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1963

18 Jan
Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell dies

21 Mar
Train drives itself

27 Mar
Railways to be slashed by a quarter

25 May
African states unite against white rule

27 May
Kenyatta to be Kenya's first premier

05 Jun
Profumo resigns over sex scandal

08 Jun
Ward charged over 'immoral earnings'

16 Jun
Soviets launch first woman into space

26 Jun
Kennedy: 'Ich bin ein Berliner'

27 Jun
Warm welcome for JFK in Ireland

26 Jul
Thousands killed in Yugoslav earthquake

08 Aug
Train robbers make off with millions

28 Aug
King's dream for racial harmony

22 Nov
Kennedy shot dead in Dallas

23 Nov
Johnson takes over as US president

24 Nov
Kennedy 'assassin' murdered

25 Nov
John F Kennedy is laid to rest

29 Nov
Canadian air disaster kills 118

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