October 31st, 1963.

Events that occurred.

Notable events that occurred on October 31st, 1963.

• 74 people are killed by a gas explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum in Indianapolis, USA.

Born on October 31st, 1963.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Rob Schneider: Actor.

Popular songs.

On October 31st, 1963, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
• United Kingdom: You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry & The Pacemakers

Take me back to October 31st, 1963!

Let's go back in time!

The date is October 31st, 1963, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker.

Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways and sidewalks and there's a fresh earthy scent in the ear. It's Halloween, so kids are trick-or-treating and horror movies are being shown on TV. In America, the song Sugar Shack by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, You'll Never Walk Alone by Gerry & The Pacemakers 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, Sir Alec Douglas-Home 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 "What's My Line?", "77 Sunset Strip", "Bonanza" and "Route 66". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole", "Noggin the Nog", "Dennis the Menace" and "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Playpal dolls, Barbie, Matchbox toy cars and Tonka trucks.

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 October 31st, 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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 59 years, 5 months and 1 days have passed since October 31st, 1963.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 44 of 1963.
• Leap Year: 1963 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on October 31st, 1963 will be 59 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 October 31st, 1963.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 31st, 1963.

• October 6th, 1963: Baseball: The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees by 4-0 to win the 1963 World Series.
• This date: October 31st, 1963
• November 2nd, 1963: South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated.
• November 18th, 1963: Bell Telephone offers the first ever push-button phone to customers in Pennsylvania.
• November 22nd, 1963: The Beatles release their second album "With the Beatles".
• November 22nd, 1963: US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
• November 22nd, 1963: Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th President of the United States.
• November 23rd, 1963: Moors murders: 12-year-old John Kilbride is murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
• November 23rd, 1963: The first episode of Doctor Who is aired.
• November 24th, 1963: Lee Harvey Oswald is shot and killed by Jack Ruby.
• November 25th, 1963: The funeral of President John F. Kennedy takes place.
• November 29th, 1963: The Beatles release their song "I Want to Hold Your Hand".

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 31st, 1963, will have the star sign Scorpio.
• 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 6.
• Native American Zodiac: October 31st, 1963 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

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 October 31st, 1969, instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 31st of October.

• Halloween
• Reformation Day

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 31st, 1963 was most likely conceived around February 7th, 1963.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 31st, 1963 is close to July 23rd, 1964.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 31st, 1963.

• A total of 21,703 days have passed since this date.
• 3,100 weeks have passed.
• 1,875,135,600 seconds have passed since the October 31st, 1963.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,187,658,200 times.
• Since October 31st, 1963, the Earth has travelled approximately 967,569,969,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 312,522,600 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 161,261,662 steps. That's about 71,672 miles!
• Since this date, 22,501,627 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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