What Happened on May 2, 1963

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Children's crusade begins in Birmingham, Alabama. More than 600 African American school children arrested for marching against segregation, organised by James Bevel and the SCLC

Famous Birthdays

Brian Tochi, American actor (Dr Alan Poe-St Elsewhere, Renegades), born in Los Angeles, California

Born in 1963

Famous Deaths

Jack Crawford, English cricket all-rounder (12 Tests; Surrey, South Australia, Otago), dies at 76
Tomás Vačkář, Czech composer, dies at 17
Van Wyck Brooks, American literary historian and writer (Ordeal of Mark Twain), dies at 77

1963 Highlights