March 5th, 1963

On this day.

What happened on March 5th, 1963?

• Country musicians Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins are killed in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee.

Born on March 5th, 1963.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Joe Exotic: Zoo operator.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on March 5th, 1963.

• United States: Walk Like A Man - The Four Seasons
• United Kingdom: The Wayward Wind - Frank Ifield

Take me back to March 5th, 1963!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is March 5th, 1963, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Pisces. Spring has started to creep in, and the days are beginning to get longer.

In America, the song Walk Like A Man by The Four Seasons is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, The Wayward Wind by Frank Ifield is the number-one hit song. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is the President of the United States, and the movie Son of Flubber is at the top of the box office.

Harold Macmillan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Wagon Train", "The Twilight Zone", "Route 66", and "Steptoe and Son". 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. The Western film "How the West Was Won" is currently being shown in movie theaters. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Ernie Davis, John F. Kennedy, Herbert Hoover, and Sam Cooke would all still be alive.

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Lassie", "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse", and "My Three Sons". Children are playing with toys such as the Frisbee, Matchbox toy cars, Troll doll, and Rock-a-Stack.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 5th, 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, 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 Time Person of the Year in 1963. It was in August 1963 that King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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  The Boston Strangler is on the loose.

  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 1962 and January 1964, 13 women were murdered. Later, the crimes were attributed to a criminal named Albert DeSalvo.

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  Fast food is replacing diners and drive-ins.

  The fast food industry was steadily growing, much to the detriment of local diners and drive-in restaurants. Consequently, things such as jukeboxes and carhops also started to decline.

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  The USA is escalating its involvement in the Vietnam War.

  The United States was slowly escalating its involvement in the Vietnam War. In May 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.

  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.

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

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 60 years, 6 months, and 24 days have passed since March 5th, 1963.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 10 of 1963.
• Leap Year: 1963 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on March 5th, 1963, are now 60 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1963 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on March 5th, 1963.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around March 5th, 1963.

• February 28th, 1963: Chicago City Council alderman Benjamin F. Lewis is shot dead at his office.
• March 4th, 1963: The Beach Boys release their new single "Surfin' U.S.A.".
• This date: March 5th, 1963
• March 15th, 1963: Boxing legend Archie Moore has his last ever fight in a win over Mike DiBiase.
• March 21st, 1963: UK politics: Allegations are made that Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, had an affair with model Christine Keeler.
• March 22nd, 1963: The Beatles release their first album.
• March 28th, 1963: Alfred Hitchcock's horror film "The Birds" is released in movie theaters.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 5th, 1963, will have the star sign Pisces.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• 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: March 5th, 1963 falls under the Wolf.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
• Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

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 of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out March 5th, 1969, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on March 5th, 1963 was most likely conceived around June 12th, 1962.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 5th, 1963 is close to November 26th, 1963.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about March 5th, 1963.

• 22,124 days have passed since this date.
• 3,160 weeks have passed.
• 1,911,510,000 seconds have passed since March 5th, 1963.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,230,095,000 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 986,339,160,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 318,585,000 times.
• You have taken approximately 164,389,860 steps. That's roughly 73,062 miles!
• Since this date, 22,938,120 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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