Historical Events
Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Lyndon B. Johnson confers Presidential Medal of Freedom on 31 recipients selected by JFK, including: contralto Marian Anderson; diplomat Ralph Bunche; cellist Pablo Casals; Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter; labor leader George Meaney; architect Mies van der Rohe; pianist Rudolf Serkin; writers E. B. White and Thorton Wilder; and painter Andrew Wyeth; as well as posthumously to JFK himself, and Pope John XXIII
- Test Cricket debut of Graeme Pollock at the Gabba
- The Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fan club members
Famous Deaths
- Jozef Goossenaerts, Flem philologist (Language Boundary), dies at 81
About December 6, 1963
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 59 years, 3 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Dominique - The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
#1 Song: I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
