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25 April 1963 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 April 1963 was a Thursday.
- 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 25 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 April 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 April 1963 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 25 April
- 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.
- 1954 The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
- 1959 The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
- 1961 Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
- 1972 Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum.
Famous people born on 25 April
- Al Pacino, American actor and director (born 1940)
- Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer (born 1969)
- Sara Paxton, American actress (born 1988)
- Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (1599–1658)
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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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