At A Glance

12 January 1963 at a glance

Day of the week
12 January 1963 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Go Away Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence.
Top Film of 1963
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1963 was Cleopatra.
Bestselling Novel of 1963
“The Shoes of the Fisherman” by Morris West was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1963.
Top-Rated TV Show
“The Beverly Hillbillies” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1963–64 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 January 1963 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 January 1963 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 12 January

  • 1964 Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
  • 1966 Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended.
  • 1967 Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
  • 1969 The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
  • 1970 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.

Famous people born on January 12

  • Jeff Bezos, American computer scientist and businessman (born 1964)
  • Kirstie Alley, American actress and producer (1951–2022)
  • Zayn Malik, English singer (born 1993)
  • Howard Stern, American radio host, actor, and author (born 1954)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1963 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1963 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • April 1 – The long-running soap opera General Hospital debuts on ABC Televisions.
  • May 1 – The Coca-Cola Company debuts its first diet drink, TaB cola.
  • May 8 – Dr. No, the first James Bond film, is shown in U.S. theaters.
More events of 1963 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1963

President

John F. Kennedy

Gas (per gallon)

$0.30

Loaf of Bread

$0.22

Average House

$13,400

Weekly Wage

$96

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Jeff Bezos12 January 1964Business magnateView their day →Sandra Bullock26 July 1964Actress & film producerView their day →Matthew McConaughey4 November 1969ActorView their day →Cindy Crawford20 February 1966ModelView their day →Tom Cruise3 July 1962Actor & film producerView their day →Nicole Kidman20 June 1967Actress & producerView their day →Woody Harrelson23 July 1961ActorView their day →Kyle Chandler17 September 1965ActorView their day →

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