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Events from the year '''1963 in the United States'''.
Events from the year '''1963 in the United States'''.

November 22 JFK assassinated in Texas
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=== Federal government ===
=== Federal government ===
* [[President of the United States|President]]: [[John F. Kennedy]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Massachusetts]]) (until November 22), [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Texas]]) (starting November 22)
* [[President of the United States|President]]:
::[[John F. Kennedy]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Massachusetts]]) (until November 22)
::[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Texas]]) (starting November 22)
* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]: [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Texas]]) (until November 22), ''vacant'' (starting November 22)
* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:
::[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Texas]]) (until November 22)
::''vacant'' (starting November 22)
* [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]: [[Earl Warren]] ([[California]])
* [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]: [[Earl Warren]] ([[California]])
* [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]]: [[John William McCormack]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Massachusetts]])
* [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]]: [[John William McCormack]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Massachusetts]])
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===January===
===January===
* January 8 &ndash; [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' is exhibited in the United States for the only time, being unveiled at the [[National Gallery of Art]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite book|author=John Fitzgerald Kennedy|title=John F. Kennedy: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1962|page=546}}</ref>
* January 8 &ndash; [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' is exhibited in the United States for the only time, being unveiled at the [[National Gallery of Art]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite book|author=John Fitzgerald Kennedy|title=John F. Kennedy: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1962|page=546}}</ref>
* January 14 &ndash; [[George Wallace]] becomes governor of [[Alabama]]. In his [[George Wallace's 1963 Inaugural Address|inaugural speech]], he defiantly proclaims "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!"<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wallace/timeline/index_2.html The American Experience: George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire: Timeline (1952 &ndash; 1972)], ''[[Public Broadcasting Service]]'', 2000</ref><ref>Michael J. Klarman. "[http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/2004-03/brown.html ''Brown v. Board'': 90 Years Later] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201071709/http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/2004-03/brown.html |date=2017-02-01 }}", ''Humanities: The Magazine of the [[National Endowment for the Humanities]]'', [http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/2004-03/contents.html March/April 2004]</ref>
* January 14 &ndash; [[George Wallace]] becomes governor of [[Alabama]]. In his [[George Wallace's 1963 Inaugural Address|inaugural speech]], he defiantly proclaims "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!"<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wallace/timeline/index_2.html The American Experience: George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire: Timeline (1952 &ndash; 1972)], ''[[Public Broadcasting Service]]'', 2000</ref>
* January 28 &ndash; African American student [[Harvey Gantt]] enters [[Clemson University]] in [[South Carolina]], the last U.S. state to hold out against racial integration.
* January 28 &ndash; African American student [[Harvey Gantt]] enters [[Clemson University]] in [[South Carolina]], the last U.S. state to hold out against racial integration.


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** [[Medgar Evers]] is assassinated in [[Jackson, Mississippi]]. His killer, [[Byron De La Beckwith]], is convicted in 1994.
** [[Medgar Evers]] is assassinated in [[Jackson, Mississippi]]. His killer, [[Byron De La Beckwith]], is convicted in 1994.
** The film ''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|Cleopatra]]'', starring [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[Rex Harrison]] and [[Richard Burton]], is released in the United States.
** The film ''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|Cleopatra]]'', starring [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[Rex Harrison]] and [[Richard Burton]], is released in the United States.
* June 13 &ndash; The cancellation of [[Mercury 10]] effectively ends the [[Mercury program]] of U.S. manned [[spaceflight]].
* June 13 &ndash; The cancellation of [[Mercury 10]] effectively ends the [[Mercury program]] of U.S. crewed [[spaceflight]].
* June 17 &ndash; ''[[Abington School District v. Schempp]]'': The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] rules that state-mandated Bible reading in public schools is unconstitutional.
* June 17 &ndash; ''[[Abington School District v. Schempp]]'': The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] rules that state-mandated Bible reading in public schools is unconstitutional.
* June 23
* June 23
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* August 21 &ndash; [[Cable 243]]: In the wake of the [[Xá Lợi Pagoda raids]], the [[Kennedy administration]] orders the [[US Embassy, Saigon]] to explore alternative leadership in South Vietnam, opening the way towards a coup against Diem.
* August 21 &ndash; [[Cable 243]]: In the wake of the [[Xá Lợi Pagoda raids]], the [[Kennedy administration]] orders the [[US Embassy, Saigon]] to explore alternative leadership in South Vietnam, opening the way towards a coup against Diem.
* August 28 &ndash; [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] delivers his "[[I Have a Dream]]" speech on the steps of the [[Lincoln Memorial]] to an audience of at least 250,000, during the [[March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom]].
* August 28 &ndash; [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] delivers his "[[I Have a Dream]]" speech on the steps of the [[Lincoln Memorial]] to an audience of at least 250,000, during the [[March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom]].
* August 30 &ndash; The [[Moscow–Washington hotline]] (a direct [[teleprinter]] link) is inaugurated by President Kennedy.<ref>{{cite news|title='Hot Line' Ready For Use In East–West Crisis|journal=Miami News|date=1963-08-31|page=4}}</ref>


===September===
===September===
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[[File:JFK limousine.png|thumb|right|November 22: President [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] assassinated]]
[[File:JFK limousine.png|thumb|right|November 22: President [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] assassinated]]
[[File:Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office, November 1963.jpg|thumb| [[Lyndon Johnson]] being sworn in as next president, 2 hours after Kennedy's assassination]]
[[File:Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office, November 1963.jpg|thumb| [[Lyndon Johnson]] being sworn in as next president, 2 hours after Kennedy's assassination]]
* November 22 &ndash; [[John F. Kennedy assassination]]: In [[Dallas]], President [[John F. Kennedy]] is shot to death, [[Texas]] Governor [[John B. Connally]] is seriously wounded, and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] [[First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson|becomes]] the 36th president. All television coverage for the next three days is devoted to the assassination, its aftermath, the procession of the horsedrawn casket to the [[United States Capitol Rotunda|Capitol Rotunda]], and the [[State funeral of John F. Kennedy|funeral]] of President Kennedy. Stores and businesses shut down for the entire weekend and Monday, in tribute.
* November 22 &ndash; [[John F. Kennedy assassination]]: In [[Dallas]], President [[John F. Kennedy]] is shot to death, [[Texas]] Governor [[John B. Connally]] is seriously wounded, and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] [[First inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson|becomes]] the 36th president. All television coverage for the next three days is devoted to the assassination, its aftermath, the procession of the horsedrawn casket to the [[United States Capitol Rotunda|Capitol Rotunda]], and the [[State funeral of John F. Kennedy|funeral]] of President Kennedy. Stores and businesses shut down for four days, in tribute.
* November 23 &ndash; The [[Golden Age Nursing Home fire]] kills 63 elderly people near Fitchville, [[Ohio]].
* November 23 &ndash; The [[Golden Age Nursing Home fire]] kills 63 elderly people near Fitchville, [[Ohio]].
[[File:John F. Kennedy Lying in State November 24, 1963 (10965699893).jpg|thumb|November 24: President Kennedy lying in state at the [[United States Capitol rotunda|Capitol rotunda]]]]
[[File:John F. Kennedy Lying in State November 24, 1963 (10965699893).jpg|thumb|November 24: President Kennedy lying in state at the [[United States Capitol rotunda|Capitol rotunda]]]]
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==Births==
==Births==
* January 2
* January 2
** [[David Cone]], baseball player<ref>{{baseballstats|mlb=112552}}</ref>
** [[David Cone]], baseball player<ref>{{baseballstats|mlb=112552|nobullet=yes}}</ref>
** [[Edgar Martínez]], baseball player<ref>{{baseballstats|mlb=118365}}</ref>
** [[Edgar Martínez]], baseball player<ref>{{baseballstats|mlb=118365|nobullet=yes}}</ref>
* January 3
* January 3
** [[Rebecca Broussard]], actress and model
** [[Rebecca Broussard]], actress and model
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** [[Joshua Kadison]], singer-songwriter
** [[Joshua Kadison]], singer-songwriter
** [[Gene Steratore]], American football official
** [[Gene Steratore]], American football official
* February 9 &ndash; [[Brian Greene]], theoretical physicist
* February 9
** [[Brian Greene]], theoretical physicist
** [[Madusa]], wrestler and monster truck driver
* February 11
* February 11
** [[Dan Osman]], extreme sport practitioner (d. [[1998 in the United States|1998]])
** [[Dan Osman]], extreme sport practitioner (d. [[1998 in the United States|1998]])
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* February 14 &ndash; [[John R. Dilworth]], animator and producer
* February 14 &ndash; [[John R. Dilworth]], animator and producer
* February 15 &ndash; [[Steven Michael Quezada]], actor
* February 15 &ndash; [[Steven Michael Quezada]], actor
* February 16 &ndash; [[Faran Tahir]], Pakistani-American actor
* February 17
* February 17
** [[Michael Jordan]], basketball player<ref>{{cite web|first=Rick|last=Morrissey|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/chi-michael-jordan-chicago-bulls-chapter-1-story.html|title=Chapter 1: Brooklyn|website=Chicago Tribune|date=September 10, 2009|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref>
** [[Michael Jordan]], basketball player<ref>{{cite web|first=Rick|last=Morrissey|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/chi-michael-jordan-chicago-bulls-chapter-1-story.html|title=Chapter 1: Brooklyn|website=Chicago Tribune|date=September 10, 2009|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref>
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** [[Larry the Cable Guy]], stand-up comedian and actor
** [[Larry the Cable Guy]], stand-up comedian and actor
* February 19 &ndash; [[Jessica Tuck]], actress
* February 19 &ndash; [[Jessica Tuck]], actress
* February 20 &ndash; [[Charles Barkley]], basketball player<ref>{{Basketballstats|nba=787}}</ref>
* February 20 &ndash; [[Charles Barkley]], basketball player<ref>{{cite basketball-reference|id=787|name=Charles Barkley}}</ref>
* February 21 &ndash; [[William Baldwin]], actor, producer and writer<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.biography.com/people/billy-baldwin-585044|title=Billy Baldwin: Film Actor, Actor, Television Actor (1963–)|website=[[Biography.com]]|publisher= [[A&E Networks]]|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323050741/https://www.biography.com/people/billy-baldwin-585044 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* February 21 &ndash; [[William Baldwin]], actor, producer and writer<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.biography.com/people/billy-baldwin-585044|title=Billy Baldwin: Film Actor, Actor, Television Actor (1963–)|website=[[Biography.com]]|publisher= [[A&E Networks]]|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323050741/https://www.biography.com/people/billy-baldwin-585044 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* February 22 &ndash; [[Don Wakamatsu]], baseball player<ref>{{Baseballstats|mlb=123798}}</ref>
* February 22 &ndash; [[Don Wakamatsu]], baseball player<ref>{{Baseballstats|mlb=123798|nobullet=yes}}</ref>
* February 23 &ndash; [[Bobby Bonilla]], baseball player
* February 23
** [[Reza Abdoh]], Iranian-born American director and playwright (d. [[1995 in the United States|1995]])
** [[Bobby Bonilla]], baseball player
* February 25 &ndash; [[Joseph Edward Duncan]], serial killer (d. [[2021 in the United States|2021]])
* February 25 &ndash; [[Joseph Edward Duncan]], serial killer (d. [[2021 in the United States|2021]])
* February 26 &ndash; [[Chase Masterson]], actress and singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.startrek.com/article/ds9-things-you-should-know-about-chase-masterson|title=DS9 Things You Should Know About Chase Masterson:Age|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref>
* February 26 &ndash; [[Chase Masterson]], actress and singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.startrek.com/article/ds9-things-you-should-know-about-chase-masterson|title=DS9 Things You Should Know About Chase Masterson:Age|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref>
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* April 4 &ndash; [[Jack Del Rio]], American football player and coach
* April 4 &ndash; [[Jack Del Rio]], American football player and coach
* April 5 &ndash; [[Dawn Crosby]], singer (d. [[1996 in the United States|1996]])
* April 5 &ndash; [[Dawn Crosby]], singer (d. [[1996 in the United States|1996]])
* April 6
* April 6 &ndash; [[Derrick May (musician)|Derrick May]], electronic musician
** [[Clark Spencer]], film producer, businessman and studio executive
** [[Derrick May (musician)|Derrick May]], electronic musician
* April 8 &ndash; [[Dean Norris]], actor
* April 8 &ndash; [[Dean Norris]], actor
* April 9
* April 9
** [[Mike Brumley (infielder)|Mike Brumley]], baseball player (d. [[2024 in the United States|2024]])<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40366468/former-infielder-coach-mike-brumley-killed-crash-61 Former infielder, coach Mike Brumley killed in crash at 61]</ref>
** [[Marc Jacobs]], fashion designer
** [[Marc Jacobs]], fashion designer
** [[Joe Scarborough]], newscaster
** [[Joe Scarborough]], newscaster
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** [[Michael English (American singer)|Michael English]], Christian musician
** [[Michael English (American singer)|Michael English]], Christian musician
** [[Tracy Camilla Johns]], actress
** [[Tracy Camilla Johns]], actress
* April 13
* April 13 &ndash; [[Nick Vanos]], basketball player (d. [[1987 in the United States|1987]])
** [[Valerie Plame]], CIA Operations officer and novelist
** [[Nick Vanos]], basketball player (d. [[1987 in the United States|1987]])
* April 16 &ndash; [[Jimmy Osmond]], American singer<ref>{{cite book|first1=Ralph M.|last1=Newman|first2=Norm N.|last2=Nite|title=Rock on: The modern years, 1964-present|publisher=T. Y. Crowell Company|year=1974|page=360}}</ref>
* April 16 &ndash; [[Jimmy Osmond]], American singer<ref>{{cite book|first1=Ralph M.|last1=Newman|first2=Norm N.|last2=Nite|title=Rock on: The modern years, 1964-present|publisher=T. Y. Crowell Company|year=1974|page=360}}</ref>
* April 17 &ndash; [[Joel Murray]], actor
* April 17 &ndash; [[Joel Murray]], actor
* April 19 &ndash; [[Valerie Plame]], CIA Operations officer and novelist
* April 21
* April 21
** [[Ken Caminiti]], baseball player (d. [[2004 in the United States|2004]])
** [[Ken Caminiti]], baseball player (d. [[2004 in the United States|2004]])
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** [[Ken Flach]], tennis player (d. [[2018 in the United States|2018]])
** [[Ken Flach]], tennis player (d. [[2018 in the United States|2018]])
** [[Michael Chabon]], author
** [[Michael Chabon]], author
** [[Joe Dumars]], basketball player<ref>{{basketballstats |nba_historical=247}}</ref>
** [[Joe Dumars]], basketball player<ref>* {{basketballstats |nba_historical=247 |bbr=d/dumarjo01|nobullet=y}}</ref>
** [[Rich Rodriguez]], American football coach
** [[Rich Rodriguez]], American football coach
* May 29
* May 29
** [[Lisa Whelchel]], actress, singer and writer
** [[Lisa Whelchel]], actress, singer and writer
** [[Tracey E. Bregman]], actress and designer
** [[Tracey E. Bregman]], actress and designer
** [[Tom Burnett]], passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93 (d. [[2001 in the United States|2001]])
** [[Tom Burnett (Flight 93 passenger)|Tom Burnett]], passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93 (d. [[2001 in the United States|2001]])
* May 30 &ndash; [[Shauna Grant]], porn actress (d. [[1984 in the United States|1984]])
* May 30 &ndash; [[Shauna Grant]], porn actress (d. [[1984 in the United States|1984]])
* May 31 &ndash; [[Wesley Willis]], outsider musician (d. [[2003 in the United States|2003]])
* May 31 &ndash; [[Wesley Willis]], outsider musician (d. [[2003 in the United States|2003]])
* June 1 &ndash; [[David Rudman]], puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director and producer
* June 1 &ndash; [[David Rudman]], puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director and producer
* June 4
* June 4 &ndash; [[Ira Valentine]], American footballer (d. [[2022 in the United States|2022]])<ref>[https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/houston-oilers-rb-ira-valentine-passes-away Former Houston Oilers RB Ira Valentine Passes Away]</ref>
** [[Mossimo Giannulli]], fashion designer
** [[Ira Valentine]], American footballer (d. [[2022 in the United States|2022]])<ref>[https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/houston-oilers-rb-ira-valentine-passes-away Former Houston Oilers RB Ira Valentine Passes Away]</ref>
* June 5 &ndash; [[Karl Sanders]], singer-songwriter and guitarist
* June 5 &ndash; [[Karl Sanders]], singer-songwriter and guitarist
* June 6
* June 6
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**[[Amir Derakh]], guitarist
**[[Amir Derakh]], guitarist
**[[Don West (sportscaster)|Don West]], sportscaster
**[[Don West (sportscaster)|Don West]], sportscaster
* June 22 &ndash; [[Randy Couture]], martial artist and actor
* June 24 &ndash; [[Mike Wieringo]], comic-book artist (d. [[2007 in the United States|2007]])<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=11188|title= Mike Wieringo Passes Away at 44|first= Jonah|last= Weiland|date= August 13, 2007|publisher= [[CBR.com]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051833/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=11188|archive-date= October 2, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all|access-date= April 25, 2011}}</ref>
* June 24 &ndash; [[Mike Wieringo]], comic-book artist (d. [[2007 in the United States|2007]])<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=11188|title= Mike Wieringo Passes Away at 44|first= Jonah|last= Weiland|date= August 13, 2007|publisher= [[CBR.com]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051833/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=11188|archive-date= October 2, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all|access-date= April 25, 2011}}</ref>
* June 25 &ndash; [[John Benjamin Hickey]], actor
* June 25 &ndash; [[John Benjamin Hickey]], actor
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* July 5 &ndash; [[Dorien Wilson]], actor
* July 5 &ndash; [[Dorien Wilson]], actor
* July 6 &ndash; [[Todd Burns]], baseball player
* July 6 &ndash; [[Todd Burns]], baseball player
* July 7 &ndash; [[Lance Johnson]], baseball player
* July 7 &ndash;
** [[Doug Dunakey]], golfer
**[[Lance Johnson]], baseball player
* July 17 &ndash; [[Regina Belle]], singer–songwriter and actress<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VQ5uj4UfFxAC&q=Regina+Belle+1963|title=Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community|first=Gale|last=Group|date=August 1, 2005|publisher=Cengage Gale|isbn=9780787679231|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* July 17 &ndash; [[Regina Belle]], singer–songwriter and actress<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VQ5uj4UfFxAC&q=Regina+Belle+1963|title=Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community|first=|last=|date=August 1, 2005|publisher=Cengage Gale|isbn=9780787679231|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* July 18 &ndash;
* July 18 &ndash;
** [[Sandy Fox]], voice actress<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sandyfox.com/Sandy_Fox/About.html | title=About Sandy Fox | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925115512/http://www.sandyfox.com/Sandy_Fox/About.html | archive-date=2015-09-25 | url-status=dead | work=SandyFox.com | access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>
** [[Sandy Fox]], voice actress<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sandyfox.com/Sandy_Fox/About.html | title=About Sandy Fox | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925115512/http://www.sandyfox.com/Sandy_Fox/About.html | archive-date=2015-09-25 | url-status=dead | work=SandyFox.com | access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>
** [[Mike Greenwell]], baseball player and race car driver
** [[Mike Greenwell]], baseball player and race car driver
** [[Al Snow]], professional wrestler
** [[Al Snow]], professional wrestler
* July 24 &ndash; [[Karl Malone]], American professional basketball player<ref>{{Basketballstats|nba_historical=karl_malone}}</ref>
* July 20 &ndash; [[Adoni Maropis]], Greek-American actor
* July 22 &ndash; [[Rob Estes]], actor
* July 24 &ndash; [[Karl Malone]], professional basketball player<ref>{{Basketballstats|nobullet=y|nba_historical=karl_malone|bbr=m/malonka01}}</ref>
* July 30
* July 30
** [[Lisa Kudrow]], actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Lisa Kudrow Biography|website=Biography.com ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]]/[[A&E Networks]])|access-date=August 28, 2021|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/lisa-kudrow|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223074152/https://www.biography.com/actor/lisa-kudrow |archive-date=2020-02-23 }}</ref>
** [[Lisa Kudrow]], actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Lisa Kudrow Biography|website=Biography.com ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]]/[[A&E Networks]])|access-date=August 28, 2021|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/lisa-kudrow|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223074152/https://www.biography.com/actor/lisa-kudrow |archive-date=2020-02-23 }}</ref>
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* September 10 &ndash; [[Randy Johnson]], baseball player
* September 10 &ndash; [[Randy Johnson]], baseball player
* September 11 &ndash; [[Joey Dedio]], actor
* September 11 &ndash; [[Joey Dedio]], actor
* September 11, Thomas Miller
* September 12 &ndash; [[Norberto Barba]], cinematographer and film director
* September 12 &ndash; [[Norberto Barba]], cinematographer and film director
* September 16
* September 16
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* October 1
* October 1
** [[Darvin Moon]], self-employed logger and amateur poker player (d. [[2020 in the United States|2020]])
** [[Darvin Moon]], self-employed logger and amateur poker player (d. [[2020 in the United States|2020]])
** [[Mark McGwire]], baseball player<ref>{{Baseballstats|mlb=118743}}</ref>
** [[Mark McGwire]], baseball player<ref>{{Baseballstats|mlb=118743|nobullet=yes}}</ref>
* October 6 &ndash; [[Elisabeth Shue]], actress
* October 6 &ndash; [[Elisabeth Shue]], actress
* October 10 &ndash; [[Daniel Pearl]], journalist (d. [[2002 in the United States|2002]])
* October 10 &ndash; [[Daniel Pearl]], journalist (d. [[2002 in the United States|2002]])
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** [[Jonna Lee (actress)|Jonna Lee]], actress & artist/sculptor
** [[Jonna Lee (actress)|Jonna Lee]], actress & artist/sculptor
** [[Rozz Williams]], singer (died [[1998 in the United States|1998]])
** [[Rozz Williams]], singer (died [[1998 in the United States|1998]])
* [[November 8]] &ndash; [[Paul Butcher (American football)|Paul Butcher]], American football linebacker
* November 10
* November 10
** [[Tommy Davidson]], comedian, film and television actor
** [[Tommy Davidson]], comedian, film and television actor
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* December 16 &ndash; [[Benjamin Bratt]], actor, producer and activist
* December 16 &ndash; [[Benjamin Bratt]], actor, producer and activist
* December 18 &ndash; [[Brad Pitt]], film actor and producer
* December 18 &ndash; [[Brad Pitt]], film actor and producer
* December 20 &ndash; [[Joel Gretsch]], actor
* December 23
* December 23
** [[Jim Harbaugh]], American football player and coach
** [[Jim Harbaugh]], American football player and coach
** [[Jess Harnell]], voice actor and singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://englewood.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/happy-birthday-to-noted-voice-actor-jess-harnell-of-englewood/691214/|title=Happy Birthday To Noted Voice Actor Jess Harnell, of Englewood|work=Englewood Daily Voice|location=Englewood, New Jersey|date=December 23, 2016|access-date=April 4, 2017}}</ref>
** [[Jess Harnell]], voice actor and singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://englewood.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/happy-birthday-to-noted-voice-actor-jess-harnell-of-englewood/691214/|title=Happy Birthday To Noted Voice Actor Jess Harnell, of Englewood|work=Englewood Daily Voice|location=Englewood, New Jersey|date=December 23, 2016|access-date=April 4, 2017}}</ref>
** [[Donna Tartt]], novelist
** [[Donna Tartt]], novelist
* [[December 30]] &ndash; [[Kim Hill (singer)|Kim Hill]], Christian singer
* December 31 &ndash; [[Eugene McDowell]], basketball player (d. [[1995 in the United States|1995]])
* December 31 &ndash; [[Eugene McDowell]], basketball player (d. [[1995 in the United States|1995]])


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* January 1 &ndash; [[Robert S. Kerr]], businessman and politician (b. [[1896 in the United States|1896]])<ref>{{cite news|last=Pett|first=Saul|title=Robert S. Kerr Exhibit|work=The [[Carl Albert Center]] at the [[University of Oklahoma]]|agency=Associated Press|year=1962|url=http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/kerr/KERRPN1.HTM|access-date=2007-10-02 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071001232047/http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/kerr/KERRPN1.HTM <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-10-01}}</ref>
* January 1 &ndash; [[Robert S. Kerr]], businessman and politician (b. [[1896 in the United States|1896]])<ref>{{cite news|last=Pett|first=Saul|title=Robert S. Kerr Exhibit|work=The [[Carl Albert Center]] at the [[University of Oklahoma]]|agency=Associated Press|year=1962|url=http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/kerr/KERRPN1.HTM|access-date=2007-10-02 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071001232047/http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/kerr/KERRPN1.HTM <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-10-01}}</ref>
* January 2
* January 2 &ndash; [[Dick Powell]], actor (b. [[1904 in the United States|1904]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Daniel|last=Blum|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World, 1964|publisher=Biblo-Moser|year=1964|page=224}}</ref>
** [[Jack Carson]], Canadian-born American actor (b. [[1910 in Canada|1910]])
** [[Dick Powell]], actor (b. [[1904 in the United States|1904]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Daniel|last=Blum|title=Daniel Blum's Screen World, 1964|publisher=Biblo-Moser|year=1964|page=224}}</ref>
* January 5 &ndash; [[Rogers Hornsby]], baseball player ([[St. Louis Cardinals]]) (b. [[1896 in the United States|1896]])
* January 5 &ndash; [[Rogers Hornsby]], baseball player ([[St. Louis Cardinals]]) (b. [[1896 in the United States|1896]])
* January 6
* January 6
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** [[Kay Sage]], poet (b. [[1898 in the United States|1898]])
** [[Kay Sage]], poet (b. [[1898 in the United States|1898]])
* January 9 &ndash; [[Enea Bossi Sr.]], aerospace engineer and aviation pioneer (b. [[1888]] in Italy)
* January 9 &ndash; [[Enea Bossi Sr.]], aerospace engineer and aviation pioneer (b. [[1888]] in Italy)
* January 27 – [[John Farrow]], Australian film director (b. [[1904 in Australia|1904]])
* January 22 &ndash; [[Richard Spikes]], inventor (b. [[1878 in the United States|1878]])<ref>[https://aaregistry.org/story/richard-b-spikes-inventor-born/ Richard B. Spikes, Inventor born]</ref>
* January 22 &ndash; [[Richard Spikes]], inventor (b. [[1878 in the United States|1878]])<ref>[https://aaregistry.org/story/richard-b-spikes-inventor-born/ Richard B. Spikes, Inventor born]</ref>
* January 29 &ndash; [[Robert Frost]], poet (b. [[1874 in the United States|1874]])
* January 29 &ndash; [[Robert Frost]], poet (b. [[1874 in the United States|1874]])
* February 11 – [[Sylvia Plath]], Poet, short story writer, and novelist (b. [[1932 in the United States|1932]])
* March 4 &ndash; [[William Carlos Williams]], poet (b. [[1883 in the United States|1883]])
* March 4 &ndash; [[William Carlos Williams]], poet (b. [[1883 in the United States|1883]])
* March 5 &ndash; plane crash
* March 5 &ndash; plane crash
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** [[Hawkshaw Hawkins]], country music singer (b. [[1921 in the United States|1921]])
** [[Hawkshaw Hawkins]], country music singer (b. [[1921 in the United States|1921]])
* March 8 – [[Jack Anglin]], country music singer (b. [[1916 in the United States|1916]])
* March 8 – [[Jack Anglin]], country music singer (b. [[1916 in the United States|1916]])
* March 11 – [[Joe Judge (baseball)|Joe Judge]], baseball player (b. [[1894 in the United States|1894]])
* April 3 &ndash; [[Alma Richards]], high jumper (b. [[1890 in the United States|1890]])
* April 3 &ndash; [[Alma Richards]], high jumper (b. [[1890 in the United States|1890]])
* April 4 – [[Jason Robards Sr.]], actor (b. [[1892 in the United States|1892]])
* April 9 &ndash; [[Eddie Edwards (musician)|Eddie Edwards]], jazz trombonist (b. [[1891 in the United States|1891]])
* April 9 &ndash; [[Eddie Edwards (musician)|Eddie Edwards]], jazz trombonist (b. [[1891 in the United States|1891]])
* April 23 – [[Don Harvey (actor, born 1911)|Don Harvey]], actor (b. [[1911 in the United States|1911]])
* May 2 &ndash; [[Van Wyck Brooks]], literary critic and writer (b. [[1886 in the United States|1886]])
* May 2 &ndash; [[Van Wyck Brooks]], literary critic and writer (b. [[1886 in the United States|1886]])
* May 6 &ndash; [[Monty Woolley]], character actor (b. [[1888 in the United States|1888]])
* May 6 &ndash; [[Monty Woolley]], character actor (b. [[1888 in the United States|1888]])
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* May 19 &ndash; [[Walter Russell]], polymath (b. [[1871 in the United States|1871]])
* May 19 &ndash; [[Walter Russell]], polymath (b. [[1871 in the United States|1871]])
* May 24 &ndash; [[Elmore James]], African American blues guitarist (b. [[1918 in the United States|1918]])
* May 24 &ndash; [[Elmore James]], African American blues guitarist (b. [[1918 in the United States|1918]])
* June 4 – [[Dorothy Short]], actress (b. [[1915 in the United States|1915]])
* June 7 &ndash; [[ZaSu Pitts]], film actress (b. [[1894 in the United States|1894]])
* June 7 &ndash; [[ZaSu Pitts]], film actress (b. [[1894 in the United States|1894]])
* June 10 &ndash; [[Anita King]], actress and race-car driver (b. [[1884 in the United States|1884]])
* June 10 &ndash; [[Anita King]], actress and race-car driver (b. [[1884 in the United States|1884]])
* June 12 &ndash; [[Medgar Evers]], field secretary for the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]], assassinated in [[Mississippi]] due to [[civil rights]] activity (b. [[1925 in the United States|1925]])
* June 12 &ndash; [[Medgar Evers]], field secretary for the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]], assassinated in [[Mississippi]] due to [[civil rights]] activity (b. [[1925 in the United States|1925]])
* June 28 – [[Home Run Baker]], baseball player (b. [[1886 in the United States|1886]])
* July 2 &ndash; [[Alicia Patterson]], newspaper editor (b. [[1906 in the United States|1906]])
* July 2 &ndash; [[Alicia Patterson]], newspaper editor (b. [[1906 in the United States|1906]])
* July 9 &ndash; [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]], actor (b. [[1889 in the United States|1889]])
* July 9 &ndash; [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]], actor (b. [[1889 in the United States|1889]])
* July 27 – [[Garrett Morgan]], inventor, businessman, and community leader (b. [[1877 in the United States|1877]])
* August 1 &ndash; [[Theodore Roethke]], poet (b. [[1908 in the United States|1908]])
* August 1 &ndash; [[Theodore Roethke]], poet (b. [[1908 in the United States|1908]])
* August 2 &ndash; [[Oliver La Farge]], fiction writer and anthropologist (b. [[1901 in the United States|1901]])
* August 2 &ndash; [[Oliver La Farge]], fiction writer and anthropologist (b. [[1901 in the United States|1901]])
* August 3 – [[Phil Graham]], newspaperman (b. [[1915 in the United States|1915]])
* August 4 &ndash; [[Tom Keene (actor)|Tom Keene]], Western film actor (b. [[1896 in the United States|1896]])
* August 4 &ndash; [[Tom Keene (actor)|Tom Keene]], Western film actor (b. [[1896 in the United States|1896]])
* August 9 &ndash; [[Patrick Bouvier Kennedy]], son of President and Mrs. Kennedy (b. August 7)
* August 9 &ndash; [[Patrick Bouvier Kennedy]], son of President and Mrs. Kennedy (b. August 7)
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* August 11 &ndash; [[Clem Bevans]], character actor (b. [[1879 in the United States|1879]])
* August 11 &ndash; [[Clem Bevans]], character actor (b. [[1879 in the United States|1879]])
* August 14 &ndash; [[Clifford Odets]], playwright (b. [[1906 in the United States|1906]])
* August 14 &ndash; [[Clifford Odets]], playwright (b. [[1906 in the United States|1906]])
* August 23 &ndash; [[Glen Gray]], jazz saxophonist (b. [[1900 in the United States|1900]])
* August 26 &ndash; [[Larry Keating]], actor (b. [[1899 in the United States|1899]])
* August 27 &ndash; [[W. E. B. Du Bois]], leading African American sociologist, historian and co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (b. [[1868 in the United States|1868]])
* August 27 &ndash; [[W. E. B. Du Bois]], leading African American sociologist, historian and co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (b. [[1868 in the United States|1868]])
* September 11 &ndash; [[Claude Fuess]], 10th [[List of Phillips Academy Heads of School|Headmaster]] of [[Phillips Academy]], [[Andover, Massachusetts]] (b. [[1885 in the United States|1885]])
* September 11 &ndash; [[Claude Fuess]], 10th [[List of Phillips Academy Heads of School|Headmaster]] of [[Phillips Academy]], [[Andover, Massachusetts]] (b. [[1885 in the United States|1885]])
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* October 20 &ndash; [[Everett Warner]], impressionist painter and printmaker (b. [[1877 in the United States|1877]])
* October 20 &ndash; [[Everett Warner]], impressionist painter and printmaker (b. [[1877 in the United States|1877]])
* October 24 &ndash; [[Douglas Croft]], actor (b. [[1926 in the United States|1926]])
* October 24 &ndash; [[Douglas Croft]], actor (b. [[1926 in the United States|1926]])
* October 29 – [[Adolphe Menjou]], actor (b. [[1890 in the United States|1890]])
* November 1 – [[Elsa Maxwell]], gossip columnist, author, songwriter, screenwriter, and personality (b. [[1883 in the United States|1883]])
* November 5 &ndash; [[Vernon Dent]], American actor and comedian, main antagonist of the [[The Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] (b. [[1895 in the United States|1895]])
* November 5 &ndash; [[Vernon Dent]], American actor and comedian, main antagonist of the [[The Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] (b. [[1895 in the United States|1895]])
* November 22
* November 22
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** [[J. D. Tippit]], Dallas police officer (b. [[1924 in the United States|1924]])
** [[J. D. Tippit]], Dallas police officer (b. [[1924 in the United States|1924]])
* November 24 &ndash; [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], sniper, [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassinated John F. Kennedy]] (b. [[1939 in the United States|1939]])
* November 24 &ndash; [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], sniper, [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassinated John F. Kennedy]] (b. [[1939 in the United States|1939]])
* November 25 – [[Joseph Sweeney (actor)|Joseph Sweeney]], actor (b. [[1884 in the United States|1884]])
* November 26 &ndash; [[Amelita Galli-Curci]], Italian-born operatic soprano (b. 1882 in Italy)
* November 26 &ndash; [[Amelita Galli-Curci]], Italian-born operatic soprano (b. 1882 in Italy)
* November 28 – [[Karyn Kupcinet|Karyn Kupicnet]], American actress (b. [[1941 in the United States|1941]])
* November 28 – [[Karyn Kupcinet|Karyn Kupicnet]], American actress (b. [[1941 in the United States|1941]])
* November 30 – [[Phil Baker (comedian)|Phil Baker]], comedian and emcee (b. [[1896 in the United States|1896]])
* December 14 &ndash; [[Dinah Washington]], African American blues singer (b. [[1924 in the United States|1924]])
* December 14 &ndash; [[Dinah Washington]], African American blues singer (b. [[1924 in the United States|1924]])
* December 26 &ndash; [[Gorgeous George]], professional wrestler (b. [[1915 in the United States|1915]])
* December 26 &ndash; [[Gorgeous George]], professional wrestler (b. [[1915 in the United States|1915]])

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1963
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Decades:
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Events from the year 1963 in the United States.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) (until November 22)
Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) (starting November 22)
Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) (until November 22)
vacant (starting November 22)

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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August 28: "I Have a Dream" (Martin Luther King Jr.)

September

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October

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November

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November 22: President Kennedy assassinated
Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as next president, 2 hours after Kennedy's assassination
November 24: President Kennedy lying in state at the Capitol rotunda
  • November 24
    • Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of John F. Kennedy, is shot dead by Jack Ruby in Dallas on live national television. Later that night, a hastily arranged program, A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts, featuring actors, opera singers, and noted writers, all performing dramatic readings and/or music, is telecast on ABC-TV.
    • Vietnam War: President Johnson confirms that the United States intends to continue supporting South Vietnam militarily and economically.
  • November 25 – President Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Schools around the nation do not have class on that day, and millions around the world watch the funeral on live television.
  • November 29 – President Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy.

December

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Undated

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Ongoing

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  54. ^ Richard B. Spikes, Inventor born
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