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1963 in India

Explore 5 historical events and records for India in 1963.

Historical records for India in 1963

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February

Death of Rajendra Prasad

Prasad, Rajendra ยท Patna ยท Government / Government of India

Rajendra Prasad dies in Patna after serving as India's first President.

November

First Sounding Rocket

Sarabhai, Vikram ยท Thumba ยท INCOSPAR ยท Science / Astronomy

Under Vikram Sarabhai's leadership, India launches its first sounding rocket from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.

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Kamaraj Plan

Nehru, Jawaharlal ยท New Delhi ยท Prime Minister of India ยท Government / Congress Party

Senior Congress leaders leave government posts under the Kamaraj Plan to strengthen the party organisation.

Optical Equivalence Theorem

Sudarshan, Ennackal Chandy George ยท Rochester ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

E. C. G. Sudarshan develops the diagonal coherent-state representation and optical equivalence theorem foundational to quantum optics.

Ramachandran Plot

Ramachandran, Gopalasamudram Narayanan ยท Madras ยท Biophysicist ยท Science / Physics

G. N. Ramachandran and colleagues introduce conformational maps showing sterically allowed backbone angles in protein structures.

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