 1st transmission of Pop Go the Beatles on BBC radio
  • 05 Jun 1963 Princess Marijke changes her name to Christina
  • 06 Jun 1963 Gasunie established
  • 07 Jun 1963 1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) and release 1st single, Come on
  • 08 Jun 1963 Mr President closes at St. James Theater NYC after 265 performances
  • 09 Jun 1963 Barbara Romack wins LPGA Rock City Ladies Golf Open
  • 10 Jun 1963 JFK signs law for equal pay for equal work for men andwomen
  • 11 Jun 1963 Gov Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at University of Alabama
  • 12 Jun 1963 Cleopatra premieres in New York City
  • 13 Jun 1963 Vostok 6 launched, pilot is 1st woman Cosmonaut
  • 14 Jun 1963 New York Met Duke Snider hits his 400th HR
  • 15 Jun 1963 Sound of Music closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 1443 performances
  • 16 Jun 1963 Valentina Tereshkova (USSR) is 1st woman in space, aboard Vostok 6
  • 17 Jun 1963 British House of Commons debates Profumo-Christine Keeler affair
  • 18 Jun 1963 3,000 blacks boycott Boston public school
  • 19 Jun 1963 2 Russian space missions return to Earth
  • 20 Jun 1963 Beatles form Beatles Ltd to handle their income
  • 21 Jun 1963 Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII.
  • 22 Jun 1963 Little Stevie Wonder (13) releases Fingertips
  • 23 Jun 1963 63rd US Golf Open: Julius Boros shoots a 293 at The Country Club, Massachusetts
  • 24 Jun 1963 Levi Eshkol forms Israeli government
  • 25 Jun 1963 JFK speaks at Pauls Church in Frankfurt
  • 26 Jun 1963 Alfons Gorbach forms Austrian government
  • 27 Jun 1963 Bill J Kramer and Dakotas record Lennon and McCartney I Call Your Name
  • 28 Jun 1963 Belaunde Terry inaugurated as President of Peru
  • 29 Jun 1963 Little Me closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 257 performances
  • 30 Jun 1963 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Carvel Ladies Golf Open

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in June 1963?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - It's My Party
  2. - Sukiyaki
  3. - If You Wanna Be Happy
  4. - I Love You Because
  5. - Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - From Me To You
  2. - How Do You Do It?
  3. - I Like It
  4. - Can't Get Used To Losing You
  5. - Do You Want To Know A Secret?

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Great Escape

The Great Escape

Release year: 1963

Directed by: John Sturges

Starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson

Country: United States of America

Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

Release year: 1963

Directed by: Ralph Nelson

Starring: Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino

Country: United States of America

Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

Release year: 1963

Directed by: Don Chaffey

Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith

Country: United States of America

Murder at the Gallop

Murder at the Gallop

Release year: 1963

Directed by: George Pollock

Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley, Flora Robson

Summer Magic

Summer Magic

Release year: 1963

Directed by: James Neilson

Starring: Hayley Mills, Dorothy McGuire, Burl Ives, Deborah Walley

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in June 1963?
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O Ye Jigs & Juleps! by Virginia Cary Hudson

O Ye Jigs & Juleps!

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O Ye Jigs

Terrible Swift Sword by Bruce Catton

Terrible Swift Sword

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This award-winning episode shows how the Union & Confederacy have slowly but surely reconciled to an all-out conflict--a long and difficult struggle for freedom.

Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck

Travels With Charley

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A personal journey through America as told by one its most loved writers. To hear the speech and smell the grass and trees, and to see the sights,

The Whole Truth And Nothing But by Hedda Hopper

The Whole Truth And Nothing But

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Hedda Hoopper tells it all. She reveals the secrets, fears, and behind-the scenes stories of Hollywood. Hedda has been around three generations of Hollywood.

Fail-Safe by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler

Fail-Safe

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Something is wrong. An American group of bombers equipped with nuclear weapons are moving beyond the fail-safe line, beyond recall, and nobody knows why.