Basketball Coach Paul Hewitt

Events in 1963 and 4-5

Events in the world in the birth year of Paul Hewitt

• France and West Germany sign treaty of cooperation ending four centuries of conflict (Jan. 22).
• Pope John XXIII dies (June 3), and is succeeded June 21 by Cardinal Montini, who becomes Paul VI.
• British Secretary of War John Profumo resigns in the wake of an affair with Christine Keeler, a teenage showgirl who was also involved with the Soviet naval attaché (June).
• Washington-to-Moscow "hot line" communications link opens, designed to reduce risk of accidental war (Aug. 30). Background: cold war
• Kenya achieves independence.
• There are 15,000 US military advisers in South Vietnam. Background: Vietnam War
• 32 independent African nations establish the Organization for African Unity.

Birthday Paul Hewitt (4-5) in history

• Day 4-5 year 1626: Dutch Governor Peter Minuit landed in Manhattan, which he later bought for $24 in cloth and brass buttons.
• Day 4-5 year 1886: The Haymarket Square riot broke out as a result of a labor demonstration.
• Day 4-5 year 1932: Public Enemy Number One, Al Capone, was jailed for tax evasion.
• Day 4-5 year 1959: The first Grammy Awards were held.
• Day 4-5 year 1961: Civil rights activists, called "freedom riders," left Washington, DC for New Orleans.
• Day 4-5 year 1970: Four Kent State University students were shot down by National Guard members during an anti-Vietnam War demonstration.
• Day 4-5 year 1998: The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was sentenced to four life terms plus 30 years for his series of bombings that killed three and injured 23.