- July 11
- First transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I). [1] [5]
- Cosmonaut Micolaev sets record longest space flight - four days. [1]
- July 17
- The first Cobra production car (chassis CSX2001) is built at AC Cars in England. [329.62]
- July 28
- Nineteen die in a train crash in Steelton, Pennsylvania, USA. [1]
- July 31
- Federation of Malaysia forms. [1]
- August 5
- Nelson Mandela is arrested for incitement and illegally leaving South Africa. [1]
- August 6
- Jamaica gains independence from Britain. [1] [5]
- August 11
- Andrian G Nikolayev becomes third Russian in space aboard Vostok 3. [1]
- August 12
- Russia launches Vostok 4 with Pavel Popovich, who lands safely August 15. [1]
- August 14
- French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel. [1]
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- August 17
- East German border guards shot and kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector. [1]
- August 23
- The first live TV program is relayed between the U.S. and Europe through the U.S. Telstar satellite. [457]
- August 27
- Mariner 2 launched; first probe to fly by Venus. [1]
- August 31
- Trinidad and Tobago gain independence from Britain. [1]
- September 1
- 10,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran. [1]
- United Nations announces Earth human population has hit 3 billion. [1]
- September 18
- Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica, and Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to the United Nations. [1]
- September 26
- Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed. [1]
- September 27
- Francisco Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil (1962), dies at age 52. [1]
- US sells Hawk anti-aircraft missiles to Israel. [1]
- September 29
- Launch of Alouette 1, first Canadian satellite (on US Delta rocket). [1]
- October 1
- The United Nations Temporary Executive Authority assumes administrative control over the territory formely known as Netherlands New Guinea. [700.246]
- October 3
- Wally Schirra in Sigma 7 launched into Earth orbit. [1]
- October 5
- Beatles release their first single record "Love Me Do". [1] [5]
- October 8
- Algeria admitted as 109th member of the United Nations. [1] [5]
- North Korea reports 100 percent election turnout, 100 percent vote for Workers' Party. [1]
- October 9
- Uganda gains its independence. [285.760]
- October 11
- Second Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) convened by Pope John XXIII. [1]
- October 12
- US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology. [1]
- October 13
- At the Riverside International Raceway in California, the Los Angeles Times Three-Hour Invitational Grand Prix race is held. 1963 model production Corvettes make their racing debut, as does the Ford-powered Cobra. Finishing 1st overall is the Mickey Thompson #119 black Corvette Z06, driven by Doug Hooper. He averages 84-mph over the 250-mile course. The 260-ci Cobra leads by about one mile after one hour of racing when its rear suspension fails. [8]
- October 15
- U.S. intelligence personnel analyzing U-2 spy plane data discover that the Soviets are building medium-range missile sites in Cuba. [129]
- October 16
- US President John Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba. [1]
- October 18
- Dr Watson (US) and Drs Crick and Wilkins (Great Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA. [1]
- US launches Ranger 5 for lunar impact; misses Moon. [1]
- October 22
- In a televised speech, US President John F. Kennedy announces that U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba which would house medium-range missiles capable of striking a number of major cities in the United States. Kennedy announces that he is ordering a naval "quarantine" of Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from transporting any more offensive weapons to the island. [1] [129]
- October 23
- US navy ships begin a blockade of Cuba, to prevent Soviet ships from bringing in supplies to complete building missile bases. [129]
- October 24
- During the American blockade of Cuba, Soviet tanker Bucharest approaches the quarantine zone. U.S. military forces go to DEFCON 2, preparing for full-scale war with the Soviet Union. [129]
- October 25
- 110th member of the United Nations is admitted (Uganda). [1]
- American author John Steinbeck is awarded Nobel Prize in literature. [1]
- Stevenson demands USSR ambassador Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over". [1]
- October 26
- The Soviet Union transmits a proposal for ending the Cuban Missile Crisis: The missile bases would be removed in exchange for a U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba. [129]
- October 27
- Soviet Union leasder Nikita Khrushchev publicly calls for the dismantling of U.S. missile bases in Turkey. US President Kennedy agrees to remove the sites at a later date. [129]
- October 28
- Nikita Khrushchev announces his government's intent to dismantle and remove all offensive Soviet weapons in Cuba. [1] [129]
- November 1
- Greece enters the European Common Market. [1]
- USSR launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars. [1]
- November 2
- US President John Kennedy announces Cuban missile bases are being dismantled. [1]
- November 6
- The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calling on all its members to end economic and military relations with the country. [129]
- November 17
- US President John Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington DC. [1]
- November 20
- US lifts blockade of Cuba. [1]
- November 30
- U Thant of Burma unanimously elected third Secretary-General of United Nations. [1]
- December 3
- Pravda criticizes western art. [1]
- December 6
- US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program. [1]
- December 7
- Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- December 8
- 114-day newspaper strike begins in New York City, New York, USA. [1]
- Failed coup in Brunei. [1]
- Funeral for Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (New Kerk, Delft). [1]
- December 9
- Tanganyika becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth. [285.413]
- December 11
- Convicted murderers Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin are hanged in Toronto, Ontario's Don Jail. (With the House of Commons voting to abolish capital punishment in 1976, these are the last executions in Canada.) [878.10]
- December 13
- Relay 1 communication satellite launched. [1]
- December 14
- Mariner 2 launched; makes first US visit to another planet (Venus). [1]
- December 16
- Constitutional Monarchical Hindu State of Nepál adopts new constitution. [1]
- December 17
- Current constitution of Monaco promulgated. [1]
- December 18
- USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya. [1]
- December 19
- Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland. [1]
- Transit 5A1, first operational navigational satellite, launched. [1]
- December 21
- US and Cuba accord, for release of Bay of Pigs captives. [1]
- December 22
- USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya. [1]
- December 23
- Cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion. [1]
- December 24
- USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya. [1]
- December 25
- USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya. [1]
- December 28
- United Nations troops occupy Elizabethstad, Katanga. [1]
- December 29
- United Nations launches second attack on Katanga. [916.145]
- December 31
- Dutch leave New Guinea. [1]
- Katanga becomes part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]
- Year
- Total spending in the USA on legal pari-mutuel greyhound racing: US$500 million. [80.200]
- Total state lottery income in France: US$50 million, total payout US$128 million. [80.238]
- Total quantity of Swedish lottery ticket sales: 17,980,000. [80.241]
- In Finland, total state income from soccer betting pools is US$18 million. [80.334]
- In France, total betting on off-track legal pari-mutuel totals US$520 million. [80.334]
- Total betting amounts spent in Great Britain:
- horse races: US$1.5 billion,
- soccer pools: US$239 million,
- greyhound racing: US$322 million,
- bingo: US$84 million,
- premium bonds: US$43 million.
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- In Italy, US$81 million is bet on the state lottery, which pays out US$37 million in prizes. [80.338]
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