Events from the year 1964 in China.

Incumbents

Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party The Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party () was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. The position was established at the 8th National Congress in 1945 and abolished at the 12th National Congress in 1982, bei ...

– Mao Zedong *

President of the People's Republic of China The president of the People's Republic of China, commonly called the president of China, is the head of state and the second-highest political office of the People's Republic of China. The presidency is constitutionally a largely ceremonial off ...

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Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi ( ; 24 November 189812 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary, politician, and theorist. He was Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee from 1954 to 1959, First Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966 and C ...

Premier of the People's Republic of China The premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, commonly called the premier of China and sometimes also referred to as the prime minister, is the head of government of China and leader of the State Council. The premier is ...

– 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 The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China () are high-ranking officials under the premier and above the state councillors and ministers. Generally, the title is held by multiple individuals at any given time, with ...

– Chen Yun (until December 21), Lin Biao (starting December 21)

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 (politician) * Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou * Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Li Fanwu * Governor of Henan Province –

Wen Minsheng Wen Minsheng () (1915–1997) was CPC Committee Secretary and Governor of Henan. Born in Shanxi. 1915 births 1997 deaths People's Republic of China politicians from Shanxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanxi Governors o ...

* 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 Li Youwen () (1901–1984) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province. He served as Governor of Jilin Province. He was a delegate to the 5th National People's Congress The 5th National Peo ...

* Governor of Liaoning Province –

Huang Oudong Huang Oudong () (September 14, 1905 – November 28, 1993) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Yongfeng County, Jiangxi Province. He was Communist Party of China Committee Secretary (1954–1958), Governor (1958–1967) an ...

* Governor of Qinghai Province – Wang Zhao * Governor of Shaanxi Province –

Li Qiming Li Qiming () (September 1915 – December 19, 2007) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Shenchi County, Shanxi Province. He was governor of Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Pr ...

* Governor of Shandong Province – Bai Rubing * Governor of Shanxi Province –

Wei Heng Wei Heng (; 1915 – 29 January 1967), also known as Wei Laiyu (), was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician from Shanxi province. He was the Communist Party First Secretary and top leader of Shanxi province until he was overthro ...

* Governor of Sichuan Province –

Li Dazhang Li Dazhang () ( December 1900 – May 3, 1976) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Hejiang County, Luzhou, Sichuan Province. In 1920 Li went to France on the same work-study leave scheme attended by numerous high level Comm ...

* Governor of Yunnan Province –

Ding Yichuan Ding may refer to: Bronze and ceramics * Ding (vessel), a bronze or ceramic cauldron used in ancient and early imperial China * Ding ware, ceramics produced in Dingzhou in medieval China People * Ding (surname) (丁), a Chinese surname and lis ...

* Governor of Zhejiang Province –

Zhou Jianren Zhou Jianren (; 1888–1984) was a politician and biologist of the People's Republic of China. He was the younger brother of Lu Xun and Zhou Zuoren. When the office of the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress was ...

Events

January

* January 25 – France and China establish diplomatic relations.

October

* October 16 – China explodes an atomic bomb in Sinkiang.

Births

* April 26 – Zhu Jun, actor and host * June 23 –

Lou Yun Lou Yun (; born June 23, 1964 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang) is a retired Chinese gymnast who competed in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympic Games, winning the vault twice. Lou Yun began gymnastics training at the Hangzhou Sports School for Amateurs, and ...

, gymnast * August 3 –

Ye Qiaobo Ye Qiaobo (born June 3, 1964) is a Chinese speed skater. She was born in Changchun, Jilin. She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics. In 1992, she won the silver medal in the 500 metres event as well as in the ...

, speed skater * October 30 –

Ma Xiangjun Ma Xiangjun (; born 30 October 1964) is an archer from the People's Republic of China. Ma represented China at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games, winning a team silver at the latter. She competed in the 1986 Asian Games, winning a ...

, archer * Jiang Yu, politician * Gao Chengyong, serial killer and rapist (d.

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