January 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
December 18 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245mph (63.159km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of death September 30, 1963
The temperature on September 30, 1963 was between 9.3 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 13 » Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio.
March 17 » Mount Agung erupted on Bali killing more than 1,100 people.
April 10 » One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USSThresher sinks at sea.
July 1 » The British Government admits that former diplomat Kim Philby had worked as a Soviet agent.
July 26 » An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead.
September 2 » CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
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