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December 27, 1963

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Headlines from December 27, 1963

GRAIN TALKS GAIN AS U.S. LICENSES 2 SALES TO SOVIET; $40 Million Cash Purchases Are Being Negotiated, Roosevelt Indicates 700,000 TONS INVOLVED Final Contracts to Await Settlement of Dispute on Shipping Details Could Add to Costs Issue of Cash or Credit TWO WHEAT SALES APPROVED BY U.S.

By Max Frankel Special To the New York Times

US Commerce Dept approves 2 licenses for cash sales of $40,640,000 worth of wheat; Roosevelt says no firm contracts have been signed but I deal is now 'strongly anticipated,'

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 25, 1963, covering December 27, 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
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  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
    16
  4. 4
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    20
  5. 5
    Album cover for Washington Square by The Village Stompers

    Washington Square

    The Village Stompers

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Gaspar Noé

1963Gaspar Noé, Argentine-French director and screenwriter[†]

Gaspar Noé is an Argentine filmmaker, who lives and worked primarily in France. He is one of the primary exponents of New French Extremity, with his most notable works including the feature films I Stand Alone (1998), Irréversible (2002), Enter the Void (2009), Love (2015), Climax (2018), Lux Æterna (2019), and Vortex (2021).

Historical Context for December 27, 1963

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