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


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
Died in 1963 1963 Highlights

About June 9, 1963

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 60 years, 10 months and 10 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