Famous Birthdays
- Downtown Julie Brown, Welsh TV personality and actress (Club MTV, The Earth Day Special, Junket Whore), born in Cardiff, Wales
Famous Deaths
- Allama Mashriqi, Pakistani scholar and politician (b. 1888)
W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963)
American civil rights activist, writer (Souls of Black Folk) and co-founder of the NAACP, dies in Accra, Ghana, at 95
1963 Highlights
About August 27, 1963
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 59 years, 6 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
#1 Song: Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
