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April 11, 1963

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Notable Births

Billy Bowden

1963Billy Bowden, New Zealand cricketer and umpire[†]

Brent Fraser "Billy" Bowden is a New Zealand cricket umpire and former cricketer. He was a player until rheumatoid arthritis forced him to retire. He is well known for his dramatic signalling style which includes the famous "crooked finger of doom" out signal. On 6 February 2016, Bowden stood in his 200th One Day International match in the game between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington.

Waldemar Fornalik

1963Waldemar Fornalik, Polish footballer and manager[†]

Waldemar Fornalik is a Polish professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin. He spent his entire playing career with Ruch Chorzów. From July 2012 to October 2013, he managed the Poland national team.

1963Elizabeth Smylie, Australian tennis player[†]

Elizabeth Smylie, sometimes known as Liz Smylie, is a retired Australian tennis player. During her career, she won four Grand Slam titles, one in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. She also won three singles titles and 36 doubles titles on the tour. Liz also taught junior tennis players at Smith's Tennis Center, North Curl Curl. Sydney in the early 1990s.

Eleni Tsaligopoulou

1963Eleni Tsaligopoulou, Greek singer[†]

Eleni Tsaligopoulou is a Greek singer of popular music who, in the course of a 30-year career, has maintained a position as one of her country's best-selling recording artists.

Historical Events

Pope John XXIII

1963Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics, and which described the conditions for world peace in human terms.[†]

Pope John XXIII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "John".

Historical Context for April 11, 1963

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