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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 4, 1963, covering September 8, 1963.

1
My Son; The Nut
Allan Sherman
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
4
2
Trini Lopez At PJ's
Trini Lopez
Last week
2
Peak
2
Weeks
4
3
Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius
Stevie Wonder
Last week
3
Peak
1
Weeks
4
4
(Moving)
Peter| Paul & Mary
Last week
4
Peak
4
Weeks
4
5
Bye Bye Birdie
Soundtrack
Last week
8
Peak
5
Weeks
4

Notable Births

1963Alexandros Alexiou, Greek footballer^[†]

Alexandros "Alexis" Alexiou is a Greek former footballer and manager.

1963Daniel Wolpert, American scientist^[†]

Daniel Mark Wolpert FRS FMedSci is a British medical doctor, neuroscientist and engineer, who has made important contributions in computational biology. He was Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge from 2005, and also became the Royal Society Noreen Murray Research Professorship in Neurobiology from 2013. He is now Professor of Neurobiology at Columbia University.

Notable Deaths

1963Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (born 1904)^[†]

Maurice Fernand Cary Wilks was an English automotive and aeronautical engineer, and by the time of his death in 1963, was the chairman of the Rover Company. He was the founder of the Land Rover marque and responsible for the inspiration and concept work that led to the development of the first Land Rover off-road utility vehicle.

Historical Context for September 8, 1963

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

Headlines from September 8, 1963

CROWD IN ILLINOIS HAILS ROCKEFELLER; He Scores Kennedy at Rally in Goldwater Bastion-- G.O.P. Leaders Absent

TOURISTS ABROAD DIG DEEPER; Bargains on Continent Are Harder to Find As Nations Prosper

WE HAVE A FESTIVAL; Exposition of Films at Lincoln Center Honors Cinema Art Ticklish Question

The Week in Finance; Stock Market Continues to Climb, Pushing Two Averages to New Highs Averages Advance Bullish Fever WEEK IN FINANCE: STOCKS SET HIGHS

Mexican Scores in 3 Sets; Misses Smith, Bueno Win; Froehling Gets Ovation

My Son; The Nut

Trini Lopez At PJ's

Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius

(Moving)

Bye Bye Birdie

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for September 8, 1963