963

963 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	963; CMLXIII
Ab urbe condita	1716
Armenian calendar	412; ԹՎ ՆԺԲ
Assyrian calendar	5713
Balinese saka calendar	884–885
Bengali calendar	370
Berber calendar	1913
Buddhist calendar	1507
Burmese calendar	325
Byzantine calendar	6471–6472
Chinese calendar	壬戌年 (Water Dog); 3660 or 3453; — to —; 癸亥年 (Water Pig); 3661 or 3454
Coptic calendar	679–680
Discordian calendar	2129
Ethiopian calendar	955–956
Hebrew calendar	4723–4724
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1019–1020
- Shaka Samvat	884–885
- Kali Yuga	4063–4064
Holocene calendar	10963
Iranian calendar	341–342
Islamic calendar	351–352
Japanese calendar	Ōwa 3; (応和３年)
Javanese calendar	863–864
Julian calendar	963; CMLXIII
Korean calendar	3296
Minguo calendar	949 before ROC; 民前949年
Nanakshahi calendar	−505
Seleucid era	1274/1275 AG
Thai solar calendar	1505–1506
Tibetan calendar	阳水狗年; (male Water-Dog); 1089 or 708 or −64; — to —; 阴水猪年; (female Water-Pig); 1090 or 709 or −63

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century; 10th century ; 11th century;
Decades:	940s; 950s; 960s ; 970s; 980s;
Years:	960; 961; 962; 963 ; 964; 965; 966;

Year 963 (CMLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

Turkish Khan Sebük Tigin establishes his empire in modern day Afghanistan.
The Nanping State is forced to surrender when invaded by Song Dynasty armies.
The Song Dynasty Chinese government attempts to ban the practice of cremation; despite this decree, the lower and middle classes continue to cremate their dead, until the government resolves the problem in the 12th century by establishing public graveyards for paupers.

Nikephoros II Phokas is proclaimed emperor by his troops in Caesarea on 2 July. After street fighting in Constantinople between his supporters and the men of the chief minister Joseph Bringas, he enters the city and is crowned emperor on 16 August. In September, he marries the empress Theophano, widow of Romanos II.
The Monastery of Great Lavra at Mount Athos is founded by Athanasius the Athonite.

Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland, compelling him to pay tribute.
Luxembourg is founded.

December 6 – Pope Leo VIII begins papacy as the 131st pope, a reign which initially runs concurrently with Pope John XII.