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In the year 1963

512 Notable deaths

Fernando Tambroni

Prime minister of italy (1901-1963).

Born November 25th, 1901 in Ascoli Piceno.

Died February 18th, 1963 at 61 years old in Rome.

Kurt Wolff

German publisher, founder of kurt wolff verlag (1887–1963).

Born March 3rd, 1887 in Bonn.

Died October 21st, 1963 at 76 years old in Ludwigsburg (traffic collision).

Paul Fejos

Hungarian-american filmmaker and anthropologist (1897–1963).

Born January 24th, 1897 in Budapest.

Died April 23rd, 1963 at 66 years old in New York City.

Carlo Buti

Italian singer (1902–1963).

Born November 14th, 1902 in Florence.

Died November 16th, 1963 at 61 years old in Montelupo Fiorentino (Parkinson's disease).

Lee Wallard

American racing driver (1910-1963).

Born September 7th, 1910 in Schenectady. [ref]

Died November 29th, 1963 at 53 years old in St. Petersburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Woldemar Hägglund

Major general in the finnish army in the second world war (1893-1963).

Born August 10th, 1893 in Vyborg.

Died February 12th, 1963 at 69 years old in Helsinki.

Vissarion Shebalin

Russian soviet composer, music educator (1902—1963).

Born June 11th, 1902 in Omsk.

Died May 29th, 1963 at 60 years old in Moscow (stroke).

Luis Russell

American jazz pianist and bandleader (1902–1963).

Born August 6th, 1902 in Panama, Bocas del Toro.

Died December 11th, 1963 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer).

María Guadalupe García Zavala

Mexican catholic nun and saint (1878-1963).

Born April 27th, 1878 in Zapopan.

Died June 24th, 1963 at 85 years old in Guadalajara (disease).

Franz Planer

German-american cinematographer (1894-1963).

Born March 29th, 1894 in Karlovy Vary.

Died January 10th, 1963 at 68 years old in Hollywood.

Nhất Linh

Vietnamese writer (1906-1963).

Born July 25th, 1906 in Cẩm Giàng. [ref]

Died July 7th, 1963 at 56 years old in Ho Chi Minh City. [ref]

Ion Agârbiceanu

Romanian writer, journalist, politician, theologian and greek-catholic priest (1882–1963).

Born September 12th, 1882 in Cenade.

Died May 28th, 1963 at 80 years old in Cluj-Napoca.

Jules Isaac

Jewish french historian (1877-1963).

Born November 18th, 1877 in Rennes.

Died September 5th, 1963 at 85 years old in Aix-en-Provence.

Oskari Tokoi

Finnish politician (1873-1963).

Born April 15th, 1873 in Kannus.

Died April 4th, 1963 at 89 years old in Leominster, Fitchburg.

Bryant Washburn

American actor (1889–1963).

Born April 28th, 1889 in Chicago.

Died April 30th, 1963 at 74 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

William Godfrey

Catholic cardinal (1889–1963).

Born September 25th, 1889 in Liverpool. [ref]

Died January 22nd, 1963 at 73 years old in London.

William C. Mellor

American cinematographer (1903-1963).

Born June 29th, 1903 in Missouri.

Died April 30th, 1963 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

James Kirkwood

American actor and film director (1875–1963).

Born February 22nd, 1876 in Grand Rapids.

Died August 24th, 1963 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills.

Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole

Was the tupua tamasese from 1929 to 1963, a samoan paramount chief.

Born June 3rd, 1905.

Died April 5th, 1963 at 57 years old in Apia.

Per Jacobsson

Swedish economist (1894-1963).

Born February 5th, 1894 in Tanum.

Died May 5th, 1963 at 69 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz

Polish philosopher and logician (1890–1963).

Born December 12th, 1890 in Ternopil.

Died April 12th, 1963 at 72 years old in Warsaw.

Princess Antoinette of Anhalt

Princess of schaumburg-lippe.

Born March 3rd, 1885 in Dessau.

Died April 3rd, 1963 at 78 years old in Dessau.

Cilly Aussem

German tennis player (1909-1963).

Born January 4th, 1909 in Cologne.

Died March 22nd, 1963 at 54 years old in Portofino.

Augusts Kirhenšteins

Latvian politician, prime minister of latvia (1872-1963).

Born September 18th, 1872 in Mazsalaca.

Died November 3rd, 1963 at 91 years old in Riga.

Vasile Luca

Romanian politician (1898–1963).

Born June 8th, 1898 in Catalina.

Died July 23rd, 1963 at 65 years old in Aiud.

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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti