November 25, 1963 (Monday)
- The State funeral of John F. Kennedy takes place in Washington, DC; the President is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Classes are cancelled at schools around the USA, and millions watch the funeral on live international television. International figures present include King Baudouin I of Belgium; Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson of Canada; Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag of Denmark; Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia; President Charles de Gaulle of France; Chancellor Ludwig Erhard of West Germany; Queen Frederica of Greece; President Éamon de Valera of Ireland; President Park Chung-hee of Korea; Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg; and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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