1963 in the Soviet Union
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The following lists events that happened during 1963 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Incumbents
Events
June
- 16 June - Valentina Tereshkova, aboard Vostok 6, is the first woman in space[1]
December
- 18 December - Ghanian students protest in Red Square during the 1963 Moscow protest
Births
- 4 February - Sergei Pugachev, Russian businessman and politician
- 12 April - Anton Siluanov, Russian economist and current Minister of Finance
- 13 April - Garry Kasparov, Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion
- 21 December - Dmitry Rogozin, Russian politician, co-founder of the far-right party Rodina,[2] and Senator of the Russian Occupied Zaporozhye Oblast[3]
Deaths
- 30 March - Alexander Gauk, Soviet conductor and composer (b. 1893)
- 16 May - Oleg Penkovsky, British Spy and GRU colonel[4] (b. 1919)
References
- ^ Siegel, Ethan. "The First Woman In Space Turns 80, And You Probably Never Heard Of Her". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Russia Profile - Dmitry Rogozin". 2008-09-24. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Structure". Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Lt. Col. Oleg Penkovsky: Western Spy in Soviet GRU | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-08.