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December 11, 1963

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Headlines from December 11, 1963

BOLIVIAN TROOPS RING MINING CAMP HOLDING CAPTIVES; Paz Estenssoro Denies He Asked U.S. for Weapons to Subdue Leftists Open to Mediation 16 Bolivians Also Held BOLIVIAN TROOPS RING MINING CAMP Railway Center Occupied

By Juan de Onis Special To the New York Times

troops ring mining camp where hostages are held; Paz denies asking US arms; confs with Henderson; Lechin offers to accept mediation; Henderson wires him that US holds him responsible for hostages safety; armed peasant militiamen reinforce troops

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 11, 1963, covering December 11, 1963.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Singing Nun by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    The Singing Nun

    The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

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    2
    Peak
    1
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    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Second Barbra Streisand Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Second Barbra Streisand Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    18
  5. 5
    Album cover for Golden Records Vol. 3 by Elvis Presley

    Golden Records Vol. 3

    Elvis Presley

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    14

Notable Births

Mario Been

1963Mario Been, Dutch footballer and manager[†]

Marinus Antonius Been is a Dutch football manager and former professional player.

1963Mark Greatbatch, New Zealand cricketer[†]

Mark John Greatbatch is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He scored more than 2,000 runs in his 41 Test matches for New Zealand. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler in first class cricket for Auckland and Central Districts, Greatbatch scored 9,890 first class runs in total as well as being an occasional wicket keeper.

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

1963Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German tennis player[†]

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player and member of the Die Linke. During her tennis career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won eight singles titles and a total of 25 doubles titles.

John Lammers (footballer)

1963John Lammers, Dutch footballer and manager[†]

Johannes Gerardus Adrianus "John" Lammers is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.

Nigel Winterburn

1963Nigel Winterburn, English footballer and coach[†]

Nigel Winterburn is an English former professional footballer who made 687 appearances in the Football League and Premier League. He was capped twice by England, in 1989 and 1993.

Historical Context for December 11, 1963

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