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In the year 1963
472 Notable deaths
John F. Kennedy
President of the united states from 1961 to 1963.
Born May 29th, 1917 in Brookline. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 46 years old in Parkland Memorial Hospital (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Lee Harvey Oswald
American former marine who assassinated john f. kennedy (1939–1963).
Born October 18th, 1939 in New Orleans.
Died November 24th, 1963 at 24 years old in Parkland Memorial Hospital (gunshot wound).
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963).
Born November 29th, 1898 in Belfast.
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 64 years old in Oxford.
Sylvia Plath
American poet and writer (1932–1963).
Born October 27th, 1932 in Boston.
Died February 11th, 1963 at 30 years old in London.
Aldous Huxley
English writer.
Born July 26th, 1894 in Godalming. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Patsy Cline
American country music singer (1932–1963).
Born September 8th, 1932 in Winchester. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1963 at 30 years old in Camden. [ref]
W. E. B. Du Bois
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963).
Born February 23rd, 1868 in Great Barrington.
Died August 27th, 1963 at 95 years old in Accra.
Robert Frost
American poet (1874–1963).
Born March 28th, 1874 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1963 at 88 years old in Boston (surgical complications). [ref]
Édith Piaf
French singer (1915–1963).
Born December 19th, 1915 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1963 at 47 years old in Grasse (internal bleeding). [ref]
Rajendra Prasad
President of india from 1950 to 1962.
Born December 3rd, 1884 in Ziradei Block.
Died February 28th, 1963 at 78 years old in Patna.
Medgar Evers
African-american civil rights activist (1925-1963).
Born July 2nd, 1925 in Decatur.
Died June 12th, 1963 at 37 years old in Jackson.
Michael Rockefeller
Youngest son of new york governor nelson aldrich rockefeller.
Born May 18th, 1938 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 1963 at 24 years old in Asmat. [ref]
Adrian Carton de Wiart
Recipient of the victoria cross.
Born May 5th, 1880 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1963 at 83 years old in County Cork. [ref]
John XXIII
Head of the catholic church from 1958 to 1963.
Born November 25th, 1881 in Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII.
Died June 3rd, 1963 at 81 years old in Apostolic Palace (stomach cancer).
Ernie Davis
American football player (1939–1963).
Born December 14th, 1939 in New Salem-Buffington.
Died May 18th, 1963 at 23 years old in Cleveland (leukemia).
Robert Stroud
American inmate and ornithologist (1890-1963).
Born January 28th, 1890 in Seattle.
Died November 21st, 1963 at 73 years old in Springfield.
Ngô Đình Diệm
South vietnamese politician; president of south vietnam from 1955 to 1963.
Born January 3rd, 1901 in Phong Thủy. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1963 at 62 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (gunshot wound).
J. D. Tippit
American police officer (1924–1963).
Born September 18th, 1924 in Red River County.
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 39 years old in Dallas.
Paul Hindemith
German composer (1895–1963).
Born November 16th, 1895 in Hanau.
Died December 28th, 1963 at 68 years old in Frankfurt (acute pancreatitis).
Dick Powell
American actor (1904-1963).
Born November 14th, 1904 in Mountain View.
Died January 3rd, 1963 at 58 years old in West Los Angeles (lymphoma).
Jean Cocteau
French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer and filmmaker (1889–1963).
Born July 5th, 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1963 at 74 years old in Espagne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oleg Penkovsky
British spy in the ussr (1919–1963).
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Vladikavkaz.
Died May 16th, 1963 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924-1963).
Born August 29th, 1924 in Tuscaloosa. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1963 at 39 years old in Detroit (drug overdose). [ref]
Guy Burgess
British-born radio producer, intelligence and foreign office officer and double agent.
Born April 16th, 1911 in Devonport.
Died August 30th, 1963 at 52 years old in Moscow (liver disease).
Garrett Morgan
American inventor (1877–1963).
Born March 4th, 1877 in Claysville.
Died August 27th, 1963 at 86 years old in Cleveland.
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