1963

Feature films

 * January 16 - Son of Flubber
 * February 20 - Fantasia (re-release)
 * March 29 - Miracle of the White Stallions
 * June 1 - Savage Sam
 * July 7 - Summer Magic
 * November 20 - The Incredible Journey
 * December 25 - The Sword in the Stone

Theme parks

 * June 23 - The Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland.
 * November 22 - Walt Disney makes his first flight over the area he plans to build Walt Disney World on.

Births

 * January 2 - Julie Piekarski (actress and Mousketeer)
 * January 4 - Dave Foley (voice artist)
 * January 11 - Pres Romanillos (animator)
 * February 17 - Larry the Cable Guy (comedian, actor and radio personality)
 * March 20 - Kathy Ireland (model, actress, entrepreneur and designer)
 * March 20 - David Thewlis (actor, author, director, screenwriter)
 * March 27 - Quentin Tarantino (actor, director and producer)
 * March 28 - Lori Fetrick (American Gladiators member)
 * April 17 - Joel Murray (actor)
 * May 11 - Natasha Richardson (actress)
 * June 3 - Toshiaki Karasawa (Japanese theatre and film actor)
 * June 9 - Johnny Depp (actor)
 * July 30 - Lisa Kudrow (actress, comedian and producer)
 * August 1 - Coolio (musician, rapper, actor and record producer)
 * August 9 - Whitney Houston (actress, singer, and producer)
 * August 16 - Christine Cavanaugh (voice actress)
 * August 30 - Michael Chiklis (actor, voice actor, director and television producer)
 * September 18 - Dan Povenmire (voice artist and writer)
 * September 25 - Tate Donovan (film and television actor and director)
 * October 31 - Rob Schneider (actor, comedian, screenwriter and director)
 * November 10 - Tommy Davidson (comedian, film and television actor)
 * November 20 - Ming-Na (actress and voice artist)
 * December 14 - Ted Raimi (actor)
 * December 23 - Jess Harnell (voice artist)
 * Rich Moore (animation director and business partner)
 * David Rudman (puppeteer)

Deaths

 * September 15 - Oliver Wallace (composer)
 * October 29 - Adolphe Menjou (actor)
 * November 22 - C.S. Lewis (novelist)