1963

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1963    BBC Sports Personality of the Year was    Dorothy Hyman Sprinter Sports & Leisure > BBC Sports Personality of the Year

1963    winners of the FA Cup were    Manchester United Manchester United 3 Leicester City 1 Sports & Leisure > Football - FA Cup Winners

1963    winner of the Tour de France was    Jacques Anquetil (France) 1st rider to win 5 Tour de France. Sports & Leisure > Cycling - Tour de France

Miracle of the White Stallions    was released in    1963 Movies > Films - Disney

Summer Magic    was released in    1963 Movies > Films - Disney

The Incredible Journey    was released in    1963 Movies > Films - Disney

1963    President of the United States was    Lyndon B. Johnson History & Mythology > U.S. Presidents - Dates

1963    Formula One Drivers' Championship winner was    Jim Clark Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Drivers' Champions

1963    Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was    Margaret Smith Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions

1963    Palme d'Or winner was    The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) Directed by Luchino Visconti Movies > Cannes Palme d'Or

Harold Macmillan    was U.K. Prime Minister from    January 1957 - October 1963 Conservative, 1st Earl of Stockton, when asked what represented the greatest challenge for a statesman, Macmillan replies, "events, my dear boy, events" History & Mythology > U.K. Prime Ministers - Dates

Sir Alec Douglas-Home    was U.K. Prime Minister from    October 1963 - October 1964 Conservative, he is the only PM to renounce his peerage to leave the House of Lords and contest a by-election to enter the House of Commons, he was also the 1st British PM to have been born in the 20th century History & Mythology > U.K. Prime Ministers - Dates

1963    winner of the US Open Women's Singles was    Maria Bueno Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Women's Singles Champions

1963    winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles was    Margaret Smith Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Women's Singles Champions

1963    Tony Award winner for Best Musical was    A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Music > Tony Awards - Best Musical

1963    World Series Champions were the    Los Angeles Dodgers Swept New York Yankees in 4 games. MVP: Sandy Koufax Sports & Leisure > Major League Baseball - World Series Champions

1963    Time 'Person of the Year' was    Martin Luther King Jr. American civil rights leader, the following year he became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace prize. Assassinated in 1968. History & Mythology > Time 'Person of the Year'

1963    the winner was    Roger Staubach, QB from Navy Sports & Leisure > American Football - Heisman Trophy Winners

1963    Swiss Football League Championship winners were    FC Zürich Sports & Leisure > Football - Swiss Football League Champions

1963        John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated First Roman Catholic President of the U.S.A. was allegedly shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas. Oswald was shot two days later by Jack Ruby. History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

The Four Seasons    released the single    December 1963 (Oh What A Night) 1976 Music > Sounds of the 1970s

1963    the winner was    International Committee of the Red Cross, League of Red Cross Societies Geneva, Switzerland Misc > Nobel Peace Prize

1963    the winner was    Jacquelyn Mayer Sandusky, Ohio Misc > Miss America Winners

1963     the Academy Award went to    Sidney Poitier in 'Lilies of the Field' Poitier grew up in poverty as the son of a dirt farmer. When he came to New York from the Caribbean to become an actor, he was so impoverished at first that he slept in the bus station. To get his first major role in No Way Out (1950), he lied to director Joseph L. Mankiewicz and told him he was 27, when actually only 22 years old. Movies > Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

1963    the Academy Award went to    Patricia Neal in 'Hud' Movies > Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

1963    the winner was    Tom Jones Directed by Tony Richardson for United Artists Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture

1963    the winner was    Chateaugay Braulio Baeza Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Kentucky Derby Winners

1963    winner of The Masters was    Jack Nicklaus Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Masters Winners

Bow Wow! Meow! A First Book of Sounds    was published in    1963 By Melanie Bellah and Illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman Arts & Literature > The Little Golden Book

1963    the winners were    London Scottish I Sports & Leisure > Rugby Union - Middlesex Sevens

1963    the winner was    Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel With the World Documenting the life of the acclaimed Poet Robert Frost and his life’s work Movies > Academy Award for Best Documentary

Lisa M Nowak    was born on    May 10, 1963 Wash DC, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut Misc > Birthdays

1963    Senior Isle of Man TT winner was    Hailwood MV- 500cc Mike (the bike) Hailwood , acknowledged as the best road racer ever Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Senior TT

1963    Junior Isle of Man TT winner was    Redman Honda Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Junior TT

1963    is the Year of the    Hare Tu Misc > The Chinese Calendar

Opossum    was built on    23rd May 1963 For Disposal 1994 History & Mythology > O Class Submarines

1963        Careful He Might Hear You by Sumner Locke Elliott Arts & Literature > The Miles Franklin Award for Australian Literature

1963    Melbourne Cup winner was    Gatum Gatum Jockey - Jim Johnson, Trainer - H. Graeme Heagney, Owner - M. P. Reid, Time - 3.21.10 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - The Melbourne Cup

1963        Robert Frost Died American poet, Jan 29 History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1963        Edith Piaf Died Paris in mourning History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1963    Eurovision Song Contest winner was    Denmark "Dansevise" performed by Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann. Music Otto Francker, Lyrics Sejr Volmer-Sörensen Music > Eurovision Song Contest by Year

1963        Elysée Treaty Signed by Charles DeGaulle and Konrad Adenauer as a Treaty of Peace between France and Germany. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

1963        Strasbourg Convention Franco-German agreement for joint cooperation in foreign policy, economic and military integration, and exchange of student education. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

1963        Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damate Sets rules of liability for any and all forms of nuclear damage. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

1963    Preakness Stakes winner was    Candy Spots Bill Shoemaker on board -- Trainer Mesh Tenney -- Rex C. Ellsworth -- 1:56.20 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Preakness Stakes Winners

1963    was won by    Jack Carington Smith For the painting 'Professor James McAuley' Arts & Literature > Archibald Prize Recipients

1963    was the first publication of    Hop on Pop Arts & Literature > Dr Seuss Books

1963    the award went to    Call Me Irresponsible Papa's Delicate Condition - Composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn Movies > Academy Award for Best Original Song

Henry Moore    created the sculpture    Locking Piece, 1963 Millbank, London Arts & Literature > Sculptors

Alexander Calder    created the sculpture    Le Tamanoir, 1963 Rotterdam, Netherlands Arts & Literature > Sculptors