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In the year 1963
512 Notable deaths
Ponaka Kanakamma
Indian politician (1892-1963).
Born June 10th, 1892 in Andhra Pradesh.
Died September 15th, 1963 at 71 years old in Nellore.
Olga Lepeshinskaya
Soviet biologist (1871-1963).
Born August 18th, 1871 in Perm.
Died October 2nd, 1963 at 92 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Robert Kerr
Canadian athlete (1882–1963).
Born June 9th, 1882 in Enniskillen.
Died May 12th, 1963 at 80 years old in Hamilton.
Roger Désormière
French composer and conductor (1898–1963).
Born September 13th, 1898 in Vichy.
Died October 25th, 1963 at 65 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
René Fülöp-Miller
Austrian cultural historian and writer (1891–1963).
Born March 17th, 1891 in Caransebeș.
Died May 17th, 1963 at 72 years old in Hanover.
Jane Gail
American actress (1890–1963).
Born August 16th, 1890 in Salem.
Died August 16th, 1963 at 73 years old in St. Petersburg.
Henryk Reyman
Polish footballer and military officer (1897-1963).
Born July 28th, 1897 in Kraków.
Died April 11th, 1963 at 65 years old in Kraków.
Alfred Jansa
Austrian soldier (1884–1963).
Born July 16th, 1884 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died December 20th, 1963 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Artur Lemba
Estonian composer and pianist (1885-1963).
Born September 24th, 1885 in Tallinn.
Died November 21st, 1963 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
Agnes Mowinckel
Norwegian actress (1875–1963).
Born August 25th, 1875 in Bergen.
Died April 1st, 1963 at 87 years old in Oslo.
Seth Barnes Nicholson
American astronomer (1891–1963).
Born November 12th, 1891 in Springfield.
Died July 2nd, 1963 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Aquilino Ribeiro
Portuguese writer and diplomat (1885–1963).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Sernancelhe. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1963 at 77 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Boris Kostić
Serbian chess grandmaster (1887-1963).
Born February 24th, 1887 in Vršac.
Died November 3rd, 1963 at 76 years old in Belgrade.
Kathleen Parlow
Canadian musician (1890–1963).
Born September 20th, 1890 in Calgary.
Died August 19th, 1963 at 72 years old in Oakville.
Mart Saar
Estonian musician (1882–1963).
Born September 28th, 1882 in Hüpassaare.
Died October 28th, 1963 at 81 years old in Tallinn.
Franz Jung
German writer (1888–1963).
Born November 26th, 1888 in Nysa. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1963 at 74 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Javier Heraud
Peruvian poet (1942–1963).
Born January 19th, 1942 in Miraflores.
Died May 15th, 1963 at 21 years old in Madre de Dios River (gunshot wound, internal bleeding).
Aleksander Ładoś
Polish politician and diplomat (1891–1963).
Born December 27th, 1891 in Lviv.
Died December 29th, 1963 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Lisa Tetzner
Swiss writer (1894-1963).
Born November 10th, 1894 in Zittau.
Died July 2nd, 1963 at 68 years old in Carona.
Maude George
American actress (1888-1963).
Born August 15th, 1888 in Riverside.
Died October 10th, 1963 at 75 years old in North Hills.
Józef Gosławski
Polish sculptor and medallic artist (1908–1963).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Polanówka. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1963 at 54 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Johannes Mayer
German general (1893–1963).
Born September 6th, 1893 in Greifswald.
Died August 7th, 1963 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Paul Constantinescu
Romanian composer (1909–1963).
Born July 13th, 1909 in Ploiești.
Died December 20th, 1963 at 54 years old in Bucharest.
Gustav Regler
German writer (1898-1963).
Born May 25th, 1898 in Merzig.
Died January 14th, 1963 at 64 years old in New Delhi.
Carl Skottsberg
Swedish botanist and antarctic explorer (1880-1963).
Born December 1st, 1880 in Karlshamn church parish.
Died June 14th, 1963 at 82 years old in Annedals parish.
Deaths 326 to 350 of 512
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr