In the year 1963

512 Notable deaths

Mariano Arrate

Spanish footballer (1892-1963).

Born August 12th, 1892 in San Sebastián.

Died December 24th, 1963 at 71 years old in San Sebastián.

Alasgar Alakbarov

Azerbaijani actor (1910-1963).

Born March 26th, 1910 in Baku.

Died January 31st, 1963 at 52 years old in Baku (liver failure).

Mihály Székely

Hungarian opera singer (1901–1963).

Born May 8th, 1901 in Jászberény.

Died March 22nd, 1963 at 61 years old in Budapest.

William Foster

British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.

Born July 10th, 1890 in Haslingden. [ref]

Died December 17th, 1963 at 73 years old in Fylde. [ref]

Vicente Ferreira da Silva

Brazilian logician, mathematician, and philosopher.

Born February 3rd, 1916 in São Paulo.

Died July 19th, 1963 at 47 years old in São Paulo (traffic collision).

Wilibald Gurlitt

German musicologist (1889–1963).

Born March 1st, 1889 in Dresden.

Died December 15th, 1963 at 74 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Augustus Goessling

American swimmer (1878-1963).

Born November 17th, 1878 in St. Louis.

Died August 22nd, 1963 at 84 years old in St. Louis.

Dionisio Mejía

Mexican footballer (1907-1963).

Born January 6th, 1907 in Mexico City.

Died July 17th, 1963 at 56 years old

William Cuthbertson

Scottish boxer (1902-1963).

Born July 21st, 1902 in Dunfermline.

Died November 24th, 1963 at 61 years old in Dunfermline.

Aleksandr Gauk

Russian composer and conductor (1893–1963).

Born August 3rd, 1893 in Odesa.

Died March 30th, 1963 at 69 years old in Moscow.

John Daley

American boxer (1909–1963).

Born August 16th, 1909 in Newton. [ref]

Died February 7th, 1963 at 53 years old in El Paso.

Alar Kotli

Estonian architect (1904–1963).

Born August 17th, 1904 in Väike-Maarja Rural Municipality.

Died October 4th, 1963 at 59 years old in Tallinn.

Carl Friedrich Roewer

German arachnologist (1881–1963).

Born October 12th, 1881 in Neustrelitz.

Died June 17th, 1963 at 81 years old in Bremen.

Marco Torrès

Gymnast (1888-1963).

Born January 22nd, 1888 in Sidi Bel Abbès.

Died January 15th, 1963 at 74 years old in Marseille. [ref]

Allan Woodman

Canadian ice hockey player (1899–1963).

Born March 11th, 1899 in Winnipeg.

Died March 17th, 1963 at 64 years old in Winnipeg.

Reinier Beeuwkes

Dutch footballer (1884-1963).

Born February 17th, 1884 in The Hague.

Died April 1st, 1963 at 79 years old in The Hague.

Fyodor Terentyev

Cross-country skier (1925-1963).

Born October 4th, 1925 in Padany.

Died January 20th, 1963 at 37 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Beaufort Burdekin

British rower.

Born December 27th, 1891 in Poole.

Died May 15th, 1963 at 71 years old in Poole.

Georg Braun

Austrian footballer (1907-1963).

Born February 22nd, 1907 in Vienna.

Died September 22nd, 1963 at 56 years old in Linz.

Hans-Heinrich Sievert

German decathlete (1909-1963).

Born December 1st, 1909 in Gut Grittern.

Died April 5th, 1963 at 53 years old in Eutin.

Otto Flake

German writer (1880–1963).

Born October 29th, 1880 in Metz.

Died November 10th, 1963 at 83 years old in Baden-Baden.

Alexandru Rusu

Romanian bishop.

Born November 22nd, 1884 in Șăulia. [ref]

Died May 9th, 1963 at 78 years old in Gherla.

Calvin Bricker

Athletics competitor (1884–1963).

Born November 3rd, 1885 in Toronto. [ref]

Died April 24th, 1963 at 77 years old in Grenfell.

Oscar A. C. Lund

Swedish actor, screenwriter and director (1885–1963).

Born May 21st, 1885 in Gothenburg.

Died May 2nd, 1963 at 77 years old in Stockholm.

Slavko Kolar

Croatian author and writer (1891-1963).

Born December 1st, 1891 in Palešnik.

Died September 16th, 1963 at 71 years old in Zagreb.

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