This document appears to be a collection of notes and information from September 1963, including news events, birthdays, songs, movies, and other cultural topics from that month. It includes brief mentions of events such as the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, the expansion of CBS and NBC evening news programs to 30 minutes, and the debut of several famous TV shows. It also lists notable people born on September 23rd throughout history, as well as top songs, movies, and sports achievements from September 1963.
2. This is the date that was…
September 23,
1963
Monday’s Child is Fair of Face
Tuesday’s Child is Full of Grace
Wednesday’s Child is Full of Woe
Thursday’s Child has Far to Go
Friday’s Child is Loving and Giving
Saturday’s Child has to Work for a Living
But the Child that’s born on the Sabbath Day
Is Fair and Kind and Good and Gay
3. Sept. 23, 1963
It’s not often anything is founded by a royal decree, so when it
does happen, it’s big news. Originally named the College of
Petroleum and Minerals, King Fahd University in Dhahran has become
among the highest rated seats of higher education for
the fields of science and engineering.
4. Sept. 23, 1963
Georgette Ciselet becomes the first woman
to sit on the Belgian Council of State.
WMEB-TV proudly begins its
broadcast history in Orono, ME.
A daughter is born to Soviet cosmonaut
Gherman Titov, the first child born to a
human who had been in outer space.
5. September 1963
Sept. 1 – An unidentified man walks into Lenin’s tomb
with a bomb strapped to his body and detonates it,
killing himself and causing an untold amount of
damage. The Soviet press will suppress the news
until the fall of the Soviet Union itself.
Sept. 2 – ‘The CBS Evening News with
Walter Cronkite’ expands from 15
minutes to a half-hour.
Sept 3 – The Federal
minimum wage goes to
$1.25/hr.
6. September 1963
Sept. 5 – Call girl Christine Keeler is arrested and
charged with perjury in what would be called the
‘Profumo Affair’, in which Keeler was found having
relations with the married British Secretary of State for
War John Profumo and a Soviet naval attaché at the
same time.
Sept. 7 – The Pro Football
Hall of Fame opens in
Canton, OH
Sept. 9 – NBC follows on the heels of CBS and
expands their news show with Chet Huntley and
David Brinkley to 30 minutes.
7. September 1963
Sept. 13 - Texas widow Mary Kay Ash starts her own line of
cosmetics for $5,000. By her death in 2001, the company
will have sales of $1.4 Billion.
Sept. 13 – Singer/actress Barbra Streisand marries
actor Elliot Gould. They will divorce in 1971, but not
before having one son, actor Jason Gould.
Sept. 10 – For the first time in MLB history, three
brothers played for the same team as Felipe,
Jesús and Matty Alou joined the San Francisco
Giants against the New York Mets. The Mets
won 4-2.
Sept. 13 – The White House announces Pres. Kennedy
will visit Dallas, TX, but the itinerary is not complete.
8. September 1963
Sept. 15 – A bomb planted in the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham,
AL explodes at 10:22 a.m., where 80 black children were attending
Sunday school. Four girls, ranging in age from 11 to 14, were killed and
over 20 others were injured. The official investigation will close with no
arrests in1968, but will be re-opened in 1971. By 2002, three men will
be convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
9. September 1963
Sept. 16 – Hurricane Cindy forms in the Gulf of Mexico. It will
make its way to the Texas coast, killing three and costing over
$12 Million in damages.
Sept. 16 – ‘The Outer Limits’ premiers on ABC.
Sept. 17 – David Jannsen debuts as Dr. Richard
Kimble, wrongly convicted of murder and trying to
clear his name, in ‘The Fugitive’.
Sept. 16 – The British colonies of Singapore, North Borneo and
Sarawak join the Federation of Malaya to created Malaysia.
Sept. 18 – ‘The Patty Duke Show’ premiers, with Patty
playing the role of identical cousins Patty and Cathy Lane.
10. September 1963
Sept. 18 – The grandfather of the Space
Shuttle, the ASSET winged space vehicle
is launched in the first experiment with reusable
spacecraft.
Sept. 18 – The last baseball game played at the
famed Polo Grounds in New York City sees the
New York Mets lose to Philadelphia 5-1. Afterwards,
fans swarmed The field, grabbing all sorts of
memorabilia from the park.
Sept. 21 – According to author Stephen King, the namesake of
his breakthrough novel is born on this date in Chamberlain, ME.
11. September 1963
Sept. 21 – Mario Andretti makes his debut in a
major auto race in Allentown, PA. On the same
day, future MLB Hall of Famer Joe Morgan debuts
at second base for the Houston Colt 45’s.
Sept. 24 – The U.S. Senate ratifies the first Nuclear
Test Ban treaty by an overwhelming majority.
President Kennedy considers this the highlight of
his administration.
Sept. 24 – Deputy Foreign minister Yaakov Herzog
secretly makes contact with King Hussein II in
London, which would eventually lead to peace
between Israel and Jordan.
12. September 1963
Sept. 24 – 18 workers die in the explosion of a fireworks
factory in Caserta, Italy.
Sept. 25 – Lord Denning’s report on the Profumo Affair
concludes neither Prime Minister Harold MacMillan nor anyone
in his staff knew about the romantic trysts of Christine Keeler.
Sept. 26 – ‘Collected Poems’ is published on the poet’s
75th birthday.
Sept. 26 – A North Carolina man rams his
truck into the gates of the White House to
warn the President that Communists were
taking over his state. They weren’t…and the
President wasn’t at home.
13. September 1963
Sept. 27 – The Houston Colt 45’s became the only
team in major league baseball to comprise of all
rookies, including Joe Morgan, Rusty Staub,
Jimmy Wynn and Aaron Pointer (brother to the
singing Pointer Sisters). Three years later, the team
will move to the Astrodome and become the
Houston Astros.
Sept. 28 – Four years before rocketing to music
stardom as lead singer of the Doors, Jim Morrison
is arrested for stealing items from a Tallahassee, FL
police cruiser.
Sept. 29 – Following the death of Pope John XXIII
and the election of Pope Paul VI, the Second
Vatican Council (‘Vatican II’) reopens in Rome.
14. Also born 9/23/1963
Canadian actress
Anne-Marie Cadieux U.S. politician
Craig Schley
Egyptian/Australian
director
Alex Proyas
(‘The Crow’, ‘Dark
City’, ‘I, Robot’)
Japanese music
composer
Michiru Yamane
Spanish actress
Sonia Martinez
15. Also born 9/23/1963
U.S. rapper David (Mr. Mixx)
Hobbs, co-founder of
2 Live Crew
English footballer
Richard Hill
U.S. MLB player
Terry McGriff
German Olympic
athlete
Gabriele Reinsch
16. Sept 1963 birthdays
Sept. 1 – Dutch singer
Carola Smit
Sept. 5 – U.S. actress
Kristian Alfonso
(‘Days Of Our Lives’)
Sept. 6 – U.S.
author
Alice Sebold
Sept. 6 – U.S. singer
Mark Chesnutt
17. Sept 1963 birthdays
Sept. 7 – U.S.
musician/producer
Eric ‘Eazy-E’ Wright
(‘N.W.A.)
Sept. 9 – Italian soccer star/
manager Roberto Donadoni
Sept. 6 – Australian
chef Skye Gyngell
Sept. 8 – Chinese gymnast
Li Ning
18. Sept 1963 birthdays
Sept. 9 – German
alpine skier Markus
Wasmeier
Sept. 10 – U.S. MLB
pitcher Randy
‘Big Unit’ Johnson
Sept. 11 – Puerto Rican
actor Joey Dedio
Sept. 16 – U.S. singer
Richard Marx
19. Sept 1963 birthdays
Sept. 18 – English
composer/conductor
John Powell
(‘Shrek’, ‘Robots’
‘Kung-Fu Panda’)
Sept. 18 – U.S. producer/
voice actor
Dan Povenmire
(‘Phineas and Ferb’)
Sept. 18 – Canadian actor
Christopher Heyerdahl
(‘Twilight: New Moon’)
Sept. 17 – Japanese wrestler
Masahiro Chono
20. Sept 1963 birthdays
Sept. 21 – U.S. MLB star
Cecil Fielder
Sept. 25 – U.S. actor
Tate Donovan
(‘Memphis Belle,
voice of ‘Hercules’) Sept 26 – English actress
Lysette Anthony
(‘Dark Shadows’-1991)
Sept. 21 – Scottish actor
Angus McFadyen
(‘Braveheart’, ‘Saw’)
Sept. 28 – U.S. wrestler
Steve Blackman
Sept. 29 – U.S. musician
Les Claypool
21. Sept 23rd Birthdays
63 B.C. – Roman Emperor
Augustus Caesar
1158 – English nobleman
Geoffrey II of Brittany
(brother of King John and
Richard the Lionheart)
1215 – Mongolian
emperor Kublai Khan
1713 – Spanish emperor
King Ferdinand VI
1838 – U.S. activist
Victoria Woodhull
1863 – U.S. activist Mary
Church Terrell
22. Sept 23rd Birthdays
1869 – Irish/U.S. disease carrier
‘Typhoid’ Mary Mallon
1889 – U.S. journalist
Walter Lippmann
1890 – German Field
Marshall Friedrich von
Paulus
1897 – Canadian actor
Walter Pidgeon
(‘Forbidden Planet’)
1916 – Italian politician/
terrorist victim Aldo Moro
1917 – Mexican wrestler and
actor Rodolfo Huerta (‘El Santo’)
23. Sept 23rd Birthdays
1920 – U.S. actor Mickey Rooney
(‘Boys Town’, ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’)
1926 – U.S. jazz musician
John Coltrane
1930 – U.S. singer/
songwriter Ray Charles
1938 – U.S. actor Tom
Lester(‘Green Acres’)
1938 – German actress
Romy Schneider
(‘What’s New, Pussycat?’)
1939 – U.S. musician Roy Buchanan
24. Sept 23rd Birthdays
1943 – Spanish singer
Julio Iglesias
1943 – U.S. football coach Marty
Schottenheimer
1945 – U.S. drummer Ron Bushy
(Iron Butterfly)
1945 – U.S. actor/singer
Paul Peterson
1947 – U.S. actress/singer
Mary Kay Place
(‘Rainmaker’,
‘Crazy From The Heart’)
1947 – U.S. drummer Neal Smith
(Alice Cooper)
25. Sept 23rd Birthdays
1949 – U.S. singer/songwriter
Bruce Springsteen
1957 – Chinese/U.S. actress
Rosalind Chao
(‘M*A*S*H’)
1959 – U.S. actor
Jason Alexander
(‘Seinfeld’)
1959 English singer/songwriter
Martin Page
1961 – U.S. actor
Chi McBride
(‘Boston Public’) 1961 – U.S. actress
Elizabeth Peña
(‘La Bamba’, ‘Rush Hour’)
26. Sept 23rd Birthdays
1970 – U.S. singer
Ani DiFranco
1974 – U.S. pro
wrestler Matt Hardy
1975 – U.S. actress/model
Jaime Bergman
(‘Gone in 60 Seconds’,
‘Son Of The Beach’)
1976 – U.S. actor
Kip Pardue
(‘Remember The Titans’)
1974 – U.S. singer Steven
Howse (Layzie Bone of
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
1962 – U.S. NFL coach
John Harbaugh
27. This day in history
1122 – The Concordant of Worms (that’s a town in
Germany) finally settles the roles of the Church and
The Crown in a Christian-sanctioned country.
1338 - The Battle of
Arnemuiden, the first naval battle of the
Hundred Years War and the first naval
battle to use artillery
1459 – The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major
fight of the English War of the Roses.
28. This day in history
1641 – The Merchant Royal sinks off the tip
of England at Land’s End, taking a vast
treasure with it.
1642 – the first graduating
class at Harvard University
1779 – John Paul Jones shouts, ‘I have not
yet begun to fight’ as his flagship, the
Bonhomme Richard defeats the British
Serapis in the Battle of Flamborough Hill
29. This day in history
1780 – British Major John Andre is arrested as a spy and
reveals the plan by American Gen. Benedict Arnold to
give West Point to the British.
1803 – Arthur Wellesley, the
Duke of Wellington, gets
his first major victory in the
Battle of Assaye.
1806 – Lewis and Clark
return to St. Louis from their
trek through the Louisiana
Purchase area.
1845 – The New York
Knickerbocker Baseball
Club is established.
30. This day in history
1846 – A consortium of English, French and German
astronomers confirm the existence of the planet
Neptune.
1889 – The Nintendo
Company is established
to make cards for a
game called‘hanafuda’.
1909 – The Phantom of the Opera is first published.
1913 – Roland Garros flies across
The Mediterranean from France to
Tunisia in just under 8 hours. That’s
all the fuel he had for the trip.
31. This day in history
1932 – The Arabian kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd
join to form the new nation of Saudi Arabia.
1952 – To keep his name on the ballot with
President Eisenhower, Vice President
Richard Nixon went on TV to defend his
record while in office, including how he
got his pet spaniel, Checkers. The
‘Checkers’ speech was a great success.
1957 – The TV series ‘How To
Marry A Millionaire’ debuts. It
is the first TV show to be
based on a hit movie.
32. This day in history
1959 – Iowa farmer Roswell
Garst plays host to
Soviet Premier
Nikita Khrushchev.
1958 – Great Britain performs atomic tests
At Christmas Island in the South Pacific.
1962 – ABC debuts its first TV
show in color, ‘The Jetsons’
1964 –‘Fiddler on the Roof’
opens on Broadway with
Zero Mostel in the lead role.
33. This day in history
1972 – Ferdinand Marcos declares martial
law in the Philippines, setting the stage for
total rule until his downfall in 1986.
1973 – Juan Peron returns to power in Argentina,
where he will remain until his death a year later.
1980 – Bob Marley preforms his last show
in Pittsburgh, PA.
1999 – A Qantas jet
overshoots the runway
with no fatalities, the worst
accident in their history.
34. What was the #1 song in the
U.S. on September 23, 1963?
35. 1963 Oscars
Lead Actor: Gregory Peck, ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
Lead Actress: Anne Bancroft, ‘The Miracle Worker’
Supporting Actor: Ed Begley, ‘Sweet Bird of Youth’
Supporting Actress: Patty Duke, ‘The Miracle Worker’
Best Director: David Lean, ‘Lawrence of Arabia’
Best Movie:
37. 1963 in Sports
Stanley Cup –
Toronto Maple
Leafs
World Series – Los
Angeles Dodgers
NCAA football –
University of Texas
NFL Champions-
Chicago Bears
AFL Champions –
San Diego Chargers
38. 1963 in Sports
NBA Champions –
Boston Celtics
NCAA Basketball –
Loyola University
Indy 500 –
Parnelli Jones
NASCAR-
Joe Weatherly
39. 1963 in Sports
Heisman Trophy –
Roger Staubach, Navy
Triple Crown:
Kentucky Derby – Chateaugay
Preakness – Candy Spots
Belmont Stakes – Chateaugay
Boxing Heavyweight
Champion –
Sonny Liston
PGA Champion –
Jack Nicklaus
40. 1963 in Sports
Associated Press Man and Woman of the Year
Sandy Koufax - baseball
Mickey Wright – ladies golf
42. Your Patron Saint
St. Linus
The Second Pope
In all of the New Testament, there are
only three men mentioned who held the
position of Pope, or Bishop of Rome, as it
was called then. Besides the first Bishop
(Pope) St. Peter, there was St. Linus and
St. Clement. While there is considerable
argument as to who followed the Prince of
the Apostles, many agree St. Peter
bestowed his clergy in Rome to Linus,
making him the second official Pope. What
is known about him is he came from the
Tuscan village of Volterra, his family name
was Herculanus and his mother’s name was
Claudia. He served as Bishop of Rome
from
the time of St. Peter’s martyrdom to his
own
death on Sept 23, 67 A.D.
43. Your Horoscope
You were born on the cusp of Virgo and Libra
Persons born on the cusp of Virgo-Libra are
practical, hard working, diligent, meticulous,
attractive, logical, charming, shy, modest,
efficient, romantic, devoted and polite. They
can also be unfair, aloof, easily influenced,
self-indulgent, fussy, insecure, have
hypochondriac tendencies and indecisive.
The Cusp of Beauty sounds pleasant, but it
can be a harsh taskmaster.
Those born on the Virgo-Libra cusp enjoy
beauty and all things sensual. They may find
themselves drawn to the arts, attractive people,
and precious objects or wish to make
themselves and their surroundings more
pleasing to the eye. They have a great mind for
details, and do a terrific job running a business
or planning a large gathering because of this talent.
45. Finally…
On September 7,
1963, the ABC
show ‘On The Go’
gave U.S.
audiences their
first taste of the
years to come
with the
introduction of an
English music act
that had been
tearing up record
sales on the other
side of the
Atlantic.
The End