1963

1963 was a year:

Events

 * 7 April – The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia switches name to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia when the 1963 Constitution of Yugoslavia comes into effect.
 * 16 June – Soviet spacecraft Vostok 6, carrying Valentina Tereshkova inside, flies in Earth orbit making her the first female space traveller.
 * 14 November – The island of Surtsey is formed following a volcanic eruption off the coast of Iceland.
 * 22 November – Following the assasination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson replaces him as President of the USA.

Deaths

 * 22 November – John Fitzgerald Kennedy (born 29 May 1917), US-American Politician. President of the USA 1960–1963 (murdered).