# 1963 in Germany

Events in the year 1963 in Germany.

## Incumbents

* President – Heinrich Lübke
* Chancellor
** Konrad Adenauer (until 11 October 1963)
** Ludwig Erhard (from 11 October 1963)

## Events

* January 22 - The Élysée Treaty was signed as a treaty of friendship between France and West Germany by President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
* February 17 - West Berlin state election, 1963
* February 28 - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963
* March 31 - Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1963
* April 1 German broadcaster ZDF started.
* June 21 - July 2 - 13th Berlin International Film Festival
* June 26 - Ich bin ein Berliner is a quotation from a June 26, 1963, speech by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin.
* October 17 - The First Erhard cabinet led by Ludwig Erhard was sworn in.
* October 20 - East German general election, 1963
* November 7 - Wunder von Lengede
* Date unknown - Berliner Philharmonie is completed.

## Births

* January 4
** Till Lindemann, German singer
** Martina Proeber, German Olympic diver
* January 11
** Petra Schneider, German swimmer
** Roland Wohlfarth, German football player
* January 15 - Mathias Döpfner, German manager
* January 17 - Kai Hansen, German power metal guitarist and singer
* January 18 - Phillip Boa, German singer and musician
* January 21 - Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player
* February 14 - Annette Kurschus, German präses of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia.
* February 15 - Guildo Horn, German singer
* February 20 - Oliver Mark, German photographer
* February 23 - Andrea Sawatzki, German actress
* March 2 - Monica Theodorescu, German equestrian
* March 5 - Thomas Hermanns, German TV-presenter, director, TV-author and comedian
* March 20 - Stephan Ackermann, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church
* April 4 - Brigitte Voit, German chemist
* April 10 - Angela Hohmann, German politician
* April 11 - Jörg Woithe, German swimmer
* June 1 - Angelika Nussberger, German judge
* June 3 - Axel Wegner, German sport shooter
* June 29 - Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist
* July 2 - Jens Riewa, German journalist
* July 4 - Ute Lemper, German singer
* July 16 - Walter Kohl, German businessman and author
* July 24 - Lars Nieberg, German equestrian
* August 9 - Petra Pau, German politician
* August 18 - Heino Ferch, German actor
* August 26 - Ludger Beerbaum, German equestrian
* September 2 – Thor Kunkel, German novelist
* September 9 - Markus Wasmeier, German alpine ski racer
* September 16 - Nikolaus Blome, German journalist
* September 27 - Caren Metschuck, German swimmer
* October 9 - Anja Jaenicke, German actress
* October 13 - Thomas Dörflein, German zookeeper (died 2008)
* October 27
** Farin Urlaub, German singer
** Lou, German singer
* November 1 - Katja Riemann, German actress
* November 10 - Cordula Stratmann, German comedian
* November 16 - Frank Henkel, German politician
* November 23 - Andreas Schmidt, German actor (died 2017)
* December 16 - Bärbel Schäfer, German television presenter
* December 17 - Wolfram Grandezka, German actor
* December 18 - Nino de Angelo, German singer
* December 19 - Til Schweiger, German actor
* December 21 - Andreas Voßkuhle, German judge
* December 29 - Graciano Rocchigiani, German boxer (died 2018)

## Deaths

* January 19 — Ernst Torgler, German communist and politician (born 1893)
* March 22 - Cilly Aussem, German tennis player (born 1909), died in Italy
* March 27 - Harry Piel, German actor and filmdirector (born 1892)
* April 6 - Karl Scharnagl, German politician (born 1881)
* June 16 - Otto Ostrowski, German politician (born 1883)
* July 2 - Bodo Uhse, German writer (born 1904)
* August 7 — Paul Helwig, German psychologist (born 1893)
* September 17 - Eduard Spranger, German (born 1882)
* October 7 - Gustaf Gründgens, German actor (born 1899)
* October 27 - Berthold, Margrave of Baden, German nobleman (born 1906)
* December 5 - Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (born 1905)
* December 12 - Theodor Heuss, German politician and former President of Germany (born 1884)
* December 14 - Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (born 1901)
* December 21 - Paul Westheim, German art historian and publisher (born 1886)
* December 28 - Paul Hindemith, German composer, violist, violinist, teacher and conductor (born 1895)