At A Glance

20 February 1963 at a glance

Day of the week
20 February 1963 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Hey Paula” by Paul & Paula.
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 20 February is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 20 February 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 20 February 1963 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 20 February

  • 1956 The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
  • 1959 The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
  • 1962 Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.
  • 1968 The China Academy of Space Technology, China's main arm for the research, development, and creation of space satellites, is established in Beijing.
  • 1971 The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert.

Famous people born on February 20

  • Justin Verlander, American baseball player (born 1983)
  • Olivia Rodrigo, American actress and singer (born 2003)
  • Kurt Cobain, American musician (1967–1994)
  • Rihanna, Barbadian singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and actress (born 1988)

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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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