1963, Music: West German Single Charts 30/08/1963

N° 20
Peter Kraus - Ein Souvenir

- Country: Austria
- Music/Lyrics: König, Zell
- Video clip

N° 19
Ralf Paulsen - Bonanza

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Nicolas, Livingston - Evans
- Video clip

N° 18
Cliff Richard - Rote Lippen Soll Man Küssen (Lucky Lips)

- Country: UK / West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Bradtke, Lieber
- Video clip

N° 17
Elvis Presley - Devil In Disguise

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Giant-Baum-Kaye
- Video clip

N° 16
Conny Froboess -  Skip-du-bi-du

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Blecher, Cole
- Video clip

N° 15
Peter Beil - Nummer eins in meinem Herzen

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Bradtke, Frizzell
- Video clip

N° 14
Petula Clark - Cheerio (I Will Follow Him)

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Roma, Buschor, Stole, Plante
- Video clip

N° 13
Peter Hinnen -  Siebentausend Rinder

- Country: Switzerland
- Music/Lyrics: Blecher, Bruhn
- Video clip

N° 12
Gus Backus - Mein Schimmel wartet im Himmel

- Country: USA / West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Niessen, Ritter
- Video clip

N° 11
Geschwister Leismann - Im kleinen Dorf am Rio Grande

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: ?
- Video clip

N° 10
Mike Roger - Let´s Slop

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Sivo, Gleißner
- Video clip

N° 9
The Blue Diamonds - Sukiyaki

- Country: Indonesia / Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Ei, Nakamura, Stellman
- Video clip

N° 8
Jacqueline Boyer - Mitsou

- Country: France / West Germany
- Music/Lyrics:  Buschor, Bruhn
- Video clip

N° 7
Elvis Presley - Kiss Me Quick

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Pomus, Shuman 
- Video clip

N° 6
Rocco Granata - Buona notte

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Verard, Granata
- Video clip

N° 5
Rex Gildo - Zwei blaue Vergißmeinnicht

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics:  Feltz, Newell
- Video clip

N° 4
Freddy Quinn - Laß Mich Noch Einmal In Die Ferne

- Country: Austria
- Music/Lyrics: Rothenburg
- Video clip

N° 3
Manuela -  Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Weil, Mann, Buschor 
- Video clip

N° 2
Connie Francis - Barcarole in der Nacht

- Country: USA / West Germany
- Music/Lyrics:  Feltz, Scharfenberger
- Video clip

N° 1
Gitte -  Ich will ´nen Cowboy als Mann

- Country: Denmark
- Music/Lyrics: Hertha, Hænning
- Video clip

1963, Car Spotting: 's-Gravenhage Groenmarkt (Den Haag Rond de Grote Kerk), Netherlands

Parked in front of the Town Hall, left to right
Fiat 1100, Renault R4, Opel Kapitän ’54 (1953–1955), Opel Olympia Rekord, Renault R4, Opel Olympia Rekord, DAF 600 / 750, Ford Taunus 17 M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Ford Taunus 12M (G13, P1, Globe Taunus), DAF 600 / 750, Fiat 1100, four unidentifiable cars, Opel Rekord P2, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Renault R4.

Parked vertically, front to back
Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord P1 Caravan, Ford Anglia (105E).

1963, Car Spotting: Beursplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Mercedes-Benz W110, Renault Floride, Citroën 2CV.

Second row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Zephyr Six (214E), Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Fiat 1100 D, Ford Taunus 17M (Bathtub Taunus, P3).

Third row, left to right
Borgward Isabella, Renault Dauphine, Fiat 1100, Ford Anglia (105E), Fiat 1100, Citroën 2CV, Peugeot 403, unidentified car.

Fourth row
Ford Zodiac (206E).

Fifth row
Ford Zephyr 4 or 6 (212E or 214E).

Sixth row, left to right
Volkswagen 1500 Saloon (Type 3), Ford Taunus 17M (Bathtub Taunus, P3), BMW 700 Coupé, Sunbeam Rapier Convertible.

Seventh row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord (P2), Volkswagen 1500 Variant (Type 3), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 500, Citroën ID/DS Safari, Ford Taunus 17M (Bathtub Taunus, P3), unidentified car.

Eighth row, left to right
Unidentified American car, Mercedes-Benz W110, Ford Zephyr 4 or 6 (212E or 214E).

Ninth row, left to right
Mercedes-Benz W111, Fiat 1100.

Tenth row, left to right
Unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford Taunus Transit, Simca 1300. Morris Mini, Ford (Consul) Cortina (MkI).

Eleventh row, left to right
Unidentified estate, Ford (Consul) Cortina (MkI), Fiat 500, Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 750.

Twelfth row, left to right
Unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Austin-Healey 3000, unidentified car probably Opel, Renault 4.

1963, Nobel Prizes (Oslo, Norway)

The Nobel Prize in Physics

Eugene Wigner (Hungary / USA) for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles.
Maria Goeppert Mayer (Germany / USA) and J. Hans D. Jensen (Germany / West Germany) for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure.

Eugene Wigner

Maria Goeppert Mayer

J. Hans D. Jensen

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Karl Ziegler (Germany / West Germany) and Giulio Natta (Italy)

For their discoveries in the field of the chemistry and technology of high polymers.

Karl Ziegler

Giulio Natta

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: John Eccles (Australia), Alan Hodgkin (UK) and Andrew Huxley (UK)

For their discoveries concerning the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition in the peripheral and central portions of the nerve cell membrane.

John Eccles

Alan Hodgkin

Andrew Huxley

The Nobel Prize in Literature: Giorgos Seferis (Greece)

For his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture.

Giorgos Seferis

The Nobel Peace Prize: Comité international de la Croix Rouge (Switzerland) and Ligue des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge (Switzerland)

For promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the UN.

1963, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Daihatsu Sport Coupé Vignale
- Designed by Alfredo Zanellato, Italy, 1963
- Built by Vignale, Turin, Italy, 1963
- Based on the Daihatsu Compagno 800, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan, 1963
- Introduced at the 1963 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Turin, Italy

Daihatsu Sport Coupé Vignale

Daihatsu Sport Coupé Vignale

Daihatsu Sport Coupé Vignale

Sunbeam Venezia
- Designed and built by Carrozeria Touring, Milan, Italy, 1963
- Based on the Sunbeam Rapier, Rootes Group, UK, 1963
- Introduced in 1963 on a gondola at Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy

Sunbeam Venezia

Sunbeam Venezia

Sunbeam Venezia

Elda chair
- Designed by Joe Colombo, Italy, 1963
- Manufactured by Comfort, Italy, 1963

Elda chair

Elda chair

Friden EC-130 Electronic Calculator
- Designed by Robert "Bob" Appleby Ragen, USA, 1963
- Manufactured by Friden Calculating Machine Company, USA, 1963

Friden EC-130 Electronic Calculator

Friden EC-130 Electronic Calculator

Weltempfänger Station T1000
- LW, SW, FM, Portable Transistor Radio
- Designed by Dieter Rams, West Germany, 1963
- Manufactured by Braun, Frankfurt, West Germany, 1963

Weltempfänger Station T1000

Weltempfänger Station T1000

Life International Covers

22 April 1963

3 June 1963

15 July 1963

29 July 1963

12 August 1963

9 September 1963

21 October 1963

4 November 1963

18 November 1963

2 December 1963

16 December 1963

30 December 1963