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The following events occurred in February 1963: ==February 1, 1963 (Friday)== *A convent school collapsed in the town of Biblián, in Ecuador, during chapel services during a heavy rainfall. An estimated 450 people, mostly schoolgirls, were buried in the rubble, and 104 were killed.〔"104 Killed At Prayer In Ecuador", ''Miami News'', February 2, 1963, p1〕 *Middle East Airlines Flight 265, with 14 people on board, was struck by a Turkish Air Force C-47 airplane with 3 people, as the airliner was descending for a landing at the airport in Ankara. Plunging from an altitude of 7,000 feet, the wreckage of Flight 265 fell into Ulas Square, killing another 87 people and injuring 200 injured.〔The "Searchers Seek Bodies In Ankara Air Disaster", ''Miami News'', February 2, 1963, p1; (Flight Safety Network database )〕 *A double-headed train rammed into a passenger train, exploded and caught fire at Nogales, Veracruz, Mexico, killing 17 people and injuring 63. *The United States Army activated the 11th Air Assault Division (Test) to test the concept of helicopter assault by ground forces. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「February 1963」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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