1963 in the Soviet Union

none 1963 The following lists events that happened during 1963 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Incumbents First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: Nikita Khrushchev Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union: Leonid Brezhnev Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union: Nikita Khrushchev Events June June 16 — Valentina Tereshkova, aboard Vostok 6, is the first woman in spaceSiegel Ethan The First Woman In Space Turns 80, And You Probably Never Heard Of Her https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/03/06/the-first-woman-in-space-turns-80-and-you-probably-never-heard-of-her/ 2024-08-08 Forbes en December December 18 — Ghanaian students protest in Red Square during the 1963 Moscow protest Births January 10 — Kira Ivanova, Russian figure skater (d. 2001) February 4 — Sergei Pugachev, Russian businessman and politician February 25 — Merab Katsitadze, Georgian footballer April 12 — Anton Siluanov, Russian economist and current Minister of Finance April 13 — Garry Kasparov, Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion April 24 — Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian punk rock musician May 25 — Eha Rünne, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower June 1 — Igor Zhelezovski, Soviet and Belarusian speed skater (d. 2021) June 17 — Temir Sariyev, 17th Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan June 26 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, exiled Russian businessman, oligarch and opposition activist Farukh Ruzimatov, Uzbek-Russian ballet dancer July 8 — Dmitry Pevtsov, Russian actor and politician July 12 — Aleksandr Domogarov, Soviet and Russian theater actor, TV presenter and chanson singer July 20 — Alexander Zhulin, Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor August 14 — Karen Karapetyan, 14th Prime Minister of Armenia August 15 — Valery Levaneuski, Belarusian political and social activist October 6 — Vasile Tarlev, 6th Prime Minister of Moldova October 13 — Bakhytjan Sagintayev, 9th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan October 20 — Iurie Leanca, 9th Prime Minister of Moldova October 27 — Sergey Smiryagin, Russian freestyle swimmer (d. 2020) December 4 — Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian former pole vaulter December 9 — Zurab Zhvania, 4th Prime Minister of Georgia (d. 2005) December 14 — Vytautas Juozapaitis, Lithuanian singer December 21 — Dmitry Rogozin, Russian politician, co-founder of the far-right party Rodina and Senator of the Russian Occupied Zaporozhye OblastStructure http://council.gov.ru/en/structure/persons/1665/ 2024-08-08 Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation en2008-09-24 Russia Profile - Dmitry Rogozin http://www.russiaprofile.org/resources/whoiswho/alphabet/r/Rogozin 2024-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20080924151644/http://www.russiaprofile.org/resources/whoiswho/alphabet/r/Rogozin 2008-09-24 Deaths January 20 — Fyodor Terentyev, cross-country skier (b. 1925) January 31 — Alasgar Alakbarov, actor (b. 1910) February 15 — Nikanor Zakhvatayev, general and army commander (b. 1898) February 27 — Vladimir Konashevich, graphic artist and illustrator (b. 1888) March 30 — Alexander Gauk, conductor and composer (b. 1893) May 3 — Vladimir Sviridov, military commander and lieutenant general of artillery (b. 1897) May 16 — Oleg Penkovsky, British spy and GRU colonel (b. 1919)Lt. Col. Oleg Penkovsky: Western Spy in Soviet GRU CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov) https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/collection/lt-col-oleg-penkovsky-western-spy-soviet-gru 2024-08-08 www.cia.gov May 23 — August Jakobson, writer and politician (b. 1904) May 29 — Vissarion Shebalin, composer and music pedagogue (b. 1902) June 18 — Boris Korolyov, sculptor (b. 1885) August 15 — Timofei Strokach, prominent military figure of the NKVD and KGB (b. 1903) August 20 — Alexander Utvenko, lieutenant general (b. 1905) September 9 — Archie Johnstone, Scottish journalist, hotelier and humanitarian who defected to the Soviet Union (b. 1896) October 18 — Andrey Kravchenko, colonel general (b. 1899) November 3 — Augusts Kirhenšteins, 1st Chairman of the Presidium of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (b. 1872) November 25 — Alexander Marinesko, naval officer (b. 1913) See also 1963 in fine arts of the Soviet Union List of Soviet films of 1963 References 1963 1963 Category:1963 in the Soviet Union Category:1960s in the Soviet Union Category:Years in the Soviet Union Category:1963 in Asia Category:1963 in Europe