Events in the year 1963 in Taiwan,

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

. This year is numbered Minguo 52 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

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Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

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Chen Cheng Chen Cheng (; ; January 4, 1898 – March 5, 1965) was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main commanders of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After moving ...

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

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Yen Chia-kan Yen Chia-kan (; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a Kuomintang politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975, being sworn in on 6 April 1975, and served out the ...

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Wang Yun-wu Wang Yun-wu (; ; July 9, 1888 – August 14, 1979)http://m.blog.sina.com.tw/87951/article.php?pbgid=87951&entryid=644078 was an influential Chinese publisher, politician scholar of history and political science; He also invented the ''Shih Chi ...

, Yu Ching-tang

Events

January

* 11 January – The opening of

Taipei Prison The Taipei Prison, Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice (, Nickname: 北監/北监 ''Běijiān'') is a prison located in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan,Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangji ...

(now Taoyuan City).

February

* 13 February – The 7.3 Su-ao earthquake occurred off the coast of Yilan County, causing some injuries and deaths.

September

* 1 September – The declaration of

Port of Hualien The Port of Hualien () is an international port on the Pacific Ocean in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. Its artificial harbor protected by breakwaters was built in 1930–1939. There are 25 wharves in Hualien Port. The annual container volu ...

to be an international port.

October

* 22 October – The establishment of

National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine The National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine (NRICM; ; previously: ''National Institute of Chinese Medicine'') is a research center responsible for research, experimental and development issues of Chinese medicine. It is located in the Be ...

Beitou District Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word ''Kipatauw'', meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and ...

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

Births

* 24 February – Wu Chi-ming, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

* 26 February –

Lu Wen-teh Lu Wen-teh (, born 26 February 1963) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Lu turned professional in 1992 and plays on the Asian Tour where he has five wins. Professional wins (9) Asian Tour wins (5) ''*Note: The 2007 Macau Open was shortened t ...

, golf athlete * 12 March –

Kuang Li-chen Kuang Li-chen (; born 12 March 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. She was married to Wu Chun-li, who was elected to the Taitung County magistracy in 2005. Wu was suspended immediately after inauguration on charges of corruption and subsequently d ...

Magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...

Taitung County Taitung County (; Mandarin pinyin: ''Táidōng Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tâi-tang-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Thòi-tûng-yen''; Paiwan: ''Valangaw'';lit:Eastern part of Taiwan) is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island' ...

* 18 March –

Wei Ming-ku Wei Ming-ku (; born 18 March 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He served in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2012 until 2014, when he was elected Magistrate of Changhua County. Education Wei received his bachelor's degree in ...

, Magistrate of

Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...

* 3 June –

Chen Fu-hai Chen Fu-hai (; born 3 June 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Kinmen County from 2014 to 2018, and again since 25 December 2022 as an independent politician. Education Chen obtained his bachelor's degree from the Departme ...

, Magistrate of

Kinmen County Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It lies roughly east of the city of Xiamen in Fujian, from which it is separate ...

* 21 June –

Tiger Huang Tiger Huang (; born 21 June 1963) is a Taiwanese singer. She is known for her unique voice and cover versions of songs by other artists. Huang was named Best New Artist at the 1990 Golden Melody Awards. She first performed at the Taipei live h ...

, singer * 8 August –

Yang Tzu-pao Yang Tzu-pao (; born 8 August 1963) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat. He was the Deputy Minister of Culture in 2016-2018 and incumbent Representative to Ireland since 2018. Early life Yang was born in Hualien County in 1963. He obtained ...

, Deputy

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizati ...

* 10 August –

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, educator and politician * 14 September –

Chu Chin-peng Chu Chin-peng (; born 14 September 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission of the Executive Yuan from 2009 to 2012. Education Chu obtained his bachelor's degree in German Lan ...

, Minister of

Research, Development and Evaluation Commission The Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC; ) was a branch of the Executive Yuan of the Taiwan (ROC). The commission was responsible for policy research and development, policy planning, policy supervision and evaluation, government ...

(2009–2012) * 26 September –

Huang Wei-cher Huang Wei-che (; born 26 September 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2018. Huang is the incumbent Mayor of Tainan since 25 December 2018 after winning the title during the 2018 local elections ...

, Mayor of

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...

* 21 October – Hsieh Chen-wu, lawyer and presenter * 6 November –

Chang Hsien-yao Chang Hsien-yao or Vincent Chang (; born 6 November 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Special Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan in September 2013 until August 2014 and concurrently as the Vice Chair ...

, Deputy Minister of

Mainland Affairs Council The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is a cabinet-level administrative agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China in Taiwan. The MAC is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of the cross-strait relations po ...

(2014) * 14 November –

Tuan Yi-kang Tuan Yi-kang (; born 14 November 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. A former leader of the Democratic Progressive Party's now-abolished New Tide faction, he has served on the party's Central Standing Committee, the Taipei City Council and the Leg ...

, member of 5th, 8th and 9th Legislative Yuan

Deaths

* 3 January –

Chu Chia-hua Zhu Jiahua or Chu Chia-hua (; 30 May 1893 – 3 January 1963) was a politician in the Republic of China. In the early 1930s he served as Minister of Communications for the Nationalist Government in Nanjing. He was the List of vice premiers of th ...

, former

Vice Premier of the Republic of China The Vice Premier of the Republic of China () serves as the deputy to the premier and is appointed by the president, on the recommendation of the Premier. The title of vice premier had been changed several times, so this list is divided into sev ...

. * 18 November –

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, painter and calligrapher.

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