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1963

April-June

• June 30, 1963: Tony Maggs wins the 1963 French Grand Prix after Jim Clark's ignition breaks down.
• June 23, 1963: Jim Clark wins the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix once again by over a full lap over the competition.
• June 22, 1963: Jacky Cupit wins the 1963 US Open by one stroke over second place Julius Boros and Arnold Palmer.
• June 20, 1963: Australia takes home the first ever edition of the Federation Cup as they defeated the Americans 2-1.
• June 16, 1963: Italian pair, Ludovico Scarfiotti and Lorenzo Bandini win the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
• June 9, 1963: Jim Clark wins the 1963 Belgian Grand Prix by one full lap over the competition.
• June 9, 1963: Franco Balmamion claims his second Giro d'Italia title as he wins by over three minutes from second place rider Giorgio Zancanaro.
• June 8, 1963: The first Asian Cycling Championships is held in Malaysia.
• June 2, 1963: Rex White takes home the World 600.
• May 30, 1963: Jim Clark wins the 1963 Indianapolis 500 after a black flag is flown for Parnelli Jones.
• May 26, 1963: Richie Ginther wins the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix in the BRM taking home his first race victory.
• May 26, 1963: Ann Jones and Nicola Pietrangeli wins the 1963 French Championships in the men's and women's singles respectively.
• May 25, 1963: The final match-day of the 1962–63 British Football League season sees John Hughes end Rangers dream of becoming the first Scottish team to win the league by goal-difference over defending champions Tottenham Hotspur.
• May 25, 1963: Brazil claims their second FIBA World Championship as they finished with a sweep in the final round of the 1963 edition.
• May 22, 1963: The final of the 1962–63 European Cup is held with Milan winning their third European Cup title, defeating PSV Eindhoven in the final 3-0.
• May 15, 1963: The 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup‎‎ winner is decided with FC Barcelona taking home the title.
• May 8, 1963: The 1962–63 European Cup second legs are complete with Milan and PSV Eindhoven qualifying through to the final.
• May 4, 1963: The Kentucky Derby is won by Never Bend with the jockey being Manuel Ycaza.
• May 4, 1963: The 1963 Pan American Games ends in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• April 20, 1963: The 1963 Pan American Games begin in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• April 18, 1963: Toronto takes home the Stanley Cup defeating Detroit 4-0.
• April 14, 1963: The 1963 World Table Tennis Championships wraps up in Prague with China and Japan taking home the golds.
• April 7, 1963: The 1963 Masters Tournament is won by Tony Lema.
• April 7, 1963: The 1963 Arab Cup concludes with the host nation taking out the title.

January-March

• March 31, 1963: The 1963 South American Championship ends in Bolivia with the host nation taking out the title by one point over Argentina.
• March 31, 1963: The 1963 Arab Cup begins in Lebanon.
• March 23, 1963: The 1963 NACFC Championship begins in El Salvador.
• March 23, 1963: The 1963 Five Nations Championship finishes up with Scotland taking out their first title since 1938.
• March 17, 1963: Sweden take home the Ice Hockey World Championships at home.
• March 10, 1963: The 1963 South American Championship begin in Bolivia.
• March 4, 1963: Peru win their first South America Basketball Championship since 1943 with them winning on their home court.
• March 3, 1963: The Soviet Union take out both titles at the 1963 Biathlon World Championships in Seefeld, Austria.
• February 24, 1963: The 1963 Bandy World Championships is won by the Soviet Union.
• February 24, 1963: Ned Jarrett takes home the 1963 Daytona 500 over Fred Lorenzen and Dan Gurney.
• February 10, 1963: The European Figure Skating Championships is held in Budapest.
• February 6, 1963: The first leg of the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup is complete.
• January 19, 1963: Margaret Smith and Roy Emerson win's the singles title at the 1963 Australian Championships.

1962

October-December

• December 29, 1962: Graham Hill takes the Formula One World Championship after finishing in second place at the South African Grand Prix.
• December 5, 1962: Egyptian player Abdelfattah Abou Taleb, takes out the British Squash Open.
• December 1, 1962: The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games ends in Adelaide, Australia with the host nation securing the most gold medals.
• November 22, 1962: The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games begins in Adelaide, Australia.
• October 25, 1962: Japan takes out the 1962 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Championship as they won all seven games.
• October 13, 1962: The United States take out the Eisenhower Trophy in Japan.
• October 7, 1962: Graham Hill take out the United States Grand Prix.

July-September

• September 29, 1962: The 1962 edition of the EuroBasket Women is held with the Soviet Union defeating Bulgaria in the final.
• September 10, 1962: The 1962 U.S. National Championships is held in New York with an Australian dominance with Rod Laver and Margaret Smith winning the titles.
• September 8, 1962: The preliminary round of the 1962–63 European Cup‎ begins.
• September 4, 1962: The 1962 Asian Games end in Jakarta.
• August 28, 1962: The 1962 UCI Track Cycling World Championships finishes in Milan.
• August 26, 1962: The 1962 European Games finishes in Moscow.
• August 24, 1962: The 1962 Asian Games begins in Jakarta.
• August 20, 1962: England wins the test series against Pakistan 5-0.
• August 17, 1962: The 1962 European Games begins in Moscow.
• July 29, 1962: Sweden wins the Speedway World Team Cup.
• July 22, 1962: Bob Goalby takes out the 1962 PGA Championship by a playoff over Gary Player.
• July 15, 1962: Jacques Anquetil takes out the Tour de France.
• July 15, 1962: Czechoslovakia take out the 1962 World Women's Handball Championship as they defeat Denmark 8-6 in the final.
• July 13, 1962: Arnold Palmer takes out the 1962 edition of the Open Championship.
• July 10, 1962: American League defeat the National League in the MLB All-Star Game.
• July 8, 1962: A protest is held at the 1962 edition of the Tour de France due to the possibly of doping that occurred in the previous stage.
• July 7, 1962: At the 1962 Wimbledon Championships, Rod Laver and Karen Susman take out the singles titles.

April-June

• June 24, 1962: Qualifying for the 1964 European Nations' Cup begins in Austria.
• June 17, 1962: Yugoslavia take home the 1962 FIFA World Cup as they defeat Brazil in the final 2-1.
• June 16, 1962: The third place match between Great Britain and the Netherlands see a coin-toss separate the two teams with the Dutch taking home the win.
• June 16, 1962: Arnold Palmer won the 1962 US Open by one stroke over Jack Nicklaus.
• June 13, 1962: Yugoslavia and Brazil will meet in the 1962 FIFA World Cup final after winning their semi-final matches.
• June 10, 1962: The quarter finals are played at the 1962 FIFA World Cup with the four teams being in this tournament before.
• June 9, 1962: The Giro d'Italia is won by Italian rider Franco Balmamion.
• June 7, 1962: The final three teams for the 1962 FIFA World Cup knockouts have been locked in with Yugoslavia, Netherlands and Colombia qualifying through.
• June 6, 1962: In the World Cup, host nation Mexico join Great Britain in qualifying through to the knockout stage.
• June 3, 1962: Bruce McLaren takes out the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix in a Lotus.
• June 3, 1962: The first eliminations have happened in the 1962 World Cup with West Germany, Bulgaria and Italy all get knocked out.
• June 2, 1962: At the 1962 French Championships, the defending champions in Manuel Santana from Spain and Ann Hayden from Great Britain win the men's and women's single respectively.
• June 2, 1962: France and Czechoslovakia become the first teams to qualify through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
• May 31, 1962: In the World Cup, wins were recorded for Paraguay, Czechoslovakia and the Netherlands.
• May 30, 1962: The 1962 FIFA World Cup begins in Mexico.
• May 20, 1962: The 1962 Dutch Grand Prix is won by Ferrari driver, Giancarlo Baghetti.
• May 10, 1962: The 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup final is held in Rennes with Ferencváros taking out the title.
• May 8, 1962: Paraguay wins the 1962 South American Championship in the basketball.
• May 5, 1962: Roman Line wins the Kentucky Derby.
• May 2, 1962: The final of the 1961–62 European Cup is held in the Netherlands.
• April 29, 1962: The 1962 EFU Youth Tournament is won by Yugoslavia.
• April 26, 1962: Malaya take out the 1962 APFC Youth Championship.
• April 24, 1962: Toronto wins the Stanley Cup over Chicago 4-3.
• April 12, 1962: The 1961–62 European Cup semi finals have been completed.
• April 8, 1962: Gary Players win his third major golf title winning the Masters by one shot.

January-March

• March 30, 1962: The United Arab Republic takes out the FIBA Africa Championship as they went 3-1.
• March 25, 1962: The first match of the NACFC Champions' Cup is held in El Salvador.
• March 20, 1962: Canada wins the Scotch Cup as they win all six of their games.
• March 18, 1962: The 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships is held in the United States with the hosts taking it out in a weaken competition.
• March 17, 1962: The World Figure Skating Championships ends in Czechoslovakia.
• February 26, 1962: The quarter-finals of the 1961–62 European Cup is complete.
• February 18, 1962: The Daytona 500 is won by Fireball Roberts.
• February 7, 1962: The Copa Libertadores begin in the group stages of the tournament.
• February 7, 1962: England leave the South Asia tour with a draw against Pakistan to win the series 1-0.
• February 1, 1962: Major League Baseball release their schedule for the 1962 season which has been expanded to 20 teams.
• January 21, 1962: United Arab Republic take out the Africa Cup of Nations title after defeating Kenya 3-0 in the final.
• January 15, 1962: The 1962 Australian Championships ends in Sydney with Australian players, Rod Laver and Margaret Smith taking out the titles in the men's and women's singles respectively.
• January 14, 1962: The 1962 African Cup of Nations begin in Ethiopia.

1961

• December 16, 1961: The 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games ends in Burma with the host nation taking the most gold medals.
• December 11, 1961: The 1962 FIFA World Cup draw has been revealed.
• December 4, 1961: Qualification for the 1962 FIFA World Cup has been completed with Netherlands defeating Costa Rica 7-1 on aggregate.