The first of the long series of children's novels written by Donald J. Sobol was published in 1963.

* 1963 – Donald Braswell II, American classical crossover singer

In 1963, Philby was revealed to be a member of the spy ring now known as the Cambridge Five, the other members of which were Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross.

* 1963 to 1965 Donald Mathews

* Donald W. Sutherland, Quo Warranto Proceedings in the Reign of Edward I, 1278 – 1294 ( Oxford ; Clarendon Press, 1963 )

*** Emilio de los Santos ( b. 1903 – 22 December 1963 ) ( chairman from 29 December 1963, succeeded by Donald Reid Cabral, b. 1923, UCN, new chairman )

The last recorded 50 lb rod-caught salmon from the Wye was taken in 1963 by Donald Parrish and weighed 51 lbs 8oz.

John Donald Wade ( September 28, 1892-October 9, 1963 ) was an American biographer, author, essayist, and teacher.

John Donald Wade died on October 9, 1963 in Marshallville.

Donald and Winifred Boynton of Highland Park, Illinois, donated the property in Door County to Lawrence in 1963.

The first Professors were appointed in May 1963: Alan Gibson in Physics, Peter Townsend in Sociology, Donald Davie in Literature, Richard Lipsey in Economics, Ian Proudman in Mathematics, Jean Blondel in Government, and John Bradley in Chemistry.

* Sir Donald Fergusson ( 1891 – 1963 ), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1936 – 1945, and Ministry of Fuel and Power, 1945 – 1952

* Donald Campbell ( bishop ) ( 1894 – 1963 ), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow

According to Donald Knuth, the buddy system was invented in 1963 by Harry Markowitz, who won the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, and was first described by Kenneth C. Knowlton ( published 1965 ).

In December 1960 the company was bought by Leyland Motors Ltd with Donald Stokes becoming chairman of the Standard Triumph division in 1963.

In 1963, they began making a series of bizarre beatnik style plastic figurines called the Nutty Mads which included some almost psychedelic creations such as Donald the Demon-a half duck, half madman driving a miniature car.

Edwin Donald " Duke " Snider ( September 19, 1926February 27, 2011 ), nicknamed " The Silver Fox " and " The Duke of Flatbush ", was a Major League Baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who played for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1947 – 62 ), New York Mets ( 1963 ), and San Francisco Giants ( 1964 ).

Marla Maples ( born October 27, 1963 ) is an American actress, television personality, and socialite, best known for her marriage to businessman celebrity Donald Trump.

* Donald McNaughton – builder, 1994 ( coordinated the Schenley Awards, 1963 – 88 ).

In 1963 he had an exhibition of Minimal sculptures at the Green Gallery in New York that was written about by Donald Judd.

In October 1963 Paul initiated divorce proceedings in New Jersey against Ford, on the grounds of adultery and cruelty, claiming she had committed adultery with cowboy singer Foy Willing during a three-year affair, and also with building contractor Donald E. Hatfield, and " other various men "; had neglected the care of their children ; and had humiliated him in public by boasting of her affection for other men and claiming that he had abused her.

From 1963 – 66 she played Mrs. Peace, housekeeper to Reverend Stephen Young ( played by Donald Sinden ) in the highly rated TV series Our Man At St. Mark's.

* Donald J. Palmisano, M. D., A & S 1960, M 1963, President of the American Medical Association.

Between 1957 and 1963 he toured with Donald Byrd, recorded with Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and performed with Thelonious Monk ; he also was a member of the original Kenny Dorham Quartet of 1957.

* John B. Ford ( born 1963 ), English horror writer and publisher whose fiction focuses on death and madness ; launched magazine, Terror Tales, in 1996 and Rainfall Records and Books in 2001

* 1963 – Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster.

In 1979, Gebhard ( with Alan B. Johnson ) published The Kinsey Data: Marginal Tabulations of the 1938 – 1963 Interviews Conducted by the Institute for Sex Research.

* 1963 – U. S. President Lyndon B. Johnson makes his first address to Congress as president following the assassination of John F. Kennedy five days prior.

* 1963 – Vietnam War: Newly sworn-in US President Lyndon B. Johnson confirms that the United States intends to continue supporting South Vietnam both militarily and economically.

* 1963 – In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded.

* 1963 – Henry B. Richardson, American archer ( b. 1889 )

* 1963 – U. S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Lyndon B. Johnson taking the presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy

On 3 December 1963, U. S. President Lyndon B. Johnson posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States ' highest civilian award, in recognition of the good relationship between Pope John and the United States.

In 1963, the Hepatitis B virus was discovered by Baruch Blumberg who went on to develop a hepatitis B vaccine.

* Savukynas, B., Del M Rudnickio Galandos, Priegliaus ir Sūduvos etimologinių aiskinimų, Lietuvių kalbotyras klausimai, 6, 1963, pp 320 – 325

; reprint, New York: B. Franklin, 1963

* Vesta Williams ( born 1963 ), female R & B vocalist sometimes performing as " Vesta "

In 1963, the 10-minute halt was introduced, to occur after the completion of phases A, B, and C. It took place in a marked out area ( the 10-minute box ), where the horse was checked by two judges and one veterinary official who would make sure the horse was fit to continue onto phase D. If the horse was unfit, the panel would pull it from the competition.

* Hesse, M. B., Models and Analogies in Science, Sheed and Ward, ( London ), 1963.

Blunden's public honours included the C. B. E., 1951 ; the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, 1956 ; The Royal Society of Literature's Benson Medal ; the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class ( Japan ), 1963 ; and Honorary Membership of the Japan Academy.

Construction started on August 13, 1963, when Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson pulled a lever that signalled a front-end loader to dump the first batch of fill to enlarge Île Sainte-Hélène.

* Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson became President and so there was no Vice President for fourteen months.

* Howie B ( born 1963 ), Scottish musician and producer

In 1963, Eastland campaigned in Mississippi for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Paul B. Johnson, Jr., of Hattiesburg, the son of the governor who had first appointed Eastland to the Senate.

The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29, 1963 to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy that had taken place on November 22, 1963.

Chief Justice Warren however did not swear in Kennedy's successor Lyndon B Johnson when he first became President as the chief justice was not available at the time of Kennedy's assassination in Dallas on November 22, 1963.