What Happened In January 1963 In History

Historical Events for January, 1963

• 2nd » Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory in the Battle of Ap Bac.
• 22nd » The Élysée Treaty of cooperation between France and Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.
• 23rd » The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese army stationed in Tite (Guinea-Bissau) named Tite.
• 29th » The List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees or first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1963

• 1st » Camila Batmanghelidjh, British businesswoman
• 1st » Alberigo Evani, Italian footballer
• 1st » Mukesh Gadhvi, Indian politician (d. 2013)
• 1st » Jean-Marc Gounon, French race car driver
• 1st » Linda Henry, British actress
• 1st » Lina Kačiušytė, Lithuanian swimmer
• 1st » Dražen Ladić, Croatian footballer
• 2nd » David Cone, American baseball player
• 2nd » Edgar Martínez, American baseball player
• 3rd » Vic Grimes, American wrestler
• 3rd » Stewart Hosie, Scottish politician
• 3rd » New Jack, American wrestler
• 3rd » Alex Wheatle, English author
• 4th » Dave Foley, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and producer
• 4th » Till Lindemann, German singer-songwriter (Rammstein and First Arsch)
• 5th » Jeff Fassero, American baseball player
• 6th » Norm Charlton, American baseball player
• 6th » Tony Halme, Finnish wrestler, actor, and politician (d. 2010)
• 6th » Tina Landon, Mexican-American choreographer
• 6th » Ian Lavery, English politician
• 7th » Clint Mansell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pop Will Eat Itself)
• 7th » Rand Paul, American politician
• 9th » Michael Everson, American-Irish linguist
• 10th » Malcolm Dunford, New Zealand footballer
• 10th » Kira Ivanova, Soviet figure skater (d. 2001)
• 10th » David Dewayne Johnson, American murderer (d. 2000)
• 10th » Mark Pryor, American politician, 53rd Arkansas Attorney General
• 11th » Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer
• 11th » Jason Connery, English actor
• 11th » Dean Reynolds, English snooker player
• 12th » François Girard, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 12th » Nando Reis, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Nando Reis e os Infernais and Titãs)
• 13th » Kevin McClatchy, American businessman
• 14th » Steven Soderbergh, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 14th » Gert-Jan Theunisse, Dutch cyclist
• 15th » Conrad Lant, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Venom (band) named Venom and Cronos (band) named Cronos)
• 15th » Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer and author
• 16th » James May, English journalist and television host
• 17th » Kai Hansen, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Gamma Ray (band) called Gamma Ray, Helloween, Unisonic (band) named Unisonic, and Iron Savior)
• 19th » Michael Adams (basketball) or Michael Adams, American basketball player
• 19th » Martin Bashir, English journalist
• 19th » John Bercow, English politician and Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) called Speaker of the House of Commons
• 19th » Caron Wheeler, English singer-songwriter (Soul II Soul)
• 19th » Luís Martins (footballer born 1963) known as Luís Martins, Portuguese footballer, coach, and manager
• 20th » Firebreaker Chip, American wrestler
• 20th » James Denton (actor) named James Denton, American actor
• 20th » Mark Ryden, American painter
• 21st » Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player
• 21st » Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player
• 22nd » Nicola Duffett, English actress
• 22nd » Javier Ortiz (baseball) known as Javier Ortiz, American baseball player
• 22nd » Andrei Tchmil, Ukrainian-Belgian cyclist
• 22nd » Jeff Treadway, American baseball player
• 24th » Martyn Grimley, English field hockey player
• 24th » Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer
• 25th » Fernando Haddad, Brazilian academic and politician, 61st List of mayors of São Paulo e.g Mayor of São Paulo
• 25th » Timo Rautiainen, Finnish singer (Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Lyijykomppania)
• 26th » Riddell Akua, Nauruan politician
• 26th » José Mourinho, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 26th » Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wham!)
• 26th » Gisela Valcárcel, Peruvian actress and publisher, founded 'Gisela (magazine) or Gisela Magazine'
• 26th » Tony Parks, English footballer
• 27th » George Monbiot, English-Welsh author and activist
• 27th » Mark Moraghan, English actor and singer
• 28th » Dan Spitz, American guitarist (Anthrax (American band) called Anthrax and Overkill (band) called Overkill)
• 29th » Bob Holly, American wrestler
• 29th » Monica Horan, American actress
• 29th » Octave Octavian Teodorescu, Romanian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 30th » Daphne Ashbrook, American actress
• 30th » Tina Malone, English actress, director, and producer
• 31st » Madis Eek, Estonian architect

Famous Deaths for January 1963

• 2nd » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)
• 2nd » Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1904)
• 5th » Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player (b. 1896)
• 7th » Arthur Edward Moore, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Queensland (b. 1876)
• 8th » Kay Sage, American painter and poet (b. 1898)
• 8th » Bimal Roy, Indian director (b. 1909)
• 16th » Ike Quebec, American saxophonist (b. 1918)
• 17th » Henri Masson, French fencer (b. 1872)
• 18th » Hugh Gaitskell, English politician (b. 1906)
• 19th » Clement Smoot, American golfer (b. 1884)
• 21st » Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, Indian author (b. 1893)
• 21st » Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish artist (b. 1881)
• 23rd » Józef Gosławski (Polish sculptor) called Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor (b. 1908)
• 25th » Wilson Kettle, Canadian diver and fisherman (b. 1860)
• 26th » H. S. Lloyd, English dog breeder (b. 1887)
• 27th » John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
• 28th » Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (b. 1884)
• 29th » Robert Frost, American poet (b. 1874)
• 30th » Francis Poulenc, French composer (b. 1899)

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