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July 19, 1963

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Notable Births

Thomas Gabriel Fischer

1963Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Swiss musician[†]

Thomas Gabriel Fischer, also known by the stage names Tom Warrior and Satanic Slaughter, is a Swiss musician. He led the extreme metal bands Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, and is currently the frontman of the bands Triptykon and Triumph of Death.

Garth Nix

1963Garth Nix, Australian author[†]

Garth Richard Nix is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the Old Kingdom, Seventh Tower and Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name."

Notable Deaths

1963William Andrew, English priest (born 1884)[†]

William Shaw Andrew MC was an Anglican priest in the mid 20th Century.

Historical Events

Joseph A. Walker

1963Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention.[†]

Joseph Albert Walker was an American World War II pilot, experimental physicist, NASA test pilot, and astronaut who was the first person to fly an airplane to space. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.

Historical Context for July 19, 1963

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