Events from the year 1963 in China.

Incumbents

Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party The chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ( zh, s=中国共产党中央委员会主席, p=Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zhǔxí) was the party leader, leader of the Chinese Communist Party. The ...

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Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; traditionally Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Mao Tse-tung. (26December 18939September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in ...

President of the People's Republic of China The president of China, officially the president of the People's Republic of China, is the List of state representatives of the People's Republic of China, state representative of the China, People's Republic of China. On its own, it is a Fig ...

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Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi ( ; 24 November 189812 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. He was the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1954 to 1959, first-ranking Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communis ...

Premier of the People's Republic of China The premier of China, officially the Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, is the head of government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and leader of the State Council. This post was established in 1911 near the e ...

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Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai ( zh, s=周恩来, p=Zhōu Ēnlái, w=Chou1 Ên1-lai2; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman, diplomat, and revolutionary who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China from September 1954 unti ...

* Chairman of the National People's Congress –

Zhu De Zhu De; (1 December 1886 – 6 July 1976) was a Chinese general, military strategist, politician and revolutionary in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Zhu was born into poverty in 1886 in Sichuan. He was adopted by a wealthy uncle at ...

Vice President of the People's Republic of China The vice president of China, officially titled the vice president of the People's Republic of China, is the deputy to the president of the People's Republic of China, the List of state representatives of the People's Republic of China, state r ...

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Soong Ching-ling Soong Ch'ing-ling (27 January 1893 – 29 May 1981), Christian name Rosamonde or Rosamond, was a Chinese political figure. She was the wife of Sun Yat-sen, therefore known by Madame Sun Yat-sen and the "''Father of the Nation, Mother of Mode ...

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Dong Biwu Dong Biwu ( zh , c=董必武 , p=Dǒng Bìwǔ , w=Tung Pi-wu; 5 March 1886 – 2 April 1975) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and politician, who served as acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China between 1972 and 1975. Early li ...

Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China serves as a deputy leader within the State Council. In terms of administrative hierarchy, the Vice Premier holds a position superior to that of ministers, commission dir ...

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Chen Yun Chen Yun (13 June 1905 – 10 April 1995) was a statesman of the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Republic of China. He was one of the most prominent leaders during the periods when China was governed by Mao Zedong and later by Deng Xia ...

Governors

* Governor of Anhui Province – Huang Yan * Governor of Fujian Province –

Wei Jinshui Wei Jinshui (1906–1992, zh, 魏金水), also known by the alias Lü Zailin ( zh, 吕在林), is a Chinese politician. He served as Governor of Fujian and Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography W ...

* Governor of Gansu Province –

Deng Baoshan Deng Baoshan (; 1894 – November 27, 1968) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Tianshui, Gansu Province. He was commander of the New 1st Army. During the Xi'an Incident of 1936, he supported Zhang Xueliang Zhang Xuelia ...

* Governor of Guangdong Province – Chen Yu * Governor of Guizhou Province – Zhou Lin * Governor of Hebei Province –

Liu Zihou Liu Zihou (; December 1909 – December 22, 2001) was a Communist revolutionary leader and politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor of Hubei and Hebei provinces, and as the top leader of Hebei during the Cultural Revol ...

* Governor of Heilongjiang Province –

Li Fanwu Li Fanwu (; May 3, 1912 – 1986) original name Li Fude (), also known as Zhang Song (), was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Muling, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province. He was governor of his home province. He was a deleg ...

* Governor of Henan Province –

Wen Minsheng Wen Minsheng () (1915–1997) was CPC Committee Secretary and Governor of Henan. Born in Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest ci ...

* Governor of Hubei Province –

Zhang Tixue Zhang Tixue () (1915–1973) born Zhang Tizhao () was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Xin County, Henan Province. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and Governor of Hubei Hubei is a province of China, ...

* Governor of Hunan Province –

Cheng Qian Cheng Qian (; 31 March 1882 – 5 April 1968) was a Chinese army officer and politician who held important military and political positions in both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.Wolfgang Bartke, ''Who was Who in the Peop ...

* Governor of Jiangsu Province –

Hui Yuyu Hui Yuyu () (1909 – July 1989) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was the older brother of Zhou Hui, Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Hunan and Inner Mongolia. He was born in Guannan County, Jiangsu Province. He was tw ...

* Governor of Jiangxi Province –

Shao Shiping Shao Shiping () (1900–1965) was a Chinese politician. He was born in Yiyang County, Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China. He joined the Communist Youth League of China and the Chinese Communist Party in 1925. In January 1928, a ...

* 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 Tan Qilong (; 3 January 1913 – 22 January 2003) was a politician in the People's Republic of China. Over his long career, he served as the Communist Party Chief, and the top government official, of four different provinces: Zhejiang (twice), S ...

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Bai Rubing Bai Rubing () (1912–1994) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Qingjian County, Shaanxi Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1928. He was a member of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and Eighth Ro ...

* 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. Biography In 1920 Li went to France on the same work-study leave scheme attended by numerous hig ...

* 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. Career Zhou advocated the use of birth control as a way to alleviate overpopulation. In 1947 ...

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 Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

Tianjin Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the ...

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Hebei Province Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...

, total 5,154 persons were human fatalities.

Births

* January 16 - Pu Zhongjie, businessman and entrepreneur * February 20 -

Cui Yongyuan Cui Yongyuan (; born February 20, 1963) is a former Chinese TV host and professor at Communication University of China. Cui rose to fame for hosting '' Tell It Like It Is'' on China Central Television (CCTV) from 1996 to 2002. His affable and ...

, Chinese TV host * August 26 -

Liu Huan Liu Huan (born August 26, 1963) is a Chinese singer and songwriter. He is one of China's modern era pioneers in pop music. He combines his music career with teaching the history of Western music at the Beijing University of International Busin ...

, musician * November - Hu Zhaoyun, entrepreneur and industrialistCPPCC Newspaper
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Deaths

*September 14 -

Feng Zhanhai Feng Zhanhai (; 6 November 1899 – 14 September 1963), or Feng Chan-hai, was one of the leaders of the volunteer armies resisting the Japanese and the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeast China. Feng was born on November 6, 1899. At eight ...

, military leader and government official

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