April 18 » The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
May 17 » Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.
Day of death February 17, 1963
The temperature on February 17, 1963 was between -3.2 °C and -0.3 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
April 21 » The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Bahá'í Faith.
June 3 » Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
August 8 » Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6million in bank notes.
September 15 » Baptist Church bombing: Four children killed in the bombing of an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
December 10 » Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah.
December 31 » The Central African Federation officially collapses, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia.
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