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In the year 1963
472 Notable deaths
Wyndham Standing
British actor (1880-1963).
Born August 23rd, 1880 in London.
Died February 1st, 1963 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Dora Kallmus
Austrian photographer (1881-1963).
Born March 20th, 1881 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1963 at 82 years old in Frohnleiten. [ref]
Dennis Robertson
British economist.
Born May 23rd, 1890 in Lowestoft. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1963 at 72 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yuzo Kawashima
Japanese film director (1918-1963).
Born February 4th, 1918 in Mutsu.
Died June 11th, 1963 at 45 years old in Tokyo (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
C. W. Thornthwaite
American geographer and climatologist (1899–1963).
Born March 7th, 1899 in Bay City.
Died June 11th, 1963 at 64 years old in Arlington County.
Edwin B. Willis
American scenic designer (1893-1963).
Born January 28th, 1893 in Decatur.
Died November 26th, 1963 at 70 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Raphaël Salem
French mathematician of greek origin (1898-1963).
Born November 7th, 1898 in Thessaloniki.
Died June 20th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris.
Harry Piel
German actor (1892-1963).
Born July 12th, 1892 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 27th, 1963 at 70 years old in Munich.
Alfred Métraux
Swiss anthropologist (1902-1963).
Born November 5th, 1902 in Lausanne.
Died April 11th, 1963 at 60 years old in Paris, Chevreuse (drug overdose).
Edwin Linkomies
Finnish politician, rector and prime minister of finland (1894-1963).
Born December 22nd, 1894 in Vyborg.
Died September 9th, 1963 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Mary Agnes Chase
U.s. botanist, botanical collector and scientific illustrator (1869–1963).
Born April 29th, 1869 in Iroquois County.
Died September 24th, 1963 at 94 years old in Bethesda.
Frans Blom
Danish mesoamericanist.
Born August 9th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died June 23rd, 1963 at 69 years old in San Cristóbal de las Casas.
Gaetano Catanoso
Italian parish priest (1879-1963).
Born February 14th, 1879 in San Lorenzo.
Died April 4th, 1963 at 84 years old in Reggio Calabria.
Pierre Blanchar
French actor.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Skikda.
Died November 21st, 1963 at 71 years old in Suresnes (brain cancer).
Luigi Bartolini
Italian painter, writer, poet (1892-1963).
Born February 8th, 1892 in Cupramontana. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1963 at 71 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ivan Bahrianyi
Ukrainian writer and politician (1906–1963).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Okhtyrka. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1963 at 56 years old in Neu-Ulm.
Salvador Bacarisse
Spanish composer (1898-1963).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Madrid.
Died August 5th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris.
Björn Þórðarson
Prime minister of iceland (1879-1963).
Born February 6th, 1879.
Died October 25th, 1963 at 84 years old
Georges Wildenstein
French art dealer and art historian (1892-1963).
Born March 16th, 1892 in Paris.
Died June 11th, 1963 at 71 years old in Paris.
Harry Hampton
England footballer (1885-1963).
Born April 21st, 1885 in Wellington.
Died March 15th, 1963 at 77 years old in Rhyl.
Slatan Dudow
Bulgarian film director (1903-1963).
Born January 30th, 1903 in Dimitrovgrad.
Died July 12th, 1963 at 60 years old in Fürstenwalde.
John D'Alton
Irish cardinal of the roman catholic church and archbishop of armagh (1882–1963).
Born October 11th, 1882 in Claremorris.
Died February 1st, 1963 at 80 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction).
Learco Guerra
Italian racing cyclist (1902–1963).
Born October 14th, 1902 in Bagnolo San Vito.
Died February 7th, 1963 at 60 years old in Milan (Parkinson's disease).
David Keilin
British entomologist (1887–1963).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Moscow.
Died February 27th, 1963 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
Henry Bordeaux
French novelist and lawyer (1870–1963).
Born January 25th, 1870 in Thonon-les-Bains.
Died March 29th, 1963 at 93 years old in Paris.
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