title: 1963 in Germany
text: # 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 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)
  