At A Glance
25 July 1963 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 July 1963 was a Thursday.
- 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 25 July is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 July 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 July 1963 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 25 July
- 1957 The Tunisian King Muhammad VIII al-Amin is replaced by President Habib Bourguiba.
- 1958 The African Regroupment Party holds its first congress in Cotonou.
- 1961 Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
- 1965 Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.
- 1969 Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war.
Famous people born on 25 July
- Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer (born 1991)
- Jaafar Jackson, American actor and singer (born 1996)
- Zawe Ashton, British actress (born 1984)
- Bryce Young, American football player (born 2001)
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.
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
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