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1963 ( MCMLXIII ) fue un año común que comenzó el martes del calendario gregoriano , el año 1963 de las designaciones de Era Común (CE) y Anno Domini (AD), el año 963 del segundo milenio , el año 63 del siglo XX , y el cuarto año de la década de 1960 .

Eventos [ editar ]

Enero [ editar ]

  • enero 1
    • Osamu Tezuka 's Tetsuwan Atomu ( Astro Boy ) , Japón ha publicado por primera vez la serie animada basada en el popular manga , debuta en la estación de televisión japonesa Fuji Television .
    • Caso Bogle-Chandler : el Dr. Gilbert Bogle y la Sra. Margaret Chandler, científico de la Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, son encontrados muertos (presuntamente envenenados), en matorrales cerca del río Lane Cove , Sydney, Australia.
    • Se cierra la línea ferroviaria de Camden .
  • 2 de enero - Guerra de Vietnam - Batalla de Ap Bac : El Viet Cong obtiene su primera gran victoria.
  • 8 de enero - La Mona Lisa de Leonardo da Vinci se exhibe en los Estados Unidos por primera vez, en la Galería Nacional de Arte en Washington, DC.
  • 9 de enero : un eclipse lunar penumbral total es visible en América, Europa, África y Asia, y es el eclipse lunar número 56 de Lunar Saros 114 . Gamma tiene un valor de -1,01282. Ocurre en la noche entre el miércoles 9 de enero y el jueves 10 de enero de 1963.
  • 13 de enero - Un golpe de estado en Togo resulta en el asesinato del presidente Sylvanus Olympio .
  • 14 de enero
    • George Wallace se convierte en gobernador de Alabama . En su discurso inaugural, proclama desafiante "¡segregación ahora, segregación mañana y segregación para siempre!" [1] [2]
    • La locomotora de vapor Flying Scotsman (British Railways No. 60103) hace su última ejecución programada, antes de pasar a manos de Alan Pegler para su conservación.
  • 17 de enero : se produce un último cuarto de luna entre el eclipse lunar penumbral y el eclipse solar anular , solo 12 horas, 29 minutos después del apogeo.
  • 18 de enero : Hugh Gaitskell , líder del Partido Laborista del Reino Unido, muere y es reemplazado por el líder interino George Brown.
  • 22 de enero : Francia y Alemania Occidental firman el Tratado del Elíseo .
  • 25 de enero : un gran eclipse solar anular cubrió el 99,5% del Sol y un camino estrecho a lo sumo 19,6 km (12,2 millas). Fue visible en Chile, Argentina, Sudáfrica, Madagascar y fue el 26o eclipse solar de Solar Saros 140 . Gamma tenía un valor de -0,48984.
  • 26 de enero - Los tiroteos del Día de Australia estremecen a Perth ; 2 personas mueren a tiros y otras 3 resultan heridas por Eric Edgar Cooke .
  • 28 de enero : el estudiante negro Harvey Gantt ingresa a la Universidad de Clemson en Carolina del Sur , el último estado de EE. UU. En resistir la desegregación racial.
  • 29 de enero - El presidente francés Charles de Gaulle veta la entrada del Reino Unido en el Mercado Común Europeo .

Febrero [ editar ]

  • 5 de febrero - La sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas en Van Gend en Loos contra Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establece el principio de efecto directo , uno de los principios básicos del derecho de la Unión Europea .
  • 8 de febrero : la Administración John F. Kennedy declara ilegales los viajes, las transacciones financieras y comerciales de ciudadanos estadounidenses a Cuba .
  • 10 de febrero : cinco ciudades japonesas ubicadas en la parte más al norte de Kyūshū se fusionan y se convierten en la ciudad de Kitakyūshū , con una población de más de 1 millón.
  • 11 de febrero
    • Se crea la División de Operaciones Domésticas de la Agencia Central de Inteligencia en Estados Unidos.
    • Los Beatles graban su álbum debut Please Please Me en un solo día en los Abbey Road Studios de Londres.
    • La poeta nacida en Estados Unidos Sylvia Plath se suicida en Londres.
  • 12 de febrero : el vuelo 705 de Northwest Airlines se estrella en los Everglades de Florida , matando a los 43 a bordo.
  • 14 de febrero : Harold Wilson se convierte en líder del opositor Partido Laborista en el Reino Unido; [3] en octubre de 1964 se convierte en primer ministro.
  • De febrero de 19 de - La publicación de Betty Friedan 's The Feminine Mystique lanza el despertar del movimiento de mujeres en los Estados Unidos como organizaciones de mujeres y la toma de conciencia grupos propagación.
  • 21 de de febrero de - El 5,6 M w terremoto Marj afectó el norte de Libia con una intensidad máxima de Mercalli VIII ( severa ), causando muertes 290-375 y 375-500 lesiones.
  • 27 de febrero
    • Juan Bosch toma posesión como el 41º presidente de República Dominicana .
    • El sufragio femenino se promulga en Irán .

Marzo [ editar ]

  • Marzo - El caso de divorcio de El Duque y la Duquesa de Argyll causa escándalo en el Reino Unido.
  • 4 de marzo : en París, seis personas son condenadas a muerte por conspirar para asesinar al presidente Charles de Gaulle . De Gaulle perdona a cinco, pero el otro conspirador, Jean Bastien-Thiry , es ejecutado por un pelotón de fusilamiento varios días después.
  • 5 de marzo - En Camden, Tennessee , la superestrella de la música country Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley) muere en un accidente de avión junto con sus compañeros Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas y el manager y piloto de Cline, Randy Hughes, mientras regresaba de una actuación benéfica en Kansas City. , Kansas , para el disc jockey de radio country "Cactus" Jack Call.
  • 6 de marzo : el primer día sin heladas en el Reino Unido después de muchos meses de uno de los inviernos más fríos registrados en la historia.
  • 17 de marzo : el monte Agung entra en erupción en Bali , matando a aproximadamente 1.500.
  • 18 de marzo - Gideon v. Wainwright : La Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos dictamina que los tribunales estatales deben brindar asesoramiento en casos penales a los acusados ​​que no pueden pagar a sus propios abogados.
  • 21 de marzo - Cierra la Penitenciaría Federal de Alcatraz en la Isla de Alcatraz en la Bahía de San Francisco ; los últimos 27 prisioneros son trasladados a otro lugar por orden del Fiscal General de los Estados Unidos, Robert F. Kennedy .
  • 22 de marzo - Los Beatles lanzan su primer álbum, Please Please Me , en el Reino Unido.
  • 23 de marzo - Dansevise de Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann (música de Otto Francker, texto de Sejr Volmer-Sørensen) gana el Festival de Eurovisión 1963 para Dinamarca.
  • 27 de marzo - En Gran Bretaña, el Dr. Richard Beeching publica un informe, La remodelación de los ferrocarriles británicos , en el que pide grandes recortes en la red ferroviaria del país.
  • 28 de marzo - La película The Birds del director Alfred Hitchcock se estrena en los Estados Unidos.
  • 30 de marzo - Los australianos indígenas están legalmente autorizados a beber alcohol en Nueva Gales del Sur . [4]
  • 31 de marzo : la huelga de periódicos de la ciudad de Nueva York de 1962 a 1963 termina después de 114 días.

Abril [ editar ]

  • 1 de abril - La telenovela General Hospital debuta en ABC Television en los Estados Unidos.
  • 3 de abril - Los voluntarios de la Conferencia de Liderazgo Cristiano del Sur inician la campaña de Birmingham ( Birmingham, Alabama ) contra la segregación racial en los Estados Unidos con una sentada .
  • 7 de abril : Yugoslavia es proclamada república socialista y Josip Broz Tito es nombrado presidente vitalicio .
  • 8 de abril - Se lleva a cabo la 35ª ceremonia de los Premios de la Academia . Lawrence de Arabia gana la Mejor Película .
  • 9 de abril : el estadista británico Sir Winston Churchill se convierte en ciudadano honorario de los Estados Unidos .
  • 10 de abril : el submarino nuclear estadounidense Thresher se hunde 190 millas náuticas (350 km) al este de Cape Cod ; los 129 a bordo (112 tripulantes más el personal de patio) mueren.
  • 11 de abril - El Papa Juan XXIII publica su encíclica final , Pacem in terris , titulada Sobre el establecimiento de la paz universal en la verdad, la justicia, la caridad y la libertad , [5] la primera encíclica papal dirigida a "todos los hombres de buena voluntad", en lugar de a Roman Solo católicos.
  • 12 de Abril
    • Martin Luther King Jr. , Ralph Abernathy , Fred Shuttlesworth y otros son arrestados en una protesta en Birmingham, Alabama, por "desfilar sin permiso".
    • El submarino de propulsión nuclear soviético K-33 choca con el buque mercante finlandés M / S Finnclipper en el estrecho danés. Aunque gravemente dañados, ambos buques llegan a puerto.
  • 14 de abril - Se establece el Instituto de Salud Mental (Belgrado) .
  • 15 de abril : 70.000 manifestantes llegan a Londres desde Aldermaston para manifestarse contra las armas nucleares .
  • 16 de abril : Martin Luther King, Jr. publica su " Carta desde la cárcel de Birmingham ".
  • 20 de abril - En Quebec , Canadá, miembros del grupo terrorista Front de libération du Québec bombardean un centro de reclutamiento del ejército canadiense y matan al vigilante nocturno Wilfred V. O'Neill.
  • 21 - 23 de abril - Se lleva a cabo la primera elección de la Institución Suprema de la Fe Baháʼí (conocida como la Casa Universal de Justicia , cuya sede está en el Centro Mundial Baháʼí en el Monte Carmelo en Haifa , Israel ).
  • 22 de abril : Lester Bowles Pearson se convierte en el decimocuarto primer ministro de Canadá .
  • 28 de abril - Se celebran elecciones generales de 1963 en Italia .
  • 29 de abril : Buddy Rogers (luchador) se convierte en el primer Campeón de la WWWF .

Mayo [ editar ]

  • Mayo 1
    • Se funda el club de fútbol de la asociación Persipura Jayapura .
    • The Coca-Cola Company presenta su primera bebida dietética, Tab cola.
  • 2 de Mayo
    • Miles de negros, muchos de ellos niños, son arrestados mientras protestaban por la segregación en Birmingham, Alabama . El comisionado de Seguridad Pública Eugene "Bull" Connor luego suelta mangueras de bomberos y perros policía sobre los manifestantes.
    • Berthold Seliger lanza cerca de Cuxhaven un cohete de 3 etapas con una altitud máxima de vuelo de más de 62 millas (el único cohete con sonda desarrollado en Alemania).
  • 4 de mayo : el incendio del teatro Le Monde en Dioirbel, Senegal , mata a 64 personas.
  • 8 de mayo
    • Tiroteos de Huế Phật Đản : El ejército de la República de Vietnam abre fuego contra los budistas que desafían la prohibición de ondear la bandera budista en Vesak , el cumpleaños de Gautama Buddha , matando a 9. Anteriormente, el presidente Ngô Đình Diệm permitió el vuelo del Bandera del Vaticano en honor a su hermano, el arzobispo Ngô Đình Thục , desencadenando la crisis budista en Vietnam del Sur .
    • Abre CVS Pharmacy en Lowell, Massachusetts.
  • Mayo 13
    • Un brote de viruela golpea Estocolmo , Suecia , y dura hasta julio.
    • Alois Hudal , un obispo titular de la religión católica romana que se peleó con el Vaticano por su apoyo a la doctrina nazi y su ayuda para ayudar a los asesinos a evadir la ley, muere.
  • 14 de mayo : Kuwait se convierte en el 111º miembro de las Naciones Unidas .
  • 15 de mayo - Proyecto Mercury : la NASA lanza a Gordon Cooper en Mercury-Atlas 9 , la última misión (el 12 de junio, el administrador de la NASA James E. Webb le dice al Congreso que el programa está completo).
  • 22 de mayo : el AC Milan vence al Benfica por 2-1 en el estadio de Wembley de Londres y gana la Copa de Europa 1962-63 (fútbol).
  • 23 de mayo : Fidel Castro visita la Unión Soviética .
  • 25 de mayo - Se establece la Organización de la Unidad Africana en Addis Abeba , Etiopía .
  • 27 de mayo - The Freewheelin 'Bob Dylan es el segundo álbum de estudio del cantautor Bob Dylan , y el más influyente, abriendo con la canción " Blowin' in the Wind ", lanzada por Columbia Records en los Estados Unidos.

Junio [ editar ]

  • 3 de junio
    • Ataques químicos : el ejército de la República de Vietnam hace llover químicos líquidos sobre la cabeza de los manifestantes budistas, hiriendo a 67 personas. Estados Unidos amenaza con cortar la ayuda al régimen de Ngô Đình Diệm .
    • Muere el Papa Juan XXIII .
  • 4 de junio : el presidente de los Estados Unidos, John F. Kennedy, firma la Orden Ejecutiva 11110 , que autoriza al Secretario del Tesoro a emitir certificados de plata .
  • 5 de junio - El primer Draft anual de inscripción de la Liga Nacional de Hockey se lleva a cabo en Montreal .
  • 10 de junio - En los Estados Unidos:
    • El presidente John F. Kennedy firma la Ley de Igualdad Salarial de 1963 en la ley.
    • El presidente John F. Kennedy pronuncia su discurso en la American University , "Una estrategia de paz", en Washington, DC.
    • La Universidad de Florida Central es establecida por la legislatura de Florida.
  • Junio ​​11
    La autoinmolación de Thích Quảng Đức
    • En Saigón , el monje budista Thích Quảng Đức se autoinmola para protestar contra la opresión de los budistas por parte de la administración Ngô Đình Diệm .
    • El gobernador de Alabama, George Wallace, se para en la puerta de la Universidad de Alabama para protestar contra la integración, antes de hacerse a un lado y permitir que los estudiantes negros James Hood y Vivian Malone se inscriban.
    • El presidente John F. Kennedy transmite un discurso histórico sobre derechos civiles en el que promete un proyecto de ley de derechos civiles y pide "el tipo de igualdad de trato que desearíamos para nosotros".
  • 12 de junio
    • Medgar Evers es asesinado en Jackson, Mississippi . (Su asesino, Byron De La Beckwith , será condenado en 1994).
    • La película Cleopatra , protagonizada por Elizabeth Taylor , Rex Harrison y Richard Burton , se estrena en Estados Unidos.
  • 13 de junio
    • La cancelación de Mercury-Atlas 10 pone fin de manera efectiva al Proyecto Mercury de vuelos espaciales tripulados de los Estados Unidos .
    • La Bolsa de Materias Primas de Nueva York comienza a negociar contratos de futuros de plata .
  • 15 de junio : el AC Cobra hace su primera aparición en las 24 Horas de Le Mans . Continuará ganando su clase el año siguiente .
  • 16 de junio : Vostok 6 lleva a la cosmonauta soviética Valentina Tereshkova , la primera mujer al espacio.
  • 17 de junio - Distrito Escolar de Abington v. Schempp : La Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos dictamina que la lectura de la Biblia obligatoria por el estado en las escuelas públicas es inconstitucional.
  • 19 de junio : Valentina Tereshkova, la primera mujer en el espacio, regresa a la Tierra y aterriza en la Unión Soviética .
  • 20 de junio
    • El establecimiento de la línea directa Moscú-Washington (oficialmente, el enlace de comunicaciones directas o DCL; extraoficialmente, el "teléfono rojo"; y de hecho un enlace de teleimpresora ) se autoriza mediante la firma de un Memorando de Entendimiento en Ginebra por representantes de la Unión Soviética y los Estados Unidos. [6] [7]
    • El coronel de la Fuerza Aérea Sueca Stig Wennerström es arrestado como espía de la Unión Soviética .
  • 21 de junio - El Papa Pablo VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) sucede al Papa Juan XXIII como el Papa número 262 .
  • 23 de junio : Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room abre en Disneyland , estrenando el primer Audio-Animatronics en el parque.
  • 26 de junio
    • John F. Kennedy pronuncia su discurso " Ich bin ein Berliner " en Berlín Occidental , Alemania.
    • David Ben-Gurion es reemplazado por Levi Eshkol como primer ministro de Israel.

Julio [ editar ]

  • 1 de julio : el Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos introduce los códigos postales .
  • 5 de julio : las relaciones diplomáticas entre los gobiernos israelí y japonés se elevan al nivel de embajadas.
  • 7 de julio - Doble pelea de siete días : la policía secreta leal a Ngô Đình Nhu , hermano del presidente Ngô Đình Diệm , ataca a periodistas estadounidenses, incluidos Peter Arnett y David Halberstam, en una manifestación durante la crisis budista en Vietnam del Sur.
  • 11 de julio - Sudáfrica: la policía allana Liliesleaf Farm al norte de Johannesburgo , arrestando a un grupo de líderes del Congreso Nacional Africano .
  • 12 de julio - Pauline Reade (16) es secuestrada por Ian Brady y Myra Hindley en Manchester , Inglaterra, la primera víctima de los asesinatos de Moros ; sus restos se encuentran en julio de 1987 .
  • 19 de julio : el piloto de pruebas estadounidense Joe Walker , volando el X-15 , alcanza una altitud de 105,9 kilómetros (65,8 millas), lo que lo convierte en un vuelo espacial suborbital según los estándares internacionales reconocidos.
  • 26 de julio
    • Un terremoto en Skopje , Yugoslavia (actual Macedonia del Norte ) deja 1.800 muertos.
    • La NASA lanza Syncom 2, el primer satélite geoestacionario ( síncrono ) del mundo .
  • 30 de julio : el periódico soviético Izvestia informa que el diplomático británico y agente doble Kim Philby recibió asilo en Moscú.

Agosto [ editar ]

28 de agosto : Marcha en Washington por el empleo y la libertad
  • 5 de agosto : Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y la Unión Soviética firman el Tratado de Prohibición Parcial de Ensayos Nucleares . [8]
  • 8 de agosto - El gran robo del tren tiene lugar en Buckinghamshire , Inglaterra.
  • 14 de agosto - Un enorme incendio forestal devastador azotó el estado de Paraná , Brasil . Según el informe calculado de los documentos oficiales del gobierno, dos millones de hectáreas (4,94 millones de acres) se perdieron para quemar, 110 personas murieron. [9]
  • 15 de agosto - Trois Glorieuses : el presidente Fulbert Youlou es derrocado en la República del Congo después de un levantamiento de tres días en la capital, Brazzaville .
  • 18 de agosto - Movimiento estadounidense de derechos civiles : James Meredith se convierte en la primera persona negra en graduarse de la Universidad de Mississippi .
  • 21 de de agosto de - Xá Lợi Pagoda incursiones : El Ejército de la República de las fuerzas especiales de Vietnam leales a Ngô Đình Nhu , hermano del presidente Ngo Đình Diệm , destrozar pagodas budistas en todo el sur de Vietnam, la detención de miles de personas y dejando un estimado de cientos muertos. A raíz de las redadas, la administración de Kennedy por Cable 243 ordena a la Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Saigón que explore un liderazgo alternativo en el país, abriendo el camino hacia un golpe de estado contra Diệm.
  • 22 de agosto : el piloto de pruebas estadounidense Joe Walker vuelve a realizar un vuelo espacial suborbital de acuerdo con los estándares internacionales, esta vez pilotando el X-15 a una altitud de 67,0 millas (107,8 kilómetros).
  • 24 de agosto - Primeros partidos jugados en la Bundesliga , la principal liga profesional de fútbol de la Asociación en Alemania Occidental , reemplazando a la Oberliga. [ cita requerida ]
  • 28 de agosto - Martin Luther King Jr. pronuncia su discurso " Tengo un sueño " en las escalinatas del Monumento a Lincoln ante una audiencia de al menos 250.000 personas durante la Marcha en Washington por el Empleo y la Libertad . En ese momento, es la protesta más grande en la historia de Estados Unidos .

Septiembre [ editar ]

  • 1 de septiembre : entra en vigor el establecimiento de áreas e instalaciones lingüísticas en Bélgica . Esto se convertirá en la base para una mayor reforma estatal en Bélgica .
  • 5 de septiembre : la corista británica Christine Keeler es arrestada por perjurio por su participación en el asunto Profumo . El 6 de diciembre es condenada a 9 meses de prisión.
  • 6 de septiembre - Se funda el Centro de Estudios Internacionales de Propiedad Intelectual (CEIPI).
  • 7 de septiembre - Se abre el Salón de la Fama del Fútbol Americano Profesional en Canton, Ohio, con 17 miembros fundadores.
  • 10 de septiembre de - mafia siciliana jefe Bernardo Provenzano está acusado de asesinato (es capturado 43 años después, el 11 de abril de , de 2006 ).
  • 15 de septiembre - Movimiento estadounidense por los derechos civiles : el atentado con bomba de la Iglesia Bautista de la Calle 16 , en Birmingham, Alabama , mata a 4 y hiere a 22
  • 16 de septiembre : Malasia se forma mediante la fusión de la Federación de Malasia y la colonia de la corona británica de Singapur , Borneo del Norte (rebautizada como Sabah ) y Sarawak .
  • 18 de septiembre - Los alborotadores incendian la embajada británica en Yakarta , para protestar por la formación de Malasia .
  • 23 de septiembre - La Universidad King Fahd de Petróleo y Minerales es establecida por un Real Decreto de Arabia Saudita como la Facultad de Petróleo y Minerales .
  • 24 de septiembre : el Senado de los Estados Unidos ratifica el Tratado de Prohibición Parcial de Ensayos Nucleares .
  • 25 de septiembre
    • El Informe Denning sobre el asunto Profumo se publica en Gran Bretaña.
    • En República Dominicana , Juan Bosch es depuesto por un golpe de Estado liderado por militares con apoyo civil.
  • 29 de septiembre
    • Se abre el segundo período del Concilio Vaticano II en Roma.
    • La Universidad de East Anglia se establece en Norwich , Inglaterra.

Octubre [ editar ]

  • 1 de octubre : el presidente de los Estados Unidos, John F. Kennedy, brinda por el emperador Haile Selassie en un almuerzo en Rockville, Maryland .
  • 2 de Octubre
    • Nigeria se convierte en república ; Se establece la 1ª Constitución republicana .
    • La Comisión Presidencial sobre la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer en los Estados Unidos emite sus informes finales al presidente Kennedy.
  • 3 de octubre - 1963 Golpe de Estado hondureño : Un violento golpe de Estado en Honduras se adelanta a las elecciones del 13 de octubre, pone fin a un período de reforma bajo el presidente Ramón Villeda Morales y comienza dos décadas de gobierno militar bajo el general Oswaldo López Arellano .
  • 4 de octubre : el huracán Flora , una de las peores tormentas atlánticas de la historia, azota La Española y Cuba , matando a casi 7.000 personas.
  • 7 de octubre - Crisis budista : en medio de un empeoramiento de las relaciones, la franca primera dama de Vietnam del Sur, Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, llegó a los EE. UU. Para una gira de conferencias, continuando una serie de ataques contra la administración Kennedy . [10]
  • 8 de octubre : Sam Cooke y su banda son arrestados después de intentar registrarse en un motel "solo para blancos" en Louisiana. En los meses siguientes, graba la canción " A Change Is Gonna Come ".
  • 9 de octubre : en el noreste de Italia, más de 2.000 personas mueren cuando un gran deslizamiento de tierra detrás de la presa de Vajont hace que una ola gigante de agua la sobrepase.
  • 10 de Octubre
    • El parcial de los ensayos nucleares Tratado de Prohibición , firmado el 5 de agosto de , entre en vigor. [8]
    • La segunda película de James Bond, From Russia with Love , se estrena en el Reino Unido.
  • 14 de octubre : comienza una revolución en Radfan , Yemen del Sur , contra el dominio colonial británico.
  • 16 de octubre : milésimo día de la presidencia de John F. Kennedy .
  • 17 de octubre : Ludwig Erhard reemplaza a Konrad Adenauer como canciller de Alemania Occidental.
  • 19 de octubre : Alec Douglas-Home sucede a Harold Macmillan como primer ministro del Reino Unido .
  • 24 de octubre - Incendio en el cosmódromo de Baikonur de la Unión Soviética en un silo de misiles subterráneo R-9 Desna ; siete personas mueren.
  • 28 de octubre : comienza la demolición de la estación Pennsylvania de 1910 en la ciudad de Nueva York, hasta 1966 .
  • 30 de octubre - Se funda la empresa de fabricación de automóviles Lamborghini en Italia.
  • 31 de octubre - 74 mueren en una explosión de gas durante un espectáculo de Holiday on Ice en el Indiana State Fair Coliseum en Indianápolis .

Noviembre [ editar ]

  • 1 de noviembre : el Observatorio de Arecibo , un radiotelescopio , comienza a operar oficialmente en Puerto Rico .
  • 2 de noviembre - 1963 Golpe de Estado de Vietnam del Sur : Detención y asesinato de Ngo Dinh Diem , el presidente de Vietnam del Sur .
  • 6 de noviembre - 1963 Golpe de Vietnam del Sur : el líder del golpe, el general Dương Văn Minh, asume el cargo de líder de Vietnam del Sur .
  • Del 7 al 11 de noviembre , los mineros alemanes son rescatados de una mina colapsada después de 14 días en lo que se conoce como el " Wunder von Lengede " ("milagro de Lengede ").
  • 8 de noviembre : el avión OH-LCA de Finnair se estrella antes de aterrizar en el aeropuerto Mariehamn en las islas Åland .
  • 9 de noviembre - Dos desastres en Japón:
    • Explosión de una mina de carbón de Miike : La explosión de una mina de carbón mata a 458 personas y envía a 839 víctimas de intoxicación por monóxido de carbono al hospital.
    • Accidente ferroviario de Tsurumi : Un triple desastre ferroviario en Yokohama mata a 161 personas.
  • 10 de noviembre - Malcolm X pronuncia un discurso histórico en Detroit, Michigan (" Mensaje a las bases ").
  • 14 de noviembre : una erupción volcánica bajo el mar cerca de Islandia crea una nueva isla, Surtsey .
  • 16 de noviembre : comienza una huelga de periódicos en Toledo, Ohio .
  • 18 de noviembre : el primer teléfono de botón está disponible para los clientes de AT&T en los Estados Unidos.
22 de noviembre : Asesinato de John F. Kennedy .
  • 22 de noviembre
    • Asesinato de John F. Kennedy : En una caravana de automóviles en Dallas , Texas , el presidente estadounidense John F. Kennedy es asesinado a tiros por Lee Harvey Oswald , y el gobernador de Texas John Connally resulta gravemente herido a las 12:30 CST . Tras la muerte de Kennedy, el vicepresidente Lyndon B. Johnson se convierte en el 36º presidente de los Estados Unidos. Unas horas más tarde, el presidente Johnson toma juramento a bordo del Air Force One , mientras el cuerpo de Kennedy es trasladado de regreso a Washington, DC Las tiendas y negocios cierran durante los próximos cuatro días, en homenaje.
    • El escritor inglés Aldous Huxley , autor de Un mundo feliz , muere de cáncer en Estados Unidos.
    • El teólogo y escritor de origen irlandés CS Lewis , autor de obras como Las crónicas de Narnia , The Screwtape Letters y Mere Christianity , muere de insuficiencia renal en su casa de Oxford (Inglaterra).
    • Phil Spector 's un regalo de Navidad para ti de Phil Spector se libera.
    • Se lanza el segundo álbum de The Beatles en el Reino Unido, With the Beatles .
  • 23 de noviembre
    • Asesinatos de moros : John Kilbride (12) es secuestrado por Ian Brady y Myra Hindley en el norte de Inglaterra.
    • El primer episodio de la serie de televisión de la BBC Doctor Who se emite en el Reino Unido.
    • El incendio del hogar de ancianos Golden Age mata a 63 personas mayores cerca de Fitchville, Ohio .
  • 24 de noviembre
    • Lee Harvey Oswald , asesino de John F. Kennedy, es asesinado a tiros por Jack Ruby en Dallas , un evento visto en la televisión nacional en vivo.
    • Guerra de Vietnam : El nuevo presidente de Estados Unidos, Lyndon B. Johnson, confirma que Estados Unidos tiene la intención de continuar apoyando militar y económicamente a Vietnam del Sur .
  • 25 de noviembre - funeral de estado de John F. Kennedy : el presidente Kennedy es enterrado en el cementerio nacional de Arlington . Las escuelas de todo el país cancelan las clases ese día; millones ven el funeral en la televisión internacional en vivo. El funeral de Lee Harvey Oswald tiene lugar el mismo día.
  • 29 de noviembre
    • El presidente de Estados Unidos, Lyndon B. Johnson, establece la Comisión Warren para investigar el asesinato de John F. Kennedy .
    • El vuelo 831 de Trans-Canada Air Lines , un Douglas DC-8 se estrella contra una ladera boscosa después de despegar del Aeropuerto Internacional Dorval cerca de Montreal , matando a los 118 a bordo, el peor desastre aéreo en muchos años en la historia de Canadá.
    • La primera piedra del Mirzapur Cadet College se coloca en Pakistán Oriental (actual Bangladesh ).
  • De noviembre de 30 de - 1963 elección federal australiana : Robert Menzies ' liberal / País Coalición Gobierno es re-elegido con una mayoría creciente de un octavo término sin precedentes en la oficina, derrotar al Partido Laborista dirigido por Arthur Calwell . (Esta sería la última elección de la cámara baja ganada por Menzies, quien se retiraría de su cargo durante el período como el primer ministro con más años de servicio en la historia de Australia; sería reemplazado por Harold Holt ).

Diciembre [ editar ]

  • 1 de diciembre : Wendell Scott se convierte en el primer piloto afroamericano en ganar una carrera de NASCAR en Speedway Park.
  • 3 de diciembre : la Comisión Warren comienza su investigación sobre el asesinato de John F. Kennedy .
  • 4 de diciembre - Se cierra el segundo período del Concilio Vaticano II . Joanne Kitchin nació.
  • 5 de diciembre : Seliger Forschungs-und-Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH muestra cohetes para uso militar a representantes militares de países no pertenecientes a la OTAN cerca de Cuxhaven . Aunque estos cohetes aterrizan en paracaídas al final de su vuelo y no se viola ninguna ley aliada, la Unión Soviética protesta por esta acción.
  • 7 de diciembre : Tony Verna , director de CBS-TV, estrena una versión mejorada de la repetición instantánea durante su dirección de un evento deportivo televisado en vivo, el juego de fútbol universitario Army-Navy que se juega en Filadelfia. Esta instancia es notable ya que fue el primer sistema de reproducción instantánea en usar cinta de video en lugar de película.
  • 8 de diciembre
    • Un rayo provoca el accidente del vuelo 214 de Pan Am cerca de Elkton, Maryland , matando a 81 personas.
    • Frank Sinatra, Jr. es secuestrado en Harrah's Lake Tahoe .
  • 10 de diciembre
    • Zanzíbar se independiza del Reino Unido, como una monarquía constitucional bajo el sultán Jamshid bin Abdullah .
    • En los Estados Unidos, se cancela el programa de avión espacial X-20 Dyna-Soar .
    • Chuck Yeager escapa por poco de la muerte mientras prueba un entrenador aeroespacial mejorado con cohetes NF-104A cuando su avión pierde el control a 108,700 pies (casi 21 millas de altura) y se estrella. Se lanza en paracaídas a un lugar seguro a 8.500 pies después de luchar en vano para hacerse con el control de la impotente nave que cae rápidamente. En este incidente, se convierte en el primer piloto en realizar una eyección de emergencia con el traje de presión completo necesario para vuelos a gran altitud.
  • 12 de diciembre : Kenia se independiza del Reino Unido, con Jomo Kenyatta como primer ministro.
  • 20 de diciembre - Comienzan los juicios de Auschwitz en Frankfurt .
  • 21 de diciembre - Emergencia de Chipre : Estallan los combates entre comunidades griegas y turcochipriotas .
  • 22 de diciembre : el crucero TSMS Lakonia arde 290 km al norte de Madeira , con la pérdida de 128 vidas.
  • 25 de diciembre
    • Walt Disney lanza su película animada de largometraje número 18, La espada en la piedra , sobre la infancia del Rey Arturo . Es la penúltima película animada supervisada personalmente por Disney.
    • İsmet İnönü del Partido Republicano del Pueblo (CHP) forma el nuevo gobierno de Turquía (gobierno 28, socios de la coalición; independientes, İnönü ha servido diez veces como primer ministro, este es su último gobierno).
  • 26 de diciembre - Los Beatles " I Want to Hold Your Hand " y " I Saw Her Standing There " se lanzan en los Estados Unidos, marcando el comienzo de la Beatlemanía a nivel internacional.
  • 31 de diciembre - Se disuelve la Federación de Rhodesia y Nyasaland .

Fecha desconocida [ editar ]

  • David H. Frisch y JH Smith demuestran que la desintegración radiactiva de los mesones se hace más lenta por su movimiento (véase Einstein 's la relatividad especial y la relatividad general ).
  • El entorno terrestre semiautomático para la defensa de los Estados Unidos está completamente desplegado.
  • Se pone en funcionamiento el cable de comunicaciones transatlánticas TAT-3 .
  • Ivan Sutherland escribe el revolucionario programa Sketchpad y lo ejecuta en la computadora Lincoln TX-2 en el Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts .
  • Comienza la construcción de la Torre Ostankino de Moscú .
  • Se funda la IEEE Computer Society .
  • El teclado urdu está estandarizado por la Junta Central de Idiomas de Pakistán .
  • Harvey Ball inventa el omnipresente símbolo de la carita sonriente .
  • Se produce por primera vez el icónico Porsche 911 .
  • Se funda The Reformed Druids of North America .
  • ¡La película de 1955 Oklahoma! , una adaptación del famoso musical de Rodgers y Hammerstein, se relanza.
  • Hergé 's de la Castafiore se publica.
  • Marvel lanza su equipo de montaje de superhéroes The Avengers

Nacimientos [ editar ]

Enero [ editar ]

Edgar Martínez
Dave Foley
Rand Paul
Jason Connery
James May
José Mourinho
  • enero 1
    • Linda Henry , actriz inglesa
    • Glenn Trimble , jugador de críquet australiano
  • 2 de enero
    • David Cone , jugador de béisbol estadounidense
    • Edgar Martínez , beisbolista estadounidense
  • 3 de enero - Rebecca Broussard , actriz y modelo estadounidense
  • 4 de enero
    • Dave Foley , actor y comediante canadiense
    • Till Lindemann , cantante alemana ( Rammstein )
  • 5 de enero : Jiang Wen , actor, director de cine y guionista chino.
  • Enero 6
    • Eugene McDowell , jugador de baloncesto estadounidense (m. 1995 )
    • Tony Halme , boxeador y político finlandés (f. 2010 )
  • 7 de enero
    • Mohammed Yaseen Mohammed , levantador de pesas iraquí (m. 2020 )
    • Rand Paul , político y médico estadounidense
  • 10 de enero : Kira Ivanova , patinadora artística rusa soviética (f. 2001 )
  • 11 de enero
    • Jason Connery , actor, actor de voz y director británico
    • Teal Marchande , actriz estadounidense
  • 13 de enero : Tim Kelly , guitarrista estadounidense (f. 1998 )
  • 14 de enero - Steven Soderbergh , director de cine estadounidense
  • 15 de enero
    • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz , gran maestro de ajedrez polaco (f. 2006 )
    • Mathias Döpfner , periodista y director ejecutivo del grupo de medios alemán Axel Springer SE
    • Bruce Schneier , criptógrafo estadounidense, experto en ciberseguridad y escritor
  • 16 de enero : James May , periodista automovilístico inglés y presentador de programas de televisión.
  • 17 de enero - Kai Hansen , guitarrista y cantante de power metal alemán.
  • January 18 – Ian Crook, English footballer
  • January 19
    • Martin Bashir, British journalist and news anchor
    • Caron Wheeler, British singer-songwriter (Soul II Soul)
    • John Bercow, British politician and former speaker of the British House Of Commons
  • January 20 – Firebreaker Chip, American professional wrestler
  • January 21
    • Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian basketball player
    • Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player
  • January 23 – Gail O'Grady, American actress
  • January 24 – Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer
  • January 25
    • Don Mancini, American screenwriter and film director
    • Fernando Haddad, Brazilian academic and politician
  • January 26
    • Chin Siu-ho, Hong Kong actor
    • Jazzie B, British DJ, music producer (Soul II Soul)
    • José Mourinho, Portuguese football manager
    • Guy Lawson, American writer and journalist
    • Andrew Ridgeley, English singer
  • January 29 – Octave Octavian Teodorescu, Romanian composer, vanguard rock musician, multi-instrumentist
  • January 30
    • Daphne Ashbrook, American actress
    • Thomas Brezina, Austrian author
    • Shōko Tsuda, Japanese voice actress
  • January 31 – John Dye, American actor (d. 2011)

February[edit]

Stephen McGann
Michael Jordan
Larry the Cable Guy
Seal
William Baldwin
  • February 2
    • Eva Cassidy, American vocalist (d. 1996)
    • Stephen McGann, English actor, author, and science communicator
  • February 3 – Gretel Killeen, Australian journalist
  • February 4 – Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier
  • February 6
    • David Capel, English cricketer (d. 2020)
    • Cláudia Ohana, Brazilian actress and singer
  • February 8
    • Joshua Kadison, American singer-songwriter
    • Gene Steratore, American football official
  • February 9 – Lolo Ferrari, French dancer, pornographic actress, actress and singer (d. 2000)
  • February 10 – Smiley Culture, British reggae singer (d. 2011)
  • February 11
    • Dan Osman, American extreme sport practitioner (d. 1998)
    • Diane Franklin, American actress
  • February 12
    • Brian Haley, American actor and stand-up comedian
    • Brent Jones, American football player
    • John Michael Higgins, American actor and voice actor
  • February 14
    • Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor and director
    • John R. Dilworth, American animator and producer
    • Alex Perry, Australian fashion designer
    • D'wayne Wiggins, American singer-songwriter and record producer (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
  • February 15 – Shoucheng Zhang, Chinese-American physicist (d. 2018)
  • February 16 – Claudio Amendola, Italian actor, television presenter and director
  • February 17
    • Michael Jordan, American basketball player
    • Larry the Cable Guy, American actor and comedian
  • February 18 – Rob Andrew, English rugby union player
  • February 19
    • Joey Diaz, Cuban-American comedian, actor, and podcaster
    • Seal, English singer
    • Jessica Tuck, American actress
  • February 20
    • Charles Barkley, American basketball player
    • Oliver Mark, German photographer
    • Cui Yongyuan, Chinese formerly host
  • February 21
    • Ranking Roger, British musician (d. 2019)
    • William Baldwin, American actor, producer and writer
  • February 22
    • Vijay Singh, Fiji golfer
    • Don Wakamatsu, American baseball player
  • February 23
    • Reza Abdoh, Iranian-American director and playwright (d. 1995)
    • Bobby Bonilla, American baseball player
  • February 25 – Joseph Edward Duncan, American convicted serial killer, child molester and delinquent (d. 2021)
  • February 26 – Chase Masterson, American actress and singer
  • February 27 – Virginie Boutaud, Brazilian singer and actress (Metrô, Virginie & Fruto Proibido)
  • February 28 – Joey Marella, American professional wrestling (d. 1994)

March[edit]

Anthony Albanese
Rick Rubin
Bret Michaels
Greg Nicotero
Vanessa Williams
Shawn Lane
Martín Vizcarra
Susan Ann Sulley
Quentin Tarantino
  • March 1
    • Miss Shangay Lily, Spanish drag queen, writer, actor, and director (d. 2016)
    • Bryan Batt, American actor
    • Thomas Anders, German singer
    • Russell Wong, American actor
  • March 2
    • Anthony Albanese, Australian politician
    • Tuff Hedeman, American PRCA World Champion Bull Rider
  • March 3 – Martín Fiz, Spanish long-distance runner
  • March 4
    • Jason Newsted, American bassist
    • Daniel Roebuck, American actor
  • March 5
    • Joe Exotic, American zoo owner and convicted felon
    • Joel Osteen, American pastor and televangelist
  • March 6
    • Kathy Kelly, American musician
    • Gary Stevens, American jockey
  • March 7
    • Kim Ung-yong, Korean child prodigy
    • Russell Williams, Canadian military colonel and serial killer
  • March 8
    • Juan Gilberto Funes, Argentine footballer (d. 1992)
    • Jim Nelson, American editor-in-chief
  • March 10
    • Rick Rubin, American music producer
    • Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Italian politician
  • March 11
    • Azem Hajdari, Albanian student leader (d. 1998)
    • Alex Kingston, English actress
    • David LaChapelle, American photographer
  • March 12
    • Farahnaz Pahlavi, Iranian princess
    • Jake Weber, British actor
    • Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner
    • John Andretti, American race car driver (d. 2020)
  • March 13
    • Michael Quercio, American musician
    • Fito Páez, Argentine musician
  • March 14
    • Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer
    • Mike Rochford, Major League Baseball pitcher
    • Andrew Fleming, American film director
    • Mahiro Maeda, Japanese animator
    • Mike Muir, American singer and musician
  • March 15
    • Bret Michaels, American rock singer (Poison)
    • Greg Nicotero, American SFX Artist, television producer, and director
  • March 16
    • Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (d. 2002)
    • Jerome Flynn, English actor and singer
  • March 17
    • Lise Simms, American actress
    • Alex Fong, Hong Kong actor
  • March 18
    • Jeff LaBar, American rock guitarist
    • Ratna Pathak, Indian film actress
    • Vanessa Williams, African-American beauty queen, actress and singer
  • March 19 – Mary Scheer, American actress and comedian
  • March 20
    • Paul Annacone, American tennis player and coach
    • Kathy Ireland, American model and actress
    • David Thewlis, English actor
  • March 21
    • Shawn Lane, American musician (d. 2003)
    • Ronald Koeman, Dutch football player and manager
  • March 22
    • Diana Merriweather Ashby, American cancer activist (d. 1997)
    • Marty Natalegawa, Indonesian diplomat
    • Martín Vizcarra, Peruvian engineer and politician, 67th President of Peru
    • Susan Ann Sulley, British musician
  • March 23 – Jose Miguel Gonzalez Martin del Campo, Spanish football player
  • March 24 – John T. Chisholm, American prosecutor; District Attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2007–present)
  • March 25
    • Andrew O'Connor, English actor, comedian, magician, television presenter and executive producer
    • Robbie Fulks, American alternative country singer-songwriter and instrumentalist
  • March 26 – Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Japanese writer
  • March 27
    • Charly Alberti, Argentinian musician
    • Dave Koz, American jazz musician
    • Quentin Tarantino, American actor, director, writer and producer
    • Xuxa, Brazilian television personality
  • March 28
    • Chieko Honda, Japanese voice actress (d. 2013)
    • Bernice King, American activist, lawyer, and minister
  • March 30 – Panagiotis Tsalouchidis, Greek footballer
  • March 31 – Stephen Tataw, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2020)

April[edit]

Graham Norton
Rafael Correa
Julian Lennon
Dean Norris
Garry Kasparov
Joel Murray
Eric McCormack
Conan O'Brien
Jet Li
  • April 1 – Teddy Diaz, Filipino musician and composer (d. 1988)
  • April 3
    • Karl Beattie, British director, husband of Yvette Fielding
    • Criss Oliva, American metal guitarist (Savatage) (d. 1993)
  • April 3 – Sarah Woodward, English actress
  • April 4
    • Siraj Raisani, Pakistani politician (d. 2018)
    • Jack Del Rio, American football player and coach
    • Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2020)
    • Graham Norton, Irish comedian and talk show host
    • Frank Yallop, Canadian footballer
  • April 5 – Dawn Crosby, American singer (d. 1996)
  • April 6
    • Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador
    • Clark Spencer, American film producer, businessman and studio executive
    • Shaun Toub, Iranian-born American actor
    • Andrew Weatherall, English music DJ and producer (d. 2020)
  • April 8
    • Julian Lennon, British musician, son of John Lennon
    • Dean Norris, American actor
  • April 9
    • Marc Jacobs, American fashion designer
    • Joe Scarborough, American newscaster
    • Erdal Tosun, Turkish actor (d. 2016)
  • April 10
    • Warren DeMartini, American rock guitarist
    • Doris Leuthard, Swiss politician and lawyer
  • April 11
    • Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Nigerian-born British biophysicist and virologist (d. 2021)
    • Chris Ferguson, American poker player
  • April 12
    • Michael English, American Christian musician
    • Tracy Camilla Johns, American actress
    • Ai Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
  • April 13
    • Nick Vanos, American basketball player (d. 1987)
    • Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player
  • April 15
    • Beata Szydło, Prime Minister of Poland
    • Diosdado Cabello, Venezuelan politician
  • April 16 – Jimmy Osmond, American singer
  • April 17 – Joel Murray, American actor
  • April 18
    • Universo 2000, Mexican professional wrestler (d. 2018)
    • Eric McCormack, Canadian actor
    • Conan O'Brien, American television entertainer and talk show host
  • April 19 – Valerie Plame, United States CIA Operations officer
  • April 21
    • Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (d. 2004)
    • Roy Dupuis, Canadian actor
  • April 22
    • Sean Lock, English comedian and actor
    • Blanca Fernández Ochoa, Spanish ski racer (d. 2019)
  • April 23 – Mohammad Ali Ramazani Dastak, Iranian politician (d. 2020)
  • April 24 – Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian rock musician (Vennaskond)
  • April 25 – Pascal of Bollywood, French singer
  • April 26
    • Jet Li, Chinese martial artist and actor
    • Colin Scotts, Australian-born American football player
  • April 27
    • Yammie Lam, Hong Kong actress (d. 2018)
    • Russell T Davies, Welsh television producer and writer
    • Cali Timmins, Canadian actress
  • April 28 – Beate Grimsrud, Norwegian novelist and playwright (d. 2020)
  • April 29 – Mike Babcock, Canadian ice hockey coach
  • April 30 – Michael Waltrip, American race car driver

May[edit]

Anthony Field
Natasha Richardson
Mike Myers
Viktor Orbán
  • May 1 – Benjamin LaGuer, American prisoner proclaiming innocence for more than two decades
  • May 2
    • Ray Traylor, American professional wrestler ("Big Boss Man") (d. 2004)
    • Yoram Yosefsberg, Israeli actor and voice actor
  • May 5
    • James LaBrie, Canadian vocalist (Dream Theater)
    • Kimiyasu Kudo, Japanese baseball former pitcher and current manager
  • May 8
    • Anthony Field, Australian musician, actor, songwriter and producer (The Wiggles)
    • John Altobelli, American baseball coach (b. 2020)
  • May 9 – Gary Daniels, British martial artist and actor
  • May 10
    • Rich Moore, American film and television animation director, screenwriter and voice actor
    • Lisa Nowak, American naval flight officer and NASA astronaut
    • A. Raja, Indian politician
  • May 11
    • Roark Critchlow, Canadian actor
    • Natasha Richardson, British-American actress (d. 2009)
  • May 12 – Jerry Trimble, American actor and martial artist
  • May 16
    • Jon Coffelt, American artist
    • Mercedes Echerer, Austrian actress and politician
  • May 21 – Kevin Shields, Irish-American singer (My Bloody Valentine)
  • May 23 – Wally Dallenbach Jr., American race car driver and announcer
  • May 24
    • Ken Flach, American tennis player (d. 2018)
    • Michael Chabon, American author
    • Joe Dumars, American basketball player
    • Rich Rodriguez, American football coach
  • May 25
    • Mike Myers, Canadian actor and comedian
    • Eha Rünne, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower
  • May 26
    • Clive Cowdery, English insurance entrepreneur
    • Musetta Vander, South African actress
  • May 29
    • Lisa Whelchel, American actress, singer and writer
    • Tracey E. Bregman, American actress and designer
  • May 29 – Débora Bloch, Brazilian actress
  • May 30 – Shauna Grant, American porn actress (d. 1984)
  • May 31
    • Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary
    • Wesley Willis, American outsider musician (d. 2003)

June[edit]

Bernard Cazeneuve
Jason Isaacs
Eric Cantor
Johnny Depp
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Helen Hunt
George Michael
  • June 1 – David Westhead, English actor and producer
  • June 2 – Bernard Cazeneuve, Prime Minister of France
  • June 3 – Alessandra Karpoff, Italian voice actress
  • June 4 – Sean Fitzpatrick, New Zealand rugby union player
  • June 5 – Joe Rudán, Hungarian heavy metal singer
  • June 6
    • Jason Isaacs, British actor
    • Anthony Starke, American actor
    • Eric Cantor, American politician, lawyer, and banker
  • June 9
    • Johnny Depp, American actor and film director
  • June 10
    • Jeanne Tripplehorn, American actress
  • June 11
    • Chic Charnley, Scottish footballer
  • June 12
    • Warwick Capper, Australian rules footballer
    • Tim DeKay, American actor
    • Jerry Lynn, American professional wrestler
  • June 13
    • Bettina Bunge, German tennis player
    • Greg Daniels, American television comedy writer, producer, and director
  • June 14 – Rambo Amadeus, Montenegrin singer-songwriter
  • June 15
    • Helen Hunt, American actress
    • Lourdes Valera, Venezuelan actress
  • June 16
    • The Sandman, American professional wrestler
    • Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, American screenwriter
  • June 17 – Greg Kinnear, American actor
  • June 18
    • Juan Chioran, Argentine-Canadian actor
    • Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria
    • Bruce Smith, American football player
  • June 19 – Laura Ingraham, American television host
  • June 20 – Amir Derakh, American musician
  • June 21
    • Cherie Gil, Filipino actress
    • Tiger Huang, Taiwanese popular singer
    • Ignasius Jonan, Indonesian Minister
    • Rene Medvešek, Croatian actor
    • Jan Pinkava, Czech director and writer
  • June 22
    • Randy Couture, American mixed martial arts fighter and actor
    • Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler
    • John Tenta, Canadian wrestler (d. 2006)
  • June 23
    • Marianne Berglund, Swedish road racing cyclist
    • Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper
    • Shin Ji-ho, South Korean politician
    • Liu Cixin, Chinese science fiction writer
    • Márcio França, Brazilian lawyer and politician
    • Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer
  • June 24
    • Preki, Serbia-born American footballer
    • Sükhbaataryn Batbold, Mongolian politician
    • Mike Wieringo, American comic-book artist (d. 2007)
    • Jascha Richter, Danish single and songwriter, frontman of Michael Learns to Rock
  • June 25
    • Doug Gilmour, Canadian hockey player
    • Yann Martel, Canadian author
    • George Michael, British pop musician, lead singer of Wham! (d. 2016)
    • John Benjamin Hickey, American actor
  • June 26
    • Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian businessman, activist and oligarch
    • Farukh Ruzimatov, Russian ballet dancer
  • June 27
    • David Drake, American playwright, stage director, actor and author
    • Gerrit Plomp, Dutch football defender
    • Miroslav Šindelka, Slovak director, writer and producer
  • June 28
    • Mike Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician (d. 2020)
    • Wisit Sasanatieng, Thai film director and screenwriter
  • June 29
    • Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist
    • Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Swedish actor
    • Tom Butcher, English actor
    • Cathy Konrad, American film and television producer
  • June 30
    • Mark Bourneville, New Zealand rugby league player
    • Rupert Graves, English actor
    • Jaddy Simai Jaddy, Tanzanian CCM politician
    • Yngwie Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist, composer and bandleader
    • Paul Newallo, Trinidad and Tobago swimmer
    • Vladimir Vermezović, Serbian football player and coach

July[edit]

Edie Falco
Brigitte Nielsen
Phoebe Cates
Letsie III of Lesotho
Matti Nykänen
Sandy Fox
Martín Torrijos
Karl Malone
Lisa Kudrow
  • July 1
    • Rick Hunolt, American heavy metal guitarist
    • Mike Joyce, English drummer
    • Kenneth Erskine, British serial killer
    • Naser Khader, Danish-Syrian politician
    • Roddy Bottum, American musician
    • Igor Zhelezovski, Belarusian speed skater
    • Zhang Zhicheng, Chinese fencer
  • July 2 – Faiq Al Sheikh Ali, Iraqi lawyer and politician
  • July 3 – Zainudin Nordin, Singaporean politician
  • July 4
    • Henri Leconte, French tennis player
    • Michael Sweet, American singer
    • R.S. Thanenthiran, Malaysian politician and businessman
  • July 5
    • Edie Falco, American actress
    • Zbigniew Hoffmann, Polish politician
    • Dorien Wilson, American actor
  • July 6 – Sorin Matei, Romanian high jumper
  • July 7
    • Othman Abdul, Malaysian politician
    • Vonda Shepard, American pop/rock singer, songwriter and actress
    • Doug Dunakey, American golfer
    • Fermín Alvarado Arroyo, Mexican politician
    • Janni Larsen, Danish female darts player
    • José María Larrañaga, Peruvian swimmer
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Indian filmmaker and screenwriter
  • July 8
    • Michael Cuesta, American film and television director
    • Luis de Jesús Rodríguez, Dominican attorney, businessman and entrepreneur
    • Dmitry Pevtsov, Russian actor
  • July 9
    • Adrian Flook, British politician
    • Marc Mero, American amateur boxer and professional wrestler
    • John Mark Ainsley, English lyric tenor
  • July 10
    • Fatemeh Goudarzi, Iranian actress
    • Ian Lougher, British motorcycle racer
    • John Altschuler, American television and film producer and writer
  • July 11
    • Al MacInnis, Canadian ice hockey player
    • Manuel Marrero Cruz, Cuban politician; Prime Minister of Cuba
    • Lisa Rinna, American actress
  • July 12
    • Bertus Servaas, Polish entrepreneur
    • Thierry Tulasne, French tennis player
    • Aleksandr Domogarov, Russian actor
    • Andrés Roemer, Mexican diplomat
  • July 13
    • Kenny Johnson, American actor, producer, and model
    • Spud Webb, American basketball player
  • July 14
    • Paulo Macedo, Portuguese business manager and politician
    • Wouter Bos, Dutch politician
  • July 15
    • Steve Thomas, British-Canadian retired ice hockey player
    • Brigitte Nielsen, Danish actress
    • Joy Smithers, Australian actress
  • July 16
    • Phoebe Cates, American actress
    • Mikael Pernfors, Swedish tennis player
    • Srečko Katanec, Slovenian football manager and player
    • Goran Pandurović, Serbian footballer
  • July 17
    • Suha Arafat, widow of Yasser Arafat
    • King Letsie III of Lesotho
    • Regina Belle, American singer–songwriter and actress
    • Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper (d. 2019)
  • July 18
    • Sandy Fox, American voice actress
    • Martín Torrijos, President of Panama
    • Al Snow, American professional wrestler
  • July 19
    • Sándor Wladár, Hungarian swimmer
    • Bertrand Burgalat, French musician, composer and producer
  • July 20
    • Alexander Zhulin, Russian ice dancing coach and competitor
    • Gbenga Aluko, Nigerian politician
    • Dino, American DJ, singer-songwriter, and record producer
    • John Simmit, British actor and stand-up comedian
    • Adoni Maropis, Greek-American actor
    • Roy Cheung, Hong Kong actor
  • July 21 – Giant Silva, Brazilian national basketball player, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
  • July 22
    • Joanna Going, American actress
    • Rob Estes, American actor
    • Emilio Butragueño, Spanish football player
  • July 24
    • Julie Krone, American jockey
    • Karl Malone, African-American professional basketball player
  • July 27 – Donnie Yen, Hong Kong actor and martial artist
  • July 28 – Beverley Craven, British singer-songwriter
  • July 29
    • Jim Beglin, Irish football commentator
    • Graham Poll, English football referee
    • Alexandra Paul, American actress, activist, health coach, and former model
  • July 30
    • Lisa Kudrow, American actress
    • Chris Mullin, American basketball player, coach, and executive
    • Gisèle Meygret, French fencer (d. 1999)
    • Mandakini (aka Yasmeen Joseph), Indian Bollywood actress
  • July 31
    • Fatboy Slim, English DJ, musician, and record producer
    • Martin H. Wiggers, German economist, editor, author and businessman

August[edit]

James Hetfield
Mark Strong
Whitney Houston
Sridevi
Emmanuelle Béart
Glória Pires
John Stamos
Mohammed VI of Morocco
Hideo Kojima
Miro Cerar
  • August 1
    • Coolio, African-American rapper
    • Demián Bichir, Mexican-American actor
    • John Carroll Lynch, American actor and film director
  • August 2 – Laura Bennett, American fashion designer
  • August 3
    • Tasmin Archer, English singer
    • James Hetfield, American musician (Metallica)
    • Lisa Ann Walter, American actress and producer
  • August 4 – Keith Ellison, African-American politician and lawyer
  • August 5
    • Mark Strong, English actor
    • Doris Schröder-Köpf, German journalist
  • August 6 – Kevin Mitnick, American computer hacker
  • August 7
    • Ramon Estevez, American actor
    • Hiroaki Hirata, Japanese voice actor
    • Harold Perrineau, American actor
    • Wendy van der Plank, Welsh actress
  • August 8
    • Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress
    • Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey official and executive
  • August 9 – Whitney Houston, African-American singer (d. 2012)
  • August 10 – Andrew Sullivan, British-born American blogger and political commentator
  • August 13
    • Sridevi, Indian actress (d. 2018)
    • Steve Higgins, American writer, producer, announcer, actor and comedian
    • Édouard Michelin, French businessman (d. 2006)
    • Valerie Plame, American writer and spy novelist
  • August 14 – Emmanuelle Béart, French actress
  • August 15
    • Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter
    • Valery Levaneuski, entrepreneur, politician and political prisoner
  • August 16 – Christine Cavanaugh, American actress and voice actress (d. 2014)
  • August 17 – James Whitbourn, British composer
  • August 18 – Heino Ferch, German actor
  • August 19
    • Marcos Palmeira, Brazilian actor
    • John Stamos, American actor
    • Joey Tempest, Swedish singer-songwriter (Europe)
  • August 21
    • King Mohammed VI of Morocco
  • August 22 – Tori Amos, American singer
  • August 23
    • Glória Pires, Brazilian actress
    • Hans-Henning Fastrich, German field hockey player
    • Laura Flores, Mexican actress, hostess and singer
    • Park Chan-wook, South Korean film director and screenwriter
    • Kenny Wallace, American race car driver
  • August 24 – Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter, video game designer and video game producer
  • August 25 – Miro Cerar, 10th Prime Minister of Slovenia
  • August 26
    • Liu Huan, Chinese singer
    • Michael Tao, Hong Kong actor
  • August 30
    • Michael Chiklis, American actor
    • Phil Mills, British race car driver
  • August 31
    • Todd Carty, Irish actor
    • Egyptian Lover, African-American rapper, DJ and producer

September[edit]

James Urbaniak
Dan Povenmire
Joe Nemechek
Geert Wilders
  • September 1 – Carola Smit, Dutch musician
  • September 6
    • Betsy Russell, American actress
    • Geert Wilders, Dutch politician and critic of Islam
  • September 7 – Karen Dianne Baldwin, Miss Universe 1982
  • September 8 – Li Ning, Chinese gymnast
  • September 9 – Markus Wasmeier, German alpine-skier
  • September 10
    • Randy Johnson, American baseball player
    • Jay Laga'aia, New Zealand-Australian actor and singer
    • Gabriel Tiacoh, Ivorian sprinter (d. 1992)
  • September 11
    • Gabriela Goldsmith, Mexican actress
    • Joey Dedio, American actor
  • September 12
    • Norberto Barba, American cinematographer and film director
    • Michael McElhatton, Irish actor and writer
  • September 13 – Ilya São Paulo, Brazilian actor
  • September 14 – Robert Herjavec, Canadian businessman, investor and television personality
  • September 15 – Stephen C. Spiteri, Maltese military historian
  • September 16
    • Leslie Wing, American actress
    • Andréa Beltrão, Brazilian actress
    • Richard Marx, American pop/rock singer
  • September 17
    • James Urbaniak, American actor and voice actor
    • Masahiro Chono, Japanese professional wrestler
    • Gian-Carlo Coppola, American film producer (d. 1986)
  • September 18
    • Christopher Heyerdahl, Canadian actor
    • Dan Povenmire, American animator, producer and voice actor
  • September 19
    • Jarvis Cocker, English rock musician (Pulp)
    • David Seaman, English football goalkeeper
  • September 21
    • Cecil Fielder, American baseball player
    • Angus Macfadyen, Scottish actor
    • Mamoru Samuragochi, Japanese impostor
  • September 25 – Tate Donovan, American actor and director
  • September 26 – Joe Nemechek, American race car driver
  • September 28
    • Steve Blackman, American professional wrestler
    • Susan Walters, American actress and model
    • Elliot Levine, Keyboardist (Heatwave)
  • September 29
    • O'Landa Draper, American gospel music artist (d. 1998)
    • Dave Andreychuk, Canadian hockey player
    • Les Claypool, American bassist (Primus)

October[edit]

Elisabeth Shue
Tom Cavanagh
Farin Urlaub
Lauren Holly
Johnny Marr
Rob Schneider
Sarah Brown
  • October 1
    • Darvin Moon, American self-employed logger and amateur poker player (d. 2020)
    • Mark McGwire, American baseball player
    • Iriana Joko Widodo, 7th First Lady of Indonesia, wife of Joko Widodo
  • October 4 – Marcelo Buquet, Uruguayan-Mexican actor and former model
  • October 5
    • Dame Laura Davies, English golfer
    • Ronni Le Tekrø, Norwegian guitarist (TNT)
  • October 6 – Elisabeth Shue, American actress
  • October 10
    • Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer (d. 2003)
    • Daniel Pearl, American journalist (d. 2002)
    • Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer
  • October 11 – Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer[11]
  • October 12
    • Mabi de Almeida, Angolan football coach (d. 2010)
    • Lane Frost, American bull rider (d. 1989)
    • Satoshi Kon, Japanese anime director (d. 2010)
    • Dave Legeno, English actor and mixed martial artist (d. 2014)
  • October 14
    • Alan McDonald, Northern Irish footballer
    • Lori Petty, American actress, director and screenwriter
  • October 19
    • Prince Laurent of Belgium
    • Sinitta, Anglo-American singer
  • October 20
    • Domingos Simões Pereira, 16th Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
    • John Storgårds, Finnish conductor and violinist
    • Julie Payette, Canadian astronaut and current Governor General of Canada
  • October 21 – Marisa Orth, Brazilian actress, singer and TV host
  • October 22 – Brian Boitano, American figure skater
  • October 23
    • Thomas Di Leva, Swedish singer
    • Wilson Yip, Hong Kong actor and director
    • Gordon Korman, American-Canadian author
  • October 25
    • John Levén, Swedish bassist (Europe)
    • Tracy Nelson, American actress, dancer and writer
  • October 26
    • Ted Demme, American director and producer (d. 2002)
    • Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor and director
    • Natalie Merchant, American singer, songwriter and musician
  • October 27
    • Sergey Smiryagin, Russian freestyle swimmer (d. 2020)
    • Johnny Adair, Northern Irish/Ulster loyalist
    • Feyyaz Uçar, Turkish footballer
    • Farin Urlaub, German singer, band Die Ärzte
    • Marla Maples, American actress and television personality
  • October 28 – Lauren Holly, American actress
  • October 31
    • Michael Beach, African-American actor
    • Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
    • Johnny Marr, English musician
    • Fred McGriff, American baseball player
    • Dermot Mulroney, American actor
    • Rob Schneider, American actor, comedian and film director

November[edit]

Gabby Concepcion
Tommy Davidson
Ming-Na Wen
Nicollette Sheridan
Brian Robbins
  • November 1
    • Rick Allen, British rock musician (Def Leppard)
    • Mark Hughes, Welsh football player & manager
    • Katja Riemann, German actress
  • November 2
    • Bobby Dall, American rock bassist (Poison)
    • Brian Kemp, American politician, 83rd Governor of Georgia
    • Craig Saavedra, American filmmaker
    • Valdemiro Santiago, Brazilian evangelical pastor
    • Borut Pahor, incumbent President of Slovenia
  • November 4 – Lena Zavaroni, Scottish entertainer (d. 1999)
  • November 5
    • Tatum O'Neal, American actress and author
    • Gabby Concepcion, Filipino actor
  • November 6
    • Jonna Lee, former American TV/film actress & artist/sculptor
    • Rozz Williams, American singer (d. 1998)
  • November 7 – John Barnes, Jamaican-born English footballer
  • November 8 – Paul Butcher, American football linebacker
  • November 10
    • Hugh Bonneville, British actor
    • Tommy Davidson, American comedian, film and television actor
    • Mike McCarthy, American football coach
    • Mike Powell, American long jumper
  • November 11 – Billy Gunn, American professional wrestler
  • November 13 – Vinny Testaverde, American football player
  • November 15 – Benny Elias, Australian rugby league player
  • November 18
    • Len Bias, American basketball player (d. 1986)
    • Dante Bichette, American baseball player
  • November 19
    • Jon Potter, British field hockey player
    • Terry Farrell, American actress
    • Peter Schmeichel, Danish football player
  • November 20 – Ming-Na Wen, Macanese-American actress
  • November 21 – Nicollette Sheridan, English actress
  • November 22
    • Winsor Harmon, American actor
    • Brian Robbins, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • November 23
    • Troy Hurtubise, Canadian inventor and conservationist (d. 2018)
    • Erika Buenfil, Mexican actress, TV host and singer
    • Yoshino Takamori, Japanese voice actress
  • November 25
    • Holly Cole, Canadian jazz singer
    • Bernie Kosar, American football player
    • Kevin Chamberlin, American actor
  • November 27 – Dave Prichard, American guitarist (d. 1990)
  • November 28 – Matt Parkinson, Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, and game show personality

December[edit]

Juan Carlos Varela
Benjamin Bratt
Brad Pitt
Jennifer Beals
Til Schweiger
Jess Harnell
  • December 2 – Ann Patchett, American novelist
  • December 3 – Terri Schiavo, American right-to-die cause célèbre (d. 2005)
  • December 4 – Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
  • December 7
    • Mark Bowen, Welsh footballer
    • Paul Dobson, British voice actor
  • December 8
    • Greg Howe, American guitarist
    • Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese professional wrestler
  • December 9
    • Empress Masako, Empress of Japan[12]
    • Bárbara Palacios, Miss Universe 1986
  • December 12
    • Juan Carlos Varela, Panamian politician and 37th President of Panama
    • Ai Orikasa, Japanese voice actress
  • December 13
    • Uwe-Jens Mey, German speed skater
    • Jake White, South African rugby coach
  • December 14
    • Cynthia Gibb, American actress
    • Vytautas Juozapaitis, Lithuanian baritone, professor and television host
  • December 15 – Helen Slater, American actress, singer and songwriter
  • December 16
    • Benjamin Bratt, American actor
    • Jeff Carson, American singer
    • Bärbel Schäfer, German television presenter and talk show host
  • December 18
    • Pauline Ester, French singer
    • Rikiya Koyama, Japanese voice actor
    • Charles Oakley, American basketball player
    • Brad Pitt, American actor and film producer, co-founder of Plan B Entertainment
  • December 19
    • Jennifer Beals, American actress
    • Til Schweiger, German actor
  • December 20
    • Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
    • Joel Gretsch, American actor
  • December 21
    • Donovan Ruddock, Jamaican Canadian former professional boxer
    • Govinda Ahuja, Indian actor and politician
    • Jacques Simonet, Belgian politician (d. 2007)
  • December 22
    • Vladimir Flórez, Colombian cartoonist
    • Bryan Gunn, Scottish footballer
    • Russell Lewis, British child actor and television writer
    • Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American Surrealist painter
  • December 23
    • Donna Tartt, American author
    • Jess Harnell, American voice actor and singer
    • Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach
  • December 24
    • Sanjay Mehrotra, Indian entrepreneur
    • Caroline Aherne, English actress, comedienne and writer (d. 2016)
  • December 26 – Lars Ulrich, Danish rock drummer (Metallica)
  • December 29
    • Graciano Rocchigiani, German professional boxer (d. 2018)
    • Francisco Bustamante, Filipino billiard player
    • Sean Payton, American football coach
  • December 30 – Kim Hill, American Christian singer

Deaths[edit]

January[edit]

Robert S. Kerr
Dick Powell
Sylvanus Olympio
Mohammad Ali Bogra
Robert Frost
  • January 1
    • Filippo Del Giudice, Italian film producer (b. 1892)
    • Robert S. Kerr, American businessman and politician (b. 1896)
  • January 2
    • Jack Carson, Canadian actor (b. 1910)
    • Al Mamaux, American baseball player and manager (b. 1894)
    • Dick Powell, American actor (b. 1904)
  • January 5
    • Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player, (St. Louis Cardinals) and a member of the MLB Hall of Fame (b. 1896)
    • Erik Strandmark, Swedish film actor (b. 1919)
  • January 6
    • Frank Tuttle, American film director (b. 1892)
    • Stark Young, American teacher, playwright, novelist, painter, literary critic and essayist (b. 1881)
  • January 7 – Erik Lundqvist, Swedish athlete (b. 1908)
  • January 8
    • Boris Morros, American movie producer and FBI double agent (b. 1891)
    • Jack Okey, American art director (b. 1889)
    • Kay Sage, American poet (b. 1898)
  • January 9 – Enea Bossi, Sr., Italian-born American aerospace engineer and aviation pioneer (b. 1888)
  • January 10 – Franz Planer, European film cinematographer (b. 1894)
  • January 11 – Arthur Nock, English classicist, theologian and Harvard University professor (b. 1902)
  • January 13
    • Sonny Clark, American jazz pianist (b. 1931)
    • Sylvanus Olympio, Togolese politician, 1st President of Togo (assassinated) (b. 1902)
    • Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Spanish writer (b. 1888)
  • January 14 – Gustav Regler, German Socialist novelist (b. 1898)
  • January 15 – Cesare Fantoni, Italian actor and voice actor (b. 1905)
  • January 16
    • Gilardo Gilardi, Argentine composer, pianist and conductor (b. 1889)
    • Mario Ruspoli, 2nd Prince of Poggio Suasa (b. 1867)
  • January 18
    • Hugh Gaitskell, British politician, leader of the Labour Party (b. 1906)
    • Edward Charles Titchmarsh, British mathematician (b. 1899)
  • January 20 – Fyodor Terentyev, Soviet Olympic cross-country skier (b. 1925)
  • January 21 – Al St. John, American actor (b. 1893)
  • January 23
    • Mohammad Ali Bogra, Pakistani statesman, politician and diplomat, 3rd Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1909)
    • Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor and medallic artist (b. 1908)
  • January 24
    • Otto Harbach, American lyricist and librettist (b. 1873)
    • Kenneth Western, part of The Western Brothers (b. 1899)
  • January 25 – Marion Sunshine, American actress (b. 1894)
  • January 26 – Ole Olsen, American actor (b. 1892)
  • January 27
    • John Farrow, Australian-born American film director (b. 1904)
    • Evelyn Francisco, American silent film actress (b. 1904)
    • Jean Piccard, Swiss-born chemist and engineer (b. 1884)
  • January 29
    • Anthony Coldeway, American screenwriter (b. 1887)
    • Robert Frost, American poet (b. 1874)
    • Lee Meadows, American baseball player (b. 1894)
  • January 30
    • Jane Gail, American silent movie and stage actress (b. 1890)
    • Cecil McGivern, British broadcasting executive and writer (b. 1907)
    • Francis Poulenc, French composer (b. 1899)
  • January 31
    • Alasgar Alakbarov, Azerbaijani actor (b. 1910)
    • Ossie Vitt, American baseball player and manager (b. 1890)

February[edit]

Abd al-Karim Qasim
Sylvia Plath
Fernando Tambroni
Rajendra Prasad
  • February 1
    • Louis D. Lighton, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1895)
    • Wyndham Standing, English actor (b. 1880)
  • February 2 – William Gaxton, American vaudeville, film and theatre performer (b. 1893)
  • February 6
    • Abd el-Krim, Riffian political and military leader (b. 1882)
    • Piero Manzoni, Italian artist (b. 1933)
  • February 8
    • George Dolenz, American actor (b. 1908)
    • Ernst Glaeser, German writer (b. 1902)
  • February 9 – Abd al-Karim Qasim, Iraqi general, 24th Prime Minister of Iraq (executed) (b. 1914)
  • February 11 – Sylvia Plath, American poet and novelist (b. 1932)
  • February 15
    • Edgardo Donato, Uruguayan tango composer and orchestra leader (b. 1897)
    • Louis J. Gasnier, French film director (b. 1875)
    • Bump Hadley, Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1904)
  • February 16
    • Else Jarlbak, Danish film actress (b. 1911)
    • László Lajtha, Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and conductor (b. 1892)
  • February 18
    • Monte Blue, American actor (b. 1887)
    • Beppe Fenoglio, Italian writer (b. 1887)
    • Fernando Tambroni, Italian politician and 36th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1901)
    • Tokugawa Iemasa, Japanese politician, 17th head of the Tokugawa shogunate (b. 1884)
    • Zareh I, Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia (b. 1915)
  • February 19 – Benny Moré, Cuban singer (b. 1919)
  • February 20
    • Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor (b. 1914)
    • Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (b. 1879)
    • Bill Hinchman, American baseball player (b. 1883)
  • February 22 – Arthur Guy Empey, American soldier (in British service), author, screenwriter and actor (b. 1883)
  • February 24 – Herbert Asbury, American journalist and writer (b. 1889)
  • February 25 – Melville J. Herskovits, American anthropologist (b. 1895)
  • February 28
    • Rajendra Prasad, Indian politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)
    • Eppa Rixey, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) and a member of the MLB Hall of Fame (b. 1891)

March[edit]

Patsy Cline
Joachim Holst-Jensen
William Beveridge
Thoralf Skolem
Henry Bordeaux
  • March 1 – Irish Meusel, American baseball player (b. 1893)
  • March 4 – William Carlos Williams, American writer (b. 1883)
  • March 5
    • Patsy Cline, American singer plane crash (b. 1932)
    • Cowboy Copas, American country music singer plane crash (b. 1913)
    • Ludde Gentzel, Swedish film actor (b. 1885)
    • Hawkshaw Hawkins, American country music singer plane crash (b. 1921)
    • Cyril Smith, Scottish actor heart attack (b. 1892)
    • Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, Egyptian intellectual and anti-colonial activist (b. 1872)
  • March 6 – Robert E. Cornish, scientist (b. 1903)
  • March 7 – Joachim Holst-Jensen, Norwegian film actor (b. 1880)
  • March 11
    • Ignat Bednarik, Romanian painter (b. 1882)
    • Joe Judge, American baseball player (b. 1894)
  • March 16
    • Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (b. 1883)
    • William Beveridge, British economist (b. 1879)
  • March 17
    • Thomas Lennon, screenwriter (b. 1896)
    • Lizzie Miles, African-American blues singer (b. 1895)
  • March 18
    • Sir Hubert Gough, British general (b. 1870)
    • Wanda Hawley, American actress (b. 1895)
  • March 20 – Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt, Cuban Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1879)
  • March 21 – Felice Minotti, Italian film actor (b. 1887)
  • March 22
    • Cilly Aussem, German tennis champion (b. 1909)
    • Abraham Ellstein, American composer (b. 1907)
    • Mihály Székely, Hungarian bass singer (b. 1901)
  • March 23 – Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (b. 1887)
  • March 25 – Felix Adler, American screenwriter (b. 1884)
  • March 26 – Jean Bruce, French writer (b. 1921)
  • March 27 – Harry Piel, German actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (b. 1892)
  • March 28
    • Antoine Balpêtré, French film actor (b. 1898)
    • Frank J. Marion, American motion picture pioneer (b. 1869)
    • Alec Templeton, Welsh composer, pianist and satirist
  • March 29
    • Pola Gojawiczyńska, Polish writer (b. 1896)
    • Wilcy Moore, American baseball player (b. 1897)
    • Henry Bordeaux, French writer and lawyer (b. 1870)
  • March 31
    • Harry Akst, American songwriter (b. 1894)
    • Sir Harold Franklyn, British army general (b. 1885)

April[edit]

Alma Richards
Saint Gaetano Catanoso
Felix Manalo
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
  • April 1 – Agnes Mowinckel, Norwegian actress and stage producer (b. 1875)
  • April 3 – Alma Richards, American Olympic gold medalist (b. 1890)
  • April 4
    • Gaetano Catanoso, Italian Roman Catholic priest and saint (b. 1879)
    • Jason Robards Sr., American stage and screen actor, heart attack (b. 1892)
    • Oskari Tokoi, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (b. 1873)
  • April 6
    • Mario Fabrizi, comedian and actor, stress-related illness (b. 1924)
    • Otto Struve, Russian–American astronomer (b. 1897)
  • April 7 – Amedeo Maiuri, Neapolitan archaeologist (b. 1886)
  • April 9
    • Eddie Edwards, American jazz trombonist (b. 1891)
    • Benno Moiseiwitsch, Jewish-Ukrainian pianist (b. 1890)
    • Xul Solar, Argentine painter, sculptor, writer (b. 1887)
  • April 11 – Nando Bruno, Italian film actor (b. 1895)
  • April 12
    • Felix Manalo, 1st Executive Minister, Iglesia ni Cristo (b. 1886)
    • Herbie Nichols, American jazz pianist and composer (b. 1919)
  • April 14
    • Abdel Messih El-Makari, Egyptian Coptic Orthodox monk, priest and saint (b. 1892)
    • Arthur Jonath, German Olympic athlete (b. 1909)
    • Kodō Nomura, Japanese novelist and music critic (b. 1882)
    • Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian historian, writer and scholar (b. 1893)
  • April 23
    • Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Israel historian and politician, 2nd President of Israel (b. 1884)
    • Ferruccio Cerio, Italian film writer and director (b. 1904)
    • Paul Fejos, Hungarian film director (b. 1897)
    • Harry Harper, American baseball player (b. 1895)
    • Don C. Harvey, American television and film actor (b. 1911)
    • Frederick Peters, American film actor (b. 1884)
    • William Lewis Moore, American postal worker (b. 1927)
  • April 24
    • Rino Corso Fougier, Italian air force general (b. 1894)
    • Leonid Lukov, Soviet film director and screenwriter (b. 1909)
  • April 25 – Christopher Hassall, English actor, dramatist, librettist, lyricist and poet (b. 1912)
  • April 26 – Roland Pertwee, English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor (b. 1885)
  • April 27 – Kenneth Macgowan, American film producer (b. 1888)
  • April 30
    • Giovanni Grasso, Italian film actor (b. 1888)
    • William C. Mellor, American cinematographer, heart attack (b. 1903)
    • Bryant Washburn, American film actor, heart attack (b. 1889)

May[edit]

Herbert Spencer Gasser
Robert Kerr
Mehdi Frashëri
  • May 1 – Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer, Father of Philippine National Language and Grammar (b. 1879)
  • May 2 – Van Wyck Brooks, American literary critic and writer (b. 1886)
  • May 5 – Mohamed Khemisti, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria (assassinated) (b. 1930)
  • May 6 – Monty Woolley, American actor (b. 1888)
  • May 7
    • Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American engineer and physicist (b. 1881)
    • Max Miller, British music hall comedian (b. 1894)
  • May 11 – Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
  • May 12
    • Robert Kerr, Canadian Olympic athlete (b. 1882)
    • A. W. Tozer, American Protestant pastor (b. 1897)
  • May 16 – Oleg Penkovsky, Soviet military officer & spy (b. 1919)
  • May 18 – Ernie Davis, American football player, first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy (b. 1939)
  • May 24 – Elmore James, American blues guitarist (b. 1918)
  • May 25 – Mehdi Frashëri, Albanian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Albania (b. 1872)
  • May 29 – Netta Muskett, British novelist (b. 1887)
  • May 31 – Edith Hamilton, German-born author (b. 1867)

June[edit]

Pope John XXIII
Antony Thachuparambil
Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala
  • June 3
    • Pope John XXIII (b. 1881)
    • Nâzım Hikmet, Turkish poet (b. 1902)
  • June 6 – William Baziotes, American painter (b. 1912)
  • June 7 – ZaSu Pitts, American actress (b. 1894)
  • June 9
    • Antony Thachuparambil, Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic priest and servant of God (b. 1894)
    • Jacques Villon, French painter (b. 1875)
  • June 10 – Anita King, American actress and race-car driver (b. 1884)
  • June 11
    • Thích Quảng Đức, Vietnamese Buddhist monk (suicide) (b. 1897)
    • Syed Abdul Rahim, First Indian national football manager (b. 1909)
    • Alfred V. Kidder, American archaeologist (b. 1885)
  • June 12
    • Medgar Evers, African-American civil rights activist (b. 1925)
    • Andrew Cunningham, British admiral (b. 1883)
  • June 17
    • Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, British Field Marshal (b. 1883)
    • Robert James Hudson, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (b. 1885)
    • John Cowper Powys, British novelist (b. 1872)
  • June 18 – Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor (b. 1912)
  • June 19 – Amy Hannah Adamson, Australian principal (b. 1893)
  • June 24 – Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala, Mexican Roman Catholic religious professed and saint (b. 1878)
  • June 27 – John Maurice Clark, American economist (b. 1884)
  • June 28 – Frank Baker, American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics) and a member of the MLB Hall of Fame (b. 1886)

July[edit]

  • July 1 – Sultan Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar (b. 1910)
  • July 4 – Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, British army general and Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1889)
  • July 6 – George, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1899)
  • July 10 – Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (b. 1893)
  • July 10 – Rasmus Hatledal, Norwegian topographer and military officer (b. 1885)
  • July 18 – Jack Solomon, American restaurateur (b. 1896)
  • July 22 – Albertus Soegijapranata, Indonesian Jesuit priest (b. 1896)

August[edit]

Georges Braque
  • August 1 – Theodore Roethke, American poet (b. 1908)
  • August 4 – Tom Keene, American actor (b. 1896)
  • August 10 – Estes Kefauver, American politician (b. 1903)
  • August 11 – Clem Bevans, American actor (b. 1879)
  • August 17 – Richard Barthelmess, American actor (b. 1895)
  • August 20 – Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)
  • August 22 – William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, British businessman and philanthropist (b. 1877)
  • August 23 – Larry Keating, American actor (b. 1896)
  • August 24 – James Kirkwood, Sr., American film director (b. 1875)
  • August 27
    • W. E. B. Du Bois, American civil rights activist (b. 1868)
    • Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, Indian founder of the Khaksar Movement (b. 1888)
  • August 30 – Guy Burgess, British spy, one of the Cambridge Five (b. 1911)
  • August 31 – Georges Braque, French painter (b. 1882)

September[edit]

Edwin Linkomies
  • September 4 – Robert Schuman, French statesman, a founding father of the European Union (b. 1886)
  • September 9 – Edwin Linkomies, 25th Prime Minister of Finland (b. 1894)
  • September 11
    • Claude Fuess, 10th Headmaster of Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts (b. 1885)
    • Richard Oswald, Austrian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
    • Suzanne Duchamp, French painter (b. 1889)
  • September 12 – Modest Altschuler, Belarus-born American composer (b. 1873)
  • September 14 – Feng Zhanhai, Chinese military leader and government official (b. 1899)
  • September 15 – Oliver Wallace, Composer of the Walt Disney Company for over 27 years (b. 1887)
  • September 17 – Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1882)
  • September 19 – David Low, New Zealand cartoonist (b. 1891)
  • September 25
    • Alexander Sakharoff, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1886)
    • Kurt Zeitzler, German Army officer (b. 1895)
  • September 30 – Paul Alexiu, Romanian general (b. 1893)

October[edit]

Jean Cocteau
Björn Þórðarson
  • October 4
    • Lloyd Fredendall, American general (b. 1883)
    • Kate Gordon Moore, American psychologist (b. 1878)
  • October 7 – Gustaf Gründgens, German actor (b. 1899)
  • October 9 – Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt (b. 1938)
  • October 10 – Édith Piaf, French singer and actress (b. 1915)
  • October 11 – Jean Cocteau, French writer (b. 1889)
  • October 15 – Alan Goodrich Kirk, American admiral (b. 1888)
  • October 20 – Diana Churchill, daughter of Winston Churchill (b. 1909)
  • October 21 – Jean Decoux, French admiral, Governor-General of French Indochina (1940-1945) (b. 1884)
  • October 24
    • Karl Bühler, German psychologist and linguist (b. 1879)
    • Beverly Wills, American actress (b. 1933)
  • October 25
    • Roger Désormière, French conductor (b. 1898)
    • Björn Þórðarson, 9th Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1879)
    • Karl von Terzaghi, Austrian civil engineer and "father of soil mechanics" (b. 1883)
  • October 28 – Jack E. Bairstow, American politician and lawyer (b. 1902)
  • October 29 – Adolphe Menjou, American actor (b. 1890)
  • October 30 – Domhnall Ua Buachalla, Irish politician (b. 1866)
  • October 31 – Henry Daniell, English actor (b. 1894)

November[edit]

Ngô Đình Diệm
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
  • November 1
    • Elsa Maxwell, American gossip columnist and hostess (b. 1883)
    • Lê Quang Tung, South Vietnamese military leader (assassinated) (b. 1923)
  • November 2
    • Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) (assassinated) (b. 1901)
    • Ngô Đình Nhu, South Vietnamese military leader (assassinated) (b. 1910)
  • November 4
    • Carlos Magalhães de Azeredo, Brazilian poet and writer (b. 1872)
    • Pascual Ortiz Rubio, Mexican political and substitute President of Mexico 1930-1932 (b. 1877)
  • November 5 –
    • Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (b. 1902)
    • Vernon Dent, American actor and comedian, main antagonist for the Three Stooges
  • November 12
    • José María Gatica, Argentine boxer (b. 1925)
    • John R. Hodge, United States Army general (b. 1893)
  • November 15 – Fritz Reiner, Hungarian conductor (b. 1888)
  • November 16 – Albert H. Pearson, American politician (b. 1920)
  • November 19 – Carmen Amaya, Spanish dancer (b. 1918)
  • November 21 – Robert Stroud, American prisoner, known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" (b. 1890)
  • November 22
    • Wilhelm Beiglböck, German Nazi physician at Dachau concentration camp (b. 1905)
    • Aldous Huxley, British writer (Brave New World) (b. 1894)
    • John F. Kennedy, American politician, 35th President of the United States (assassinated) (b. 1917)
    • J. D. Tippit, American police officer (b. 1924)
    • C. S. Lewis, Irish-born British critic, novelist (The Chronicles of Narnia) and Christian apologist (b. 1898)
  • November 23 – John Baumgarten, American businessman and politician (b. 1902)
  • November 24 – Lee Harvey Oswald, American assassin of President John F. Kennedy (assassinated) (b. 1939)[13]
  • November 26
    • Gheorghe Băgulescu, Romanian general and diplomat (b. 1886)
    • Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian opera singer (b. 1882)
  • November 28 – Ernesto Lecuona, Cuban composer (b. 1896)
  • November 30
    • Phil Baker, American comedian and radio personality (b. 1896)
    • Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall, British Air Marshal and State servant, 6th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1886)

December[edit]

Theodor Heuss
Dinah Washington
  • December – Andy Kennedy, Northern Ireland footballer (b. 1897)
  • December 2
    • Sabu Dastagir, Indian-American actor (b. 1924)
    • Thomas Hicks, American runner (b. 1875)
  • December 5 – Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (b. 1905)
  • December 10 – K. M. Panikkar, Indian scholar, diplomat and journalist (b. 1895)
  • December 12
    • Theodor Heuss, German politician, 5th President of Germany (b. 1884)
    • Yasujirō Ozu, Japanese filmmaker (b. 1903)
  • December 14
    • Hubert Pierlot, Belgian lawyer and jurist, 32nd Prime Minister of Belgium, leader of the World War II (b. 1883)
    • Dinah Washington, African-American jazz/blues singer (b. 1924)
  • December 15 – Rikidōzan, Korean-born Japanese professional wrestler (b. 1924)
  • December 21 – Jack Hobbs, English cricketer (b. 1882)
  • December 25 – Tristan Tzara, French poet (b. 1896)
  • December 26 – Gorgeous George, American professional wrestler (b. 1915)
  • December 28
    • Paul Hindemith, German composer (b. 1895)
    • A. J. Liebling, American journalist (b. 1904)

Date unknown[edit]

  • Nicolae Costescu, Romanian general (b. 1888)

Nobel Prizes[edit]

  • Physics – Eugene Wigner, Maria Goeppert-Mayer and J. Hans D. Jensen
  • Chemistry – Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta
  • Physiology or Medicine – Sir John Carew Eccles, Alan Lloyd Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley
  • Literature – Giorgos Seferis
  • Peace – International Committee of the Red Cross, League of Red Cross Societies

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