Historical Events
- Great Train Robbery in England, £2.6 million ($7.3 million)
- Kingsmen release "Louie, Louie", radio stations label it obscene
- Verne Gagne beats Fritz Von Erich in Amarillo, to become NWA champ
Famous Birthdays
- Caroline Crawley, British alt-rock singer (Shelleyan Orphan; Babacar), born in Bournemouth, England (d. 2016)
- Jon Turteltaub, American director (While You Were Sleeping), born in New York City
- Kyoko Chan Cox, American daughter of Yoko Ono and Anthony Cox, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Ron Karkovice, American NLB catcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Union, New Jersey
- Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey official and executive
Famous Deaths
- Sándor Jemnitz, Hungarian composer, dies at 72
About August 8, 1963
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 61 years and 17 days
Leap Year: No
Music Charts
#1 Song: Fingertips - Pt 2 - Little Stevie Wonder
#1 Song: Sweets For My Sweet - Searchers
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