May 22nd, 1963.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on May 22nd, 1963.

• Football: A.C. Milan win the European Cup after they defeat Benfica 2-1 at Wembley Stadium in London.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on May 22nd, 1963.

• United States: If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
• United Kingdom: From Me To You - The Beatles

Take me back to May 22nd, 1963!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is May 22nd, 1963, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. The summer of 1963 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up and the evenings are brighter than usual.

In America, the song If You Wanna Be Happy by Jimmy Soul is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, From Me To You by The Beatles is the number one hit song. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is currently the President of the United States, and the movie How the West Was Won 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 John F. Kennedy, Herbert Hoover and Sam Cooke would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Wagon Train", "Bonanza", "Danger Man" and "Steptoe and Son". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Lassie", "Captain Kangaroo", "Heckle and Jeckle" and "King Leonardo and His Short Subjects".

Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Frisbee, Fisher Price Little People, Playpal dolls and Astrobase.

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 May 22nd, 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, 1 months and 12 days have passed since May 22nd, 1963.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 21 of 1963.
• Leap Year: 1963 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on May 22nd, 1963 will be 59 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1963 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to May 22nd, 1963.

• April 22nd, 1963: Liberal Party leader Lester B. Pearson becomes the new Prime Minister of Canada.
• May 18th, 1963: American Football player Ernie Davis dies from leukemia at the age of 23.
• This date: May 22nd, 1963
• May 25th, 1963: FA Cup Final 1963: Manchester United defeat Leicester City 3-1.
• June 3rd, 1963: Pope John XXIII dies from stomach cancer.
• June 5th, 1963: UK politics: John Profumo resigns from government after admitting that he lied about his relationship with an escort.
• June 8th, 1963: UK politics: Profumo affair: Dr Stephen Ward is charged for his alleged 'immoral earnings' as a pimp.
• June 10th, 1963: The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is signed into law, making it illegal for employers to pay different wages based on sex.
• June 11th, 1963: Stand in the Schoolhouse Door: Alabama Governor and segregationist, George Wallace, blocks the entry of two African American students at the Foster Auditorium in the University of Alabama.
• June 11th, 1963: The self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức in Vietnam is broadcast on television.
• June 12th, 1963: American civil rights activist Medgar Evers is shot dead outside of his house in Jackson, Mississippi.
• June 12th, 1963: The movie "Cleopatra" is released.
• June 17th, 1963: The United States Supreme Court rules that reciting Bible verses in public schools should not be mandatory.
• June 21st, 1963: Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) becomes the new pope.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 22nd, 1963, will have the star sign Gemini.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1963 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
• Native American Zodiac: May 22nd, 1963 falls under the Deer.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
• Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on May 22nd, 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 May 22nd, 1969 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on May 22nd, 1963 was most likely conceived around August 29th, 1962.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 22nd, 1963 is close to February 12th, 1964.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about May 22nd, 1963.

• A total of 21,592 days have passed since this date.
• 3,084 weeks have passed.
• 1,865,548,800 seconds have passed since the May 22nd, 1963.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,176,473,600 times.
• Since May 22nd, 1963, the Earth has travelled approximately 962,623,180,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 310,924,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 160,437,197 steps. That's about 71,305 miles!
• Since this date, 22,386,586 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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