What Happened on June 29, 1963

Historical Events

  • "Little Me" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 257 performances
  • Beatles' 1st song "From Me to You" hits UK charts
  • SVB, Students Unions, established under Barrel Regtien

Famous Birthdays

  • Anne-Sophie Mutter, German Grammy Award-winning concert violinist (Berlin Philharmonic debut at age 13), born in Rheinfelden, West Germany
  • Khalid El-Masri, German-Lebanese suspected terrorist mistakenly abducted by the Macedonian police in 2003, and handed over to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), born in Kuwait

About June 29, 1963

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 60 years, 9 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Cancer

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto
  • UK #1 Song: I Like It - Gerry & The Pacemakers