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September 23, 1963

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Headlines from September 23, 1963

RALLIES IN NATION PROTEST KILLING OF 6 IN ALABAMA; 10,000 Cheer Denunciation of Kennedy Here--Mass Rights Uprising Urged Prayer for Wallace Militancy Applauded RALLIES IN NATION MARK DEATH OF 6 A 'Cheap Revolution' 200 Policemen on Hand Children Carry Coffins Little Rock Negroes March

By Peter Kihssthe New York Times (BY JOHN ORRIS)

J Farmer, B Rustin, Baldwin, N Thomas assail Kennedy inaction, call for nationwide civil disobedience campaign to spur rights drive, NYC rally marking deaths of 6 children in Birmingham

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 18, 1963, covering September 23, 1963.

  1. 1
    Album cover for My Son; The Nut by Allan Sherman

    My Son; The Nut

    Allan Sherman

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    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

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    Peak
    2
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    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Bye Bye Birdie by Soundtrack

    Bye Bye Birdie

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
    3
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    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary

    Peter| Paul & Mary

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    Peak
    4
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  5. 5
    Album cover for (Moving) by Peter| Paul & Mary

    (Moving)

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
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    6

Notable Births

Anne-Marie Cadieux

1963Anne-Marie Cadieux, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter[†]

Anne-Marie Cadieux is a Canadian actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won a Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Streetheart and in 2008 was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her role in You (Toi).

Alex Proyas

1963Alex Proyas, Egyptian-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Alexander Proyas is an Australian film director. He is known for directing the films The Crow (1994), Dark City (1998), I, Robot (2004) and Knowing (2009).

Historical Context for September 23, 1963

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