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Events on Thursday 10 October 1963 3
1915 – 1963Edith PiafThe Little SparrowWorld-renowned singer and icon of French cabaret; famous for "La Vie en rose."
1963 – 2003Anita Mui (1963-2003)Died 30 December 2003, aged 40Anita Mui was a Cantopop singer and actress often called the Madonna of Asia, with some 30 films and dozens of albums to her name. She continued performing during treatment for cervical cancer, giving a final series of concerts weeks before her death.
1963From Russia with Love — Sean ConneryBond travels to Istanbul to obtain a Soviet decoding device, pursued by SPECTRE assassin Red Grant and the deadly Rosa Klebb. Widely regarded as one of the finest entries in the series — tighter, more grounded and more genuinely thrilling than its predecessor. Budget: $2 million. Box office: $78.9 million.