June 21st, 1963.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on June 21st, 1963.

• Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) becomes the new pope.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on June 21st, 1963.

• United States: Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto
• United Kingdom: I Like It - Gerry & The Pacemakers

Take me back to June 21st, 1963!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is June 21st, 1963, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, I Like It by Gerry & The Pacemakers 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. The historical drama film "Cleopatra" is currently being shown in movie theaters. 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 "What's My Line?", "Bonanza", "The Twilight Zone" and "The Andy Griffith Show". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Lassie", "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole", "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" and "The Bugs Bunny Show". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Hula Hoop, Crater Critters, Etch A Sketch 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 June 21st, 1963.

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  Cleopatra is playing at movie theaters.

  The epic historical drama film "Cleopatra" was showing at movie theaters at this time. The movie starred actress Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role.

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  Medgar Evers is shot dead.

  On June 12th, 1963, American civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot dead outside of his house in Jackson, Mississippi.

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  A Buddhist monk burns himself to death.

  On June 11th, 1963, the world was shocked by television footage of the self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức in Vietnam. Quảng Đức set himself on fire in order to protest the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government.

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  Alabama Governor George Wallace blocks the Foster Auditorium.

  On June 11th, 1963, Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in the doorway of the Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama. At the time, Wallace was a staunch segregationist who wanted to "symbolically" block the entry of two African American students into the auditorium.

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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 24 days have passed since June 21st, 1963.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 25 of 1963.
• Leap Year: 1963 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on June 21st, 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 June 21st, 1963.

• May 22nd, 1963: Football: A.C. Milan win the European Cup after they defeat Benfica 2-1 at Wembley Stadium in London.
• 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.
• This date: June 21st, 1963
• June 30th, 1963: 7 police officers and military personnel are killed by a car bomb in the Sicilian city of Palermo.
• July 1st, 1963: ZIP codes are introduced in the United States.
• July 1st, 1963: Philby Defects: The British government officially admits that former intelligence officer Kim Philby had worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union.
• July 12th, 1963: Moors murders: 16-year-old Pauline Reade is murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on June 21st, 1963, will have the star sign Cancer.
• 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 1.
• Native American Zodiac: June 21st, 1963 falls under the Woodpecker.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of June will have the birthstones Pearl and Alexandrite.
• Birth flower (June): The Rose and the Honeysuckle.

Personality traits.

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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 June 21st, 1969 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on June 21st, 1963 was most likely conceived around September 28th, 1962.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on June 21st, 1963 is close to March 13th, 1964.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about June 21st, 1963.

• A total of 21,605 days have passed since this date.
• 3,086 weeks have passed.
• 1,866,672,000 seconds have passed since the June 21st, 1963.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,177,784,000 times.
• Since June 21st, 1963, the Earth has travelled approximately 963,202,752,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 311,112,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 160,533,792 steps. That's about 71,348 miles!
• Since this date, 22,400,064 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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