Timeline October 1963

Events in October 1963 13

• 1889 – 1963 Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) Died 11 October 1963, aged 74 Jean Cocteau was a French poet, filmmaker and artist known for works including the film Beauty and the Beast and the novel Les Enfants Terribles. He worked across nearly every artistic medium and was elected to the Academie francaise. He reportedly died of a heart attack upon hearing of Edith Piaf's death the same day.
• 1890 – 1963 Adolphe Menjou (1890-1963) American actor, a byword for suave elegance on screen from A Woman of Paris to Paths of Glory.
• 1915 – 1963 Edith Piaf (1915-1963) Died 11 October 1963, aged 47 Edith Piaf was a French singer known for dramatic torch songs including "La Vie en Rose" and "Non, je ne regrette rien". She rose from a difficult childhood in Paris to become France's most celebrated chanteuse. She died of liver cancer near Paris.
• 1915 – 1963 Edith Piaf The Little Sparrow World-renowned singer and icon of French cabaret; famous for "La Vie en rose."
• 1962 – 1963 Chuck Berry in federal prison Mann Act conviction Serves about 20 months after a conviction under the Mann Act.
• 1963 Hurricane Flora devastates Haiti and Cuba One of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes on record Hurricane Flora stalled over Haiti and Cuba for days, dumping catastrophic rainfall and causing widespread flooding. The storm killed several thousand people, mostly in Haiti, making it one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes of the 20th century. Cuba's agricultural sector suffered severe losses.
• 1963 Joins The Yardbirds October 1963 Joined The Yardbirds in October 1963 as lead guitarist, replacing founder Top Topham. Less than two months later, on 8 December 1963, he recorded his first live album with the band at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond.
• 1963 – 2020 Brian "Licorice" Locking's later years Jehovah's Witness work After leaving the Shadows in 1963, Brian "Licorice" Locking devoted his life to work as a Jehovah's Witness, making occasional appearances at reunions and on recordings with former bandmates over the following decades. He died peacefully on 8 October 2020 at the age of 81.
• 1963 Sam Cooke turned away from a Shreveport motel Segregation Turned away from a whites-only motel and arrested.
• 1963 – 2003 Anita Mui (1963-2003) Died 30 December 2003, aged 40 Anita Mui was a Cantopop singer and actress often called the Madonna of Asia, with some 30 films and dozens of albums to her name. She continued performing during treatment for cervical cancer, giving a final series of concerts weeks before her death.
• 1963 From Russia with Love — Sean Connery Bond travels to Istanbul to obtain a Soviet decoding device, pursued by SPECTRE assassin Red Grant and the deadly Rosa Klebb. Widely regarded as one of the finest entries in the series — tighter, more grounded and more genuinely thrilling than its predecessor. Budget: $2 million. Box office: $78.9 million.
• 1963 Harold Macmillan resigns as British prime minister Ill health ends Macmillan's premiership Harold Macmillan announced his resignation as British prime minister on health grounds, weeks after the Profumo scandal had weakened his government. He was succeeded by Alec Douglas-Home. Macmillan had led Britain for nearly seven years.
• 1963 Adolphe Menjou dies in Beverly Hills Adolphe Menjou dies aged 73.