April 4th, 1963

Born on April 4th, 1963.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Graham Norton: TV host.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on April 4th, 1963.

• United States: He's So Fine - The Chiffons
• United Kingdom: Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard & The Shadows

Take me back to April 4th, 1963!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is April 4th, 1963, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. The summer of 1963 is drawing closer and temperatures have started to rise.

In America, the song He's So Fine by The Chiffons is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard & The Shadows is the number-one hit song. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is the President of the United States, and the movie How the West Was Won is at the top of the box office.

Harold Macmillan is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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 Ernie Davis, John F. Kennedy, Herbert Hoover, and Sam Cooke would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "What's My Line?", "Wagon Train", "Rawhide", and "Bonanza". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", "Dennis the Menace", "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends", and "Davey and Goliath".

Popular toys at the moment include Metal House robots, Barbie, Tonka trucks, and Tammy (doll).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 4th, 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, 5 months, and 24 days have passed since April 4th, 1963.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 14 of 1963.
• Leap Year: 1963 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on April 4th, 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 April 4th, 1963.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to April 4th, 1963.

• March 5th, 1963: Country musicians Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins are killed in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee.
• 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.
• This date: April 4th, 1963
• April 11th, 1963: The Beatles release their song "From Me to You". Later, it went on to become their first #1 hit single.
• April 22nd, 1963: Liberal Party leader Lester B. Pearson becomes the new Prime Minister of Canada.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 4th, 1963, will have the star sign Aries.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• 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: April 4th, 1963 falls under the Falcon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
• Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

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 April 4th, 1969, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on April 4th, 1963 was most likely conceived around July 12th, 1962.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 4th, 1963 is close to December 26th, 1963.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about April 4th, 1963.

• 22,092 days have passed since this date.
• 3,156 weeks have passed.
• 1,908,748,800 seconds have passed since April 4th, 1963.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,226,873,600 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 984,914,380,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 318,124,800 times.
• You have taken approximately 164,152,397 steps. That's roughly 72,957 miles!
• Since this date, 22,904,986 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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