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March 21, 1963

On March 21, 1963, alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes. 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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Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes.

01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. S. Army military prison.

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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 March 21, 1963

  1. 1963 Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes.

    Former island prison in San Francisco Bay

    01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. S. Army military prison.

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The class of 1963

Others born in 1963

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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