January 7th, 1963.

Born on January 7th, 1963.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Rand Paul: American politician.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 7th, 1963.

• United States: Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence
• United Kingdom: Bachelor Boy / The Next Time - Cliff Richard & The Shadows

Take me back to January 7th, 1963!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 7th, 1963, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays.

In America, the song Go Away Little Girl by Steve Lawrence is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Bachelor Boy / The Next Time by Cliff Richard & The Shadows is the number one hit song. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Taras Bulba is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, Harold Macmillan is the current Prime Minister. In fashion, many of the trends from the late 1950s are still popular. Women are wearing tailored skirts, short boxy jackets and shift dresses. Trousers are also becoming popular amongst women. Meanwhile, men are wearing polo shirts, argyle socks, sweater vests, loafers and harrington jackets. Because it's 1963, radio stations are playing hit songs from music artists such as The Chiffons, Paul & Paula, The Four Seasons, Little Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs and The Singing Nun.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Robert Frost, Ernie Davis, John F. Kennedy and Herbert Hoover would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Have Gun - Will Travel", "Perry Mason", "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hazel". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Heckle and Jeckle", "The Bugs Bunny Show", "King Leonardo and His Short Subjects" and "Davey and Goliath".

If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Hula Hoop, Crater Critters, Barbie and Mouse Trap.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on January 7th, 1963.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1963?

  The best NBA players in 1963 were Bill Russell, Bob Pettit, Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain.

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  Who were the best football players in 1963?

  In 1963, the best soccer players were Pelé, Lev Yashin, Gianni Rivera, Jimmy Greaves, Denis Law, Eusébio, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Uwe Seeler, Bobby Charlton, Giovanni Trapattoni and Luis Suárez.

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  Tom Jones.

  The movie "Tom Jones" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1963.

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  Henry Mancini - "Days of Wine and Roses"

  "Days of Wine and Roses" by Henry Mancini would go on to win a Grammy for 1963's Song of the Year.

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  1963 in music.

  The Billboard Charts in 1963 were dominated by the likes of The Chiffons, Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, Paul & Paula, Little Peggy March, Kyu Sakamoto, Little Stevie Wonder and The Singing Nun.

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  1963 in movies.

  Movies released in 1963 included Cleopatra, How the West Was Won, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", Tom Jones, The Sword in the Stone, Irma la Douce, The Great Escape, Son of Flubber, The Birds, Dr. No and The V.I.P.s.

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  Martin Luther King Jr.

  Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1963. It was during August of 1963 that King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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  The Boston Strangler is on the loose.

  During this time, an unknown serial killer was murdering single women in the Boston area. The press nicknamed him the "Boston Strangler" and the "Phantom Fiend" due to his ability to get into women's apartments without any signs of forced entry. Between June of 1962 and January of 1964, 13 women were murdered. Later, the crimes were attributed to a criminal called Albert DeSalvo.

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  Fast food is replacing diners and drive-ins.

  During this period, the fast food industry was growing, much to the detriment of local diners and drive-in restaurants. As a result, things such as jukeboxes and carhops also started to decline.

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  The USA is escalating its involvement in the Vietnam War.

  During this time, the United States was slowly escalating its involvement in the Vietnam War. In May of 1961, President John F. Kennedy ordered helicopters and 400 Green Berets into South Vietnam. Covert operations against the communist forces in the north were also authorized. By 1963, the number of US military personnel in the country had grown to 10,000.

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  Rotary phones.

  During the first half of the 1960s, rotary phones were still the most common type of landline phone. Although push-button telephones did begin to appear at the end of 1963, they were relatively uncommon.

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  Greasers.

  During the 1950s and early 1960s, a popular youth subculture called "greasers" emerged. The style included greased-back hairstyles, work pants and denim or leather jackets.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 59 years, 5 months and 23 days have passed since January 7th, 1963.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 02 of 1963.
• Leap Year: 1963 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on January 7th, 1963 will be 59 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1963 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around January 7th, 1963.

• December 8th, 1962: The 1962-1963 New York City newspaper strike begins due to low wages and plans to automate printing.
• December 11th, 1962: Convicted murdered Arthur Lucas becomes the last person to be executed in Canada.
• December 30th, 1962: NFL: The Green Bay Packers defeat the New York Giants by 16-7 to win the 1962 NFL Championship Game.
• December 31st, 1962: The first episode of the panel game show "Match Game" is aired on NBC.
• This date: January 7th, 1963
• January 29th, 1963: American poet Robert Frost dies at the age of 88.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 7th, 1963, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1963 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: January 7th, 1963 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on January 7th, 1963.

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Photos of 1960s fashion.

Photographs of 1960s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1963.

1963 saw the introduction of cars such as the Buick Riviera, the Rover P6, the Honda S500, the Vauxhall Viva, the Chevrolet Corvette (C2) and the Mercedes-Benz 600.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1963.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 7th, 1969 instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 7th of January.

• Epiphany Day
• Christmas Day (Russia)

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 7th, 1963 was most likely conceived around April 16th, 1962.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 7th, 1963 is close to September 30th, 1963.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 7th, 1963.

• A total of 21,725 days have passed since this date.
• 3,103 weeks have passed.
• 1,877,036,400 seconds have passed since the January 7th, 1963.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,189,875,800 times.
• Since January 7th, 1963, the Earth has travelled approximately 968,550,782,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 312,839,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 161,425,130 steps. That's about 71,745 miles!
• Since this date, 22,524,437 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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