What Happened on January 16, 1963

Day of the Week: Wednesday

Historical Events


Sport awardNBA All-Star Game

13th NBA All-Star Game, LA Memorial Sports Arena: Eastern Conference beats Western Conference, 115-108; MVP: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics, C

Basketball Player Bill Russell
Basketball Player
Bill Russell

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Khrushchev claims to have a 100-megaton nuclear bomb

Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet First Secretary
Nikita Khrushchev
  • Los Angeles night club and music venue The Whiskey A-Go-Go opens (inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006)

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Tennessee Williams' "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore" premieres

Playwright Tennessee Williams
Playwright
Tennessee Williams

Famous Birthdays

  • James May, English television presenter

Famous Deaths

  • Gilardo Gilardi, Argentine composer, pianist and conductor (La leyenda del urutaú, Réquiem, Misa de Gloria), dies at 73
  • Ike Quebec, American tenor-saxophone player, dies of cancer at 44