November 18th, 1963

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on November 18th, 1963.

• Bell Telephone offers the first ever push-button phone to customers in Pennsylvania.

Born on November 18th, 1963.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Len Bias: Basketball player.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on November 18th, 1963.

• United States: I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale & Grace
• United Kingdom: You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry & The Pacemakers

Take me back to November 18th, 1963!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is November 18th, 1963, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

It's November, so the evenings are getting darker and the days are getting colder. In America, the song I'm Leaving It Up To You by Dale & Grace is at the 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 the President of the United States, and the movie Mary, Mary is at the top of the box office. Sir Alec Douglas-Home 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. The comedy film "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" 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 still be alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Jack Benny Program", "The Danny Thomas Show", "Gunsmoke", and "My Favorite Martian". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Heckle and Jeckle", "Captain Pugwash", and "The Bugs Bunny Show". Popular toys at the moment include Matchbox toy cars, Rock-a-Stack, Big Loo, and the Easy-Bake Oven.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on November 18th, 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:

• 59 years, 6 months, and 9 days have passed since November 18th, 1963.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 47 of 1963.
• Leap Year: 1963 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on November 18th, 1963, are now 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 November 18th, 1963.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to November 18th, 1963.

• October 31st, 1963: 74 people are killed by a gas explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum in Indianapolis, USA.
• November 2nd, 1963: South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated.
• This date: November 18th, 1963
• 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".
• December 8th, 1963: 81 people die when a lightning strike causes Pan Am Flight 214 to crash near Elkton, Maryland.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 18th, 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 3.
• Native American Zodiac: November 18th, 1963 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
• Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

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 November 18th, 1969, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on November 18th, 1963 was most likely conceived around February 25th, 1963.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 18th, 1963 is close to August 10th, 1964.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about November 18th, 1963.

• A total of 21,741 days have passed since this date.
• 3,105 weeks have passed.
• 1,878,418,800 seconds have passed since the November 18th, 1963.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,191,488,600 times.
• Since November 18th, 1963, the Earth has travelled approximately 969,264,100,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 313,069,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 161,544,017 steps. That's about 71,797 miles!
• Since this date, 22,541,026 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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