At A Glance

24 April 1963 at a glance

Day of the week
24 April 1963 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “How Do You Do It?” by Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Top Film of 1963
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1963 was Cleopatra.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 April 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 April 1963 was New Moon.

On this day: 24 April

  • 1957 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
  • 1963 Marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
  • 1965 Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
  • 1967 Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily".
  • 1970 China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.

Famous people born on 24 April

  • Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1934)
  • Kelly Clarkson, American singer-songwriter, talk show host (born 1982)
  • Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, activist, and producer (born 1942)
  • Jack Quaid, American actor (born 1992)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.
More events of 1963 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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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 →

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