• Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
• President of the People's Republic of China – Liu Shaoqi
• Premier of the People's Republic of China – Zhou Enlai
• Chairman of the National People's Congress – Zhu De
• Vice President of the People's Republic of China – Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
• Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Chen Yun (until December 21), Lin Biao (starting December 21)

Governors edit

• Governor of Anhui Province – Huang Yan
• Governor of Fujian Province – Wei Jinshui
• Governor of Gansu Province – Deng Baoshan
• Governor of Guangdong Province – Chen Yu
• Governor of Guizhou Province – Zhou Lin (politician)
• Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
• Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Li Fanwu
• Governor of Henan Province – Wen Minsheng
• Governor of Hubei Province – Zhang Tixue
• Governor of Hunan Province – Cheng Qian
• Governor of Jiangsu Province – Hui Yuyu
• Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shao Shiping
• Governor of Jilin Province – Li Youwen
• Governor of Liaoning Province – Huang Oudong
• Governor of Qinghai Province – Wang Zhao
• Governor of Shaanxi Province – Li Qiming
• Governor of Shandong Province – Bai Rubing
• Governor of Shanxi Province – Wei Heng
• Governor of Sichuan Province – Li Dazhang
• Governor of Yunnan Province – Ding Yichuan
• Governor of Zhejiang Province – Zhou Jianren

January edit

• January 25 – France and China establish diplomatic relations.^[1]

October edit

• October 16 – China explodes an atomic bomb in Sinkiang.

• April 26 – Zhu Jun, actor and host
• June 23 – Lou Yun, gymnast
• August 3 – Ye Qiaobo, speed skater
• October 30 – Ma Xiangjun, archer^[2]
• Jiang Yu, politician
• Gao Chengyong, serial killer and rapist (d. 2019)

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