Historical figures in 1963
The atlas holds 85 people and 149 moments here, in 1963. The most recorded lives are John F. Kennedy, Édith Piaf and Martin Luther King Jr.. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Lyndon B. Johnson
in 1963
1 moment here
Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…
Macfarlane Burnet
in 1963
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Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Manmohan Singh
in 1963
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Marlon Brando
in 1963
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American actor and activist whose stage and screen career ranged from Broadway in the 1940s to major films through the early 2000s.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1963
4 moments here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1963
2 moments here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad Ali
in 1963
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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 1963
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Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1963
3 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Ngô Đình Diệm
in 1963
4 moments here
Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
in 1963
1 moment here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Pelé
in 1963
2 moments here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
P. L. Travers
in 1963
1 moment here
Pamela Lyndon Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff, was an Australian-British writer, actress, journalist, and creator of the Mary Poppins books.…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 1963
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Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
P. Ramlee
in 1963
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Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh, known as P. Ramlee, was a Malaysian actor, singer, composer, and filmmaker.…
Pranab Mukherjee
in 1963
1 moment here
Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th President of India from 25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017.…
Rajendra Prasad
in 1963
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…
Richard Nixon
in 1963
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Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Robin Warren
in 1963
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Australian pathologist whose observations of curved bacteria in gastric biopsies and subsequent collaboration with Barry Marshall transformed…
Robin Williams
in 1963
1 moment here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Rosa Parks
in 1963
1 moment here
American civil-rights activist whose lifelong work against racial segregation included local NAACP organizing in Montgomery, the 1955 bus protest and…
Ruhollah Khomeini
in 1963
2 moments here
Iranian Shia cleric, revolutionary leader, and first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.…
Samora Machel
in 1963
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Mozambican revolutionary and FRELIMO leader who became the first president of independent Mozambique in 1975.…
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
in 1963
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Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…
Moments
- 1963 Family visit to Carton House Grace Kelly
- 1963 Met March on Washington leaders John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Meeting with white farmers Jomo Kenyatta
- 1963 Singapore independence declaration ceremony Lee Kuan Yew
- 1963 March on Washington participation Marlon Brando
- 1963 Delivers “I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1963 Meets Kennedy after March on Washington Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1963 March on Washington Rosa Parks
- 1963 Birth in Meenampatti Sridevi
- 1963 Meeting Maxwell Taylor at Merdeka Palace Sukarno
- 1963 Test-ban treaty ceremony U Thant
- 1963 Birth at Presbyterian Hospital Whitney Houston
- 1963 Visit to Bratislava Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1963 Final move to Plascassier Édith Piaf
- 1963 Arrest at Doak Campbell Stadium Jim Morrison
- 1963 Eulogizes Birmingham bombing victims Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1963 Meeting with Gamal Abdel Nasser Richard Nixon
- 1963 Return to Rio after European tour Astrud Gilberto
- 1963 Burial at Père Lachaise Édith Piaf
- 1963 Death at Plascassier Édith Piaf
- 1963 Address to the United Nations General Assembly Haile Selassie
- 1963 Arrival in Washington during state visit Haile Selassie
- 1963 Dedicated Greers Ferry Dam John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Appears in the Rivonia Trial Nelson Mandela
- 1963 State function during Soviet visit Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1963 Visit to the United Arab Republic Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1963 Departure for studies in Cairo Abdurrahman Wahid
- 1963 Kennedy state funeral Haile Selassie
- 1963 Addressed LULAC in Houston John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Arrived at Dallas Love Field John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Dedicated aerospace medical center John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Died at Parkland Hospital John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Inspected Cape Canaveral John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Shot in Dealey Plaza John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Spent final night in Fort Worth John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Visited Tampa John F. Kennedy
- 1963 National Assembly election in Mokpo Kim Dae-jung
- 1963 Sworn in aboard Air Force One Lyndon B. Johnson
- 1963 Platoon Commanders' Course Muhammadu Buhari
- 1963 Arrest in Cholon Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1963 Assassination during transfer to Tân Sơn Nhứt Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1963 Escape from Gia Long Palace Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1963 Refuge at St. Francis Xavier Church Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1963 Baker Hotel stay before Kennedy assassination Richard Nixon
- 1963 Bizerte independence event Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1963 Return to South Vietnam Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1963 Meeting with Nasser in Egypt Zhou Enlai
- 1963 Visit to Algeria Zhou Enlai
- 1963 Visit to Morocco Zhou Enlai