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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]}

Births

• January 16 - Pu Zhongjie, businessman and entrepreneur^[1]
• February 20 - Cui Yongyuan, Chinese TV host
• November - Hu Zhaoyun, entrepreneur and industrialist^[2]