Historical Events
- "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" single by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2; Peter Yarrow adapted a poem that college classmate Lenny Lipton had left behind after borrowing Yarrow's typewriter
Sports History
LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax throws his second career no-hitter; beats Juan Marichal and the SF Giants, 8-0
- Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham Alabama
Famous Birthdays
- Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish politician
- Mark Breland, American welterweight boxer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Masatoshi Hamada, Japanese comedian
Natasha Richardson (1963-2009)
English actress (Gothic, Handmaid's Tale), born in London
- Nina Stemme [Thöldte], Swedish dramatic soprano opera singer, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Roark Critchlow, actor
Famous Weddings
John Turner
Prime Minister of Canada John Turner (33) weds Geills McCrae Kilgour (25)
Famous Deaths
- Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 74
Died in 1963 1963 Highlights
About May 11, 1963
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 60 years, 11 months and 13 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Taurus
Music Charts
#1 Song: I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March
#1 Song: From Me To You - The Beatles
