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Astro Boy
Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy is the first serialised anime series to air on television becoming popular on Fuji TV. -
Bogle-Chandler Case
CSIRO scientist Dr Gilbert and Mrs Margaret Chandler found dead in bushland near Lane Cove River, Sydney. -
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The World of 1963
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Elysee Treaty
Germany and France sign the Elysee Treaty. -
Australia Day Shootings
Eric Edgar Cooke murders two people and injures another three on Australia Day. -
Kitakyūshū
Five Japanese cities located on the northernmost part of Kyūshū are merged and become the city of Kitakyūshū, with a population of more than 1 million. -
CIA Domestic Division
The CIA's Domestic Operations Division is created. -
Flight 705
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705 crashes in the Florida Everglades killing all 43 persons aboard. -
The Feminine Mystique
The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique launches the reawakening of the Women's Movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness-raising groups spread. -
Barce Earthquake
An earthquake destroys the village of Barce, Libya, killing 900. -
Female Suffrage
Female suffrage enacted in Iran. -
Gaulle Assassination Attempt
In Paris, 6 people are sentenced to death for conspiring to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle pardons 5 of them but the other conspirator is executed by firing squad a few days later. -
Mount Argung Eruption
Mount Agung erupts on Bali, killing 11,000. -
Poor Must Have Lawyers
Gideon v. Wainwright: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the poor must have lawyers. -
SCLC Birmingham Campaign
SCLC volunteers kick off the Birmingham campaign (Birmingham, Alabama) against racial segregation in the United States with a sit-in. -
Josip Broz Tito
Yugoslavia is proclaimed to be a socialist republic, and Josip Broz Tito is named President for Life. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Arrested
Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth and others are arrested in a Birmingham, Alabama protest for "parading without a permit". -
Martin Luther King Jr Letter
Martin Luther King, Jr. issues his Letter from Birmingham Jail. -
Front de Libération
In Quebec, Canada, members of the terrorist group Front de libération du Québec, bomb a Canadian Army recruitment center, killing night watchman Wilfred V. O'Neill. -
Birmingham Arrests
Thousands of African Americans, many of them children, are arrested while protesting segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. Public Safety Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor later unleashes fire hoses and police dogs on the demonstrators. -
Cuxhaven Rocket
Berthold Seliger launches near Cuxhaven a 3 stage rocket with a maximum flight altitude of more than 62 miles (the only sounding rocket developed in Germany). -
Dr. No
Dr. No, the first James Bond film, is shown in U.S. theaters. -
Hue Vesak Shootings
Hue Vesak shootings: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam opens fire on Buddhists who defy a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, the birthday of Gautama Buddha, killing nine. Earlier, President Ngo Dinh Diem allowed the flying of the Vatican flag in honour of his brother, Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc. -
Mecury Program
Mercury program: NASA launches Gordon Cooper on Mercury 9, the last mission (on June 12 NASA Administrator James E. Webb tells Congress the program is complete). -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro visits the Soviet Union. -
Hue Chemical Attacks
Hue chemical attacks: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam pours chemicals on the heads of Buddhist protestors. The United States threatens to cut off aid to Ngo Dinh Diem's regime -
Thích Quảng Ðức
In Saigon, Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Ðức commits self-immolation to protest the oppression of Buddhists by the Ngo Dinh Diem administration. -
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers is murdered in Jackson, Mississippi. Later becomes an inspiration for people against segregation and many forms of literature are based off his murder. -
Cremation accepted
The Roman Catholic Church accepts cremation as a funeral practice. -
Nuclear Test Ban
The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty. -
James Meredith
American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi. -
Xa Loi Pagoda Raids
Xa Loi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalise Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead. -
I Have A Dream
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. -
Malaysia Formed
Malaysia is formed through the merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colony of Singapore, North Borneo (renamed Sabah) and Sarawak. -
Nigerian Republic
Nigeria becomes a republic; The 1st Republican Constitution is established -
Hurricane Flora
Hurricane Flora, one of the worst Atlantic storms in history, hits Hispaniola and Cuba killing nearly 7,000 people. -
Aboriginal Voting Rights
Indigenous people are given the right to vote in federal elections due to the ammendment of the Electoral Commonwealth law. -
Ngo Dinh Diem Assassination
1963 South Vietnamese coup: South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated following a military coup. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: Coup leader General Duong Van Minh takes over as leader of South Vietnam. -
John F. Kennedy Assassination
John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, United States President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded, and Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes the 36th President. All television coverage for the next four days is devoted to the assassination, its aftermath, the procession of the horsedrawn casket to the Capitol Rotunda, and the funeral of President Kennedy. Stores and businesses shut down during that weekend. -
Kenya Becomes Independant
Kenya becomes independent, with Jomo Kenyatta as prime minister. -
Beatlemania
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the U.S., marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level.
