1963: what happened around the world

In 1963, 110 events recorded on Erask's globe began — assassination of John F. Kennedy, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty among the best known. 77 more were already under way, such as The Troubles and Treaty of Paris. 121 things were founded or built that year, from Nigeria and Malaysia.

110events began
77already under way
121founded or built
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Accidents and fires39

Wars, battles and sieges33

Revolts, massacres and attacks27

Treaties, councils and politics5

Disasters4

Expeditions2

Already under way in 196377

Came to an end in 19636

Founded or built in 1963121

+91 more, on the globe.

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Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →