WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO NOVEMBER 1963
Find out what all happened April to November 1963

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation. (16. April 1963)

The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. (30. April 1963)

A violent coup in Honduras pre-empts the October 13 election, ends a period of reform, and begins two decades of military rule. (3. October 1963)

The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. (8. August 1963)

Vietnam War: Following the November 1 coup and execution of President Ngo Dinh Diem, coup leader General Duong Van Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam. (6. November 1963)

The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government. (24. June 1963)

Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam. (11. June 1963)

U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall. (26. June 1963)

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board. (29. November 1963)

Great Train Robbery: in England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes. (8. August 1963)

An explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now Pepsi Coliseum) in Indianapolis kills 74 people and injures another 400 during an ice skating show. A faulty propane tank connection in a concession stand is blamed. (31. October 1963)

South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup. (2. November 1963)

The Hotline between the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. (30. August 1963)

American Joe Walker in an X-15 test plane reaches an altitude of 106 km (66 mi). (22. August 1963)

The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing: Four children killed at an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States (15. September 1963)

The British Government admits that former diplomat Kim Philby had worked as a Soviet agent. (1. July 1963)

Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngo Dinh Diem if he did not remove his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu. (24. August 1963)

In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections. (26. April 1963)

The Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith is elected for the first time. (21. April 1963)

France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia. (10. October 1963)