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| 1963 |
| | | A scandal involving the minister of war, John Profumo, damages the Macmillan government in Britain | |
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| 1963 |
| | | Liberal leader Lester Pearson begins five years at the head of minority governments in Canada | |
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| 1963 |
| | | US environmentist Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring, an impassioned warning of ecological disaster | |
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| 1963 |
| | | Pope John XXIII dies, only a few month's after the start of the great Vatican council that he has summoned | |
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| 1963 |
| | | John Profumo resigns from- his cabinet position after admitting that he had lied to the House of Commons about his relationship with Christine Keeler | |
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| 1963 |
| | | Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space, flying solo in Vostok 6 | |
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| 1963 |
| | | Young British architects Norman Foster and Richard Rogers work together as Team 4 | |
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| 1963 |
| | | The OAU (Organization of African Unity) is founded in Addis Ababa to give Africa a united voice in world affairs | |
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| 1963 |
| | | US author and illustrator Maurice Sendak publishes a fantasy for young children, Where the Wild Things Are | |
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| 1963 |
| | | Italian cardinal Giovanni Montini is elected pope and takes the name Paul VI | |
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