July 17th, 1963.

Born on July 17th, 1963.

People who were born on this exact date.

• John Ventimiglia: Actor.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on July 17th, 1963.

• United States: Surf City - Jan & Dean
• United Kingdom: Confessin' - Frank Ifield

Take me back to July 17th, 1963!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is July 17th, 1963, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.

In America, the song Surf City by Jan & Dean is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Confessin' by Frank Ifield is the number one hit song. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Cleopatra 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", "Perry Mason", "The Twilight Zone" and "Danger Man". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", "Dennis the Menace" and "King Leonardo and His Short Subjects".

If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Metal House robots, the Hula Hoop, Tonka trucks and Astrobase.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on July 17th, 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, 8 months and 6 days have passed since July 17th, 1963.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 29 of 1963.
• Leap Year: 1963 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on July 17th, 1963 will be 59 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1963 belong to the Baby Boomer generation.

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around July 17th, 1963.

• 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.
• 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.
• This date: July 17th, 1963
• July 26th, 1963: 1,100 people are killed after a 6.1 moment magnitude earthquake strikes Skopje in Yugoslavia.
• August 7th, 1963: The teen movie "Beach Party", starring Bob Cummings and Dorothy Malone, is released in movie theaters.
• August 8th, 1963: £2.6 million is stolen during a train robbery in Ledburn, England.
• August 15th, 1963: Convicted murderer Henry John Burnett becomes the last man to be hanged in Scotland.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 17th, 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 7.
• Native American Zodiac: July 17th, 1963 falls under the Woodpecker.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
• Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

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 July 17th, 1969, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 17th, 1963 was most likely conceived around October 24th, 1962.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 17th, 1963 is close to April 8th, 1964.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 17th, 1963.

• A total of 21,799 days have passed since this date.
• 3,114 weeks have passed.
• 1,883,437,200 seconds have passed since the July 17th, 1963.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,197,343,400 times.
• Since July 17th, 1963, the Earth has travelled approximately 971,853,595,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 313,906,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 161,975,599 steps. That's about 71,989 miles!
• Since this date, 22,601,246 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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