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30 September 1963 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 September 1963 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “She Loves You” by The Beatles.
- Top Film of 1963
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1963 was Cleopatra.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 September 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 September 1963 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 30 September
- 1949 The Berlin Airlift ends.
- 1954 The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
- 1960 The Flintstones, the first prime-time animated sitcom, premieres on ABC television.
- 1966 Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.
- 1968 The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
Famous people born on 30 September
- Max Verstappen, Dutch race car driver (born 1997)
- Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and fashion model (born 1964)
- Kieran Culkin, American actor (born 1982)
- Ezra Miller, American actor and singer (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.
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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