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The following events occurred in May 1963: ==May 1, 1963 (Wednesday)== *West New Guinea, the last remaining Netherlands possession in what had been the Dutch East Indies, was formally transferred to Indonesian control by the United Nations in ceremonies at Hollandia. The Indonesians renamed the territory West Irian, and Hollandia was renamed Kotabaru.〔 "Indonesia Takes Over Half Island", ''Miami News'', May , 1963, p4A〕 *Sir Winston Churchill announced his retirement from politics at the age of 88, for reasons of health. He pledged that he would remain an M.P. until Parliament was dissolved, but would not stand for re-election.〔"Churchill Quitting Politics", ''Miami News'', May 2, 1963, p1〕 *American mountaineer Jim Whittaker and Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu became the fifth and sixth persons to successfully reach the top of Mount Everest, following Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (May 29, 1953), and Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger (May 18, 1957). Whittaker, a 32-year-old resident of Redmond, Washington, became the first American to accomplish the feat.〔"Yank Team On Top Of The World", ''Miami News'', May 2, 1963, p1; "Conquest Of Everest Led By Sherpa Guide", ''Miami News'', May 3, 1963, p1〕 *Former U.S. Vice-President (and future President) Richard M. Nixon continued his retirement from politics with the announcement that he would join the New York City law firm of Mudge, Stern, Baldwin & Todd on June 1.〔"Nixon Moving To New York", ''Miami News'', May 2, 1963, p1〕 *Died: Lope K. Santos, 83, Filipino writer and politician 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「May 1963」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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