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July 12, 1963

On July 12, 1963, pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. The year's #1 song was "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys. Garry Kasparov, Conan O'Brien, Rachel Whiteread would arrive in the same year.

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Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.

Gorton is an area of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England; it lies to the south-east of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw.

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1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1963rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 963rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 63rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1960s decade.

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On July 12, 1963

1963 Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.

Area of Manchester, England

Gorton is an area of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England; it lies to the south-east of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw.

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Garry Kasparov 1963– Russian chess player and author

Conan O'Brien 1963– American television host, comedian, and writer

Rachel Whiteread 1963– English sculptor

Ken Caminiti 1963– American baseball player (died 2004)

Rosalind Gill 1963– English sociologist and academic

Sean Lock 1963– English comedian and actor (died 2021)

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