1963 in China
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Events from the year 1963 in China.
Incumbents
- Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
- President of the People's Republic of China – Liu Shaoqi
- Premier of the People's Republic of China – Zhou Enlai
- Chairman of the National People's Congress – Zhu De
- Vice President of the People's Republic of China – Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
- Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Chen Yun
= Governors =
- Governor of Anhui Province – Huang Yan
- Governor of Fujian Province – Wei Jinshui
- Governor of Gansu Province – Deng Baoshan
- Governor of Guangdong Province – Chen Yu
- Governor of Guizhou Province – Zhou Lin
- Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Li Fanwu
- Governor of Henan Province – Wen Minsheng
- Governor of Hubei Province – Zhang Tixue
- Governor of Hunan Province – Cheng Qian
- Governor of Jiangsu Province – Hui Yuyu
- Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shao Shiping
- Governor of Jilin Province – Li Youwen
- Governor of Liaoning Province – Huang Oudong
- Governor of Qinghai Province – Wang Zhao
- Governor of Shaanxi Province – Zhao Boping (until March), Li Qiming (starting March)
- Governor of Shandong Province – Tan Qilong then Bai Rubing
- Governor of Shanxi Province – Wei Heng
- Governor of Sichuan Province – Li Dazhang
- Governor of Yunnan Province – Ding Yichuan
- Governor of Zhejiang Province – Zhou Jianren
Events
- August 9 – According to Chinese government official confirmed document on 1986, a torrential heavy massive rain, with many dam collapse, flood swept hit in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province, total 5,154 persons were human fatalities.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
Births
- January 16 - Pu Zhongjie, businessman and entrepreneur{{cite web|title=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/pu-zhongjie/|accessdate=April 4, 2017}}
- February 20 - Cui Yongyuan, Chinese TV host
- August 26 - Liu Huan, musician
- November - Hu Zhaoyun, entrepreneur and industrialist[http://epaper.rmzxb.com.cn/2007/20070216/t20070216_122394.htm CPPCC Newspaper]
Deaths
- January 3 — Zhu Jiahua, scientist, geologist and Nationalist politician (b. 1893)
- June 11 — Shen Junru, 1st President of the Supreme People's Court (b. 1875)
- September 14 — Feng Zhanhai, military leader and government official (b. 1899)
- December 16 — Luo Ronghuan, Marshal of the People's Republic of China and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (b. 1902)