What Happened on June 9, 1963

Historical Events

  • 1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0

TV Show Appearance

Barbra Streisand appears, for her third time, on "The Ed Sullivan Show"

Famous Birthdays

  • Gilad Atzmon, Israeli-British jazz saxophonist, accordion player, bandleader, and author (The Wandering Who? A Study of Jewish Identity Politics), born in Tel Aviv, Israel

Johnny Depp (60 years old)

American actor (21 Jump Street, Pirates of the Caribbean), born in Owensboro, Kentucky


Born in 1963

Famous Deaths

  • Vasyl Barvinsky, Ukrainian pianist, composer, conductor, musicologist ("Béla Bartók in Lviv"), and teacher (Lysenko Higher Institute of Music, 1915-48), dies at 75
1963 Highlights

About June 9, 1963

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 60 years, 9 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No

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

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto
  • UK #1 Song: From Me To You - The Beatles