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16 July 1963 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 July 1963 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Confessin'” by Frank Ifield.
- Top Film of 1963
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1963 was Cleopatra.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 July 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 July 1963 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 16 July
- 1950 Uruguay beats hosts Brazil 2–1 to win the World Cup in a match dubbed as the Maracanazo.
- 1951 King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin of Belgium.
- 1951 J. D. Salinger publishes his popular yet controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye.
- 1965 The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens.
- 1969 The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA.
Famous people born on 16 July
- Katrina Kaif, British Indian actress and model (born 1983)
- Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1967)
- Corey Feldman, American actor (born 1971)
- Gareth Bale, Welsh footballer (born 1989)
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Events of 1963 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1963 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 11 May – The Beatles album Please Please Me goes to the top of the UK Albums Chart.
- 5 June – Profumo affair: John Profumo, Secretary of State for War, admits to misleading Parliament and resigns over his affair with Christine Keeler.
- 8 August – The Great Train Robbery takes place in Buckinghamshire.
Life in 1963
Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
12p
Loaf of Bread
8p
Average House
£2,750
Weekly Wage
£16.30
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Guy Ritchie10 September 1968FilmmakerView their day →Diana, Princess of Wales1 July 1961Member of the British royal familyView their day →Nigella Lawson6 January 1960Food writer & television cookView their day →Jason Statham26 July 1967ActorView their day →Catherine Zeta-Jones25 September 1969ActressView their day →Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer20 May 1964Peer & authorView their day →Kenneth Branagh10 December 1960Actor & filmmakerView their day →George Michael25 June 1963SingerView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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