Year1863
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1863–1877
The tunnel of the new Rabaçal levada was begun in 1863 and completed in 1877.
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1863
Jaime Moniz competed for the chair of philosophy and universal history at the Curso Superior de Letras.
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1863
The steamer Maria Pia joined the Lisbon–Madeira service.
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1863
The library received 3,050 volumes from the deposit of the extinct convents.
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1863
Vicente Gomes da Silva travelled to France and England to study new techniques.
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1863
João Fortunato de Oliveira was appointed teacher of French and English at the Funchal lyceum.
Oliveira (João Fortunato de) João Fortunato de Oliveira Funchal
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1863
The Baron of Castelo de Paiva donated his Madeiran herbarium of 515 species to the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.
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1863
João de Freitas da Silva received his doctorate in medicine from Montpellier.
Freitas da Silva (Dr João de) João de Freitas da Silva Montpellier
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1863
José Phelps died in England some time after 1863.
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1863
The Count of Lambert, staying in Madeira, visited Lisbon and London and returned in September.
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1863–1864
Two poorly attended livestock exhibitions were held in Funchal in 1863 and 1864.
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1863
José Leite Monteiro published the pamphlet O Ultramontanismo na Instrução Pública em Portugal.
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1863
New cotton seeds were brought to Madeira, though few farmers took up the crop.
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1863
Carlos Lôbo de Ávila was born.
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1 January 1863
Mainland property, industrial and personal tax laws began to apply in Madeira.
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5 January 1863
The first statutes of the Associação de Socorros Mútuos 4 de Setembro de 1862 were approved by royal charter.
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30 January 1863
Death of José da Fonseca e Gouveia, Baron of Lordelo.
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13 March 1863
Hector Léveillé was born.
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15 April 1863–2 November 1863
The periodical O Archivo Literario was published in Funchal from 15 April to 2 November 1863.
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1 May 1863–13 July 1864
The students' paper O Recreio published 25 issues.
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11 May 1863
A law abolished entails throughout Portugal, leading to the break-up of Madeira's great landed houses.
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1 July 1863–17 July 1863
Jacinto António Perdigão was appointed civil governor of Funchal by decree of 1 July 1863 and took office on 17 July.
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1 July 1863
A law created the land registry offices.
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26 August 1863
Carlos Azevedo de Meneses was born in Funchal.
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30 August 1863
Alfredo César de Oliveira was ordained priest.
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5 October 1863
An alvará fixed new city limits of Funchal, and the civil governor approved the street map fixing the limits of Santa Luzia parish.
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28 October 1863
Luiz da Câmara Pestana was born in Funchal.
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15 December 1863
The civil governor approved the alphabetical map of Funchal streets defining the limits of the Sé and Santa Maria Maior parishes.
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29 December 1863
Vitorino José dos Santos was born in Funchal.
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c. 1863
Around 1863 Amélia Augusta de Azevedo produced much-admired photographs in Madeira.