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March 21, 1963

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Historical Context for March 21, 1963

In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]

Notable Births

Shawon Dunston

1963Shawon Dunston, American baseball player[†]

Shawon Donnell Dunston is an American former professional baseball player. A shortstop, Dunston played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1985 through 2002. On January 13, 2023, he was selected as a member of the 2023 class of the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame.

Ronald Koeman

1963Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and manager[†]

Ronald Koeman is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Netherlands national team. Koeman scored over 250 goals whilst playing in defence for the majority of his career. Koeman was capable of playing both as a defender and as a midfielder; he frequently played as a sweeper, although he was equally known for his goalscoring, long-range shooting, and accuracy from free kicks and penalties. Because of his goalscoring, he is considered one of the best attacking center backs of all time.

Shawn Lane

1963Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2003)[†]

Shawn Lane was an American musician who released two studio albums and collaborated with a variety of musicians including Ringo Starr, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Reggie Young, Joe Walsh, Jonas Hellborg, Anders Johansson, Jens Johansson and many others. After studying the piano, he learned to play the guitar, which he played with exceptional speed.

Share Ross

1963Share Pedersen, American bass player[†]

Sharon June "Share" Ross is an American musician. She was the bassist, and high-harmony vocalist of the female glam metal/hard rock band, Vixen, from whom she has been on hiatus since February 2022.

Historical Events

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

1963Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes.[†]

United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz or the Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. The site of a fort since the 1850s, the main prison building was built in 1910–12 as a U.S. Army military prison.

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Headlines from March 21, 1963

Senators Hear 2 Unapproved Drugs Are on Market; UNCLEARED DRUGS CITED IN SENATE

By Robert C. Toth Special To the New York Times

Sen (Humphrey) subcom hearings on interagency cooperation in drug field; FDA exec Dr Nestor charges FDA allowed 4 drugs on mkt with 'verbal' approval though they were never cleared for safety; says 2 (pareycin and coldaid) are still on mkt; says laymen in FDA overrule adverse med opinion on some drugs, cite investments by mfrs; repts 'indifference, disapproval or even hostility' in questioning FDA decisions or commitments to mfrs; Humphrey shocked; Prof May testimony defends FDA actions; hearings illus; Comr Larrick denies Nestor charges

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