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October 3, 1963

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Headlines from October 3, 1963

BEN BELLA TO ASK POWERS IN CRISIS; Algerian Deputies Will Get Appeal Today--'Vigilance Committees' Sought Groups May Get Arms BEN BELLA TO ASK POWERS IN CRISIS Kabyle Capital Calm

By Peter Braestrup Special To the New York Times

Ben Bella aide announces Govt will seek emergency powers from Parliament to deal with revolt, s to Natl Liberation Front cadres with Ben Bella and top Govt execs attending; urges local 'vigilance coms' be formed; Ben Bella reptdly takes over direct leadership of armed forces; Ait-Ahmed and Hadj stump Kabylia for support; Govt reinforcements set up roadblocks at Kabylia capital Tizi-Ouzou

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 2, 1963, covering October 3, 1963.

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

    My Son; The Nut

    Allan Sherman

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  2. 2
    Album cover for Bye Bye Birdie by Soundtrack

    Bye Bye Birdie

    Soundtrack

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    2
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    8
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    Album cover for Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul by Ray Charles

    Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul

    Ray Charles

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    6
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    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary

    Peter| Paul & Mary

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    8
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    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

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    2
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    2
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    8

Notable Births

1963Benny Anders, American basketball player[†]

Benny Michael Anders is an American former basketball player. Anders was a forward on the Guy Lewis-coached Houston Cougars teams during the early 1980s. The team featured a set of players called the Phi Slama Jama basketball fraternity that included Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Michael Young, Alvin Franklin, Reid Gettys, Larry Micheaux and Anders.

1963Dan Goldie, American tennis player[†]

Daniel C. Goldie is a former tennis player from the United States who won 2 singles and 2 doubles titles. The right-hander reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1989 where he beat Kelly Evernden, Jimmy Connors, Wally Masur and Slobodan Živojinović before losing to Ivan Lendl. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 27 in April 1989. Before turning pro, Goldie played tennis for Stanford University, where he won the 1986 National Singles Championship before graduating with a degree in Economics.

Notable Deaths

Refet Bele

1963Refet Bele, Turkish general (born 1877)[†]

Refet Bele, also known as Refet Bey or Refet Pasha was a Turkish military commander. He served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army, where he retired as a general.

Historical Events

1963A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule.[†]

The 1963 Honduran coup d'état was a military takeover of the Honduran government on 3 October 1963, ten days before a scheduled election. Oswaldo López Arellano replaced Ramón Villeda Morales as president and initiated two decades of military rule.

Historical Context for October 3, 1963

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