In the year 1963
472 Notable deaths
Yasujirō Ozu
Japanese film director, screenwriter (1903–1963).
Born December 12th, 1903 in Fukagawa-ku.
Died December 12th, 1963 at 60 years old in Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital (laryngeal cancer).
Jack Carson
Canadian-born american-based film actor.
Born October 27th, 1910 in Carman.
Died January 2nd, 1963 at 52 years old in Encino (stomach cancer).
Pedro Armendáriz
Mexican actor (1912-1963).
Born May 9th, 1912 in Mexico City.
Died June 18th, 1963 at 51 years old in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center (ballistic trauma).
Georges Braque
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963).
Born May 13th, 1882 in Argenteuil. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1963 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Carlos Williams
American poet (1883-1963).
Born September 17th, 1883 in Rutherford.
Died March 4th, 1963 at 79 years old in Rutherford.
Pingali Venkayya
Indian independence activist.
Born August 2nd, 1876 in Andhra Pradesh.
Died July 4th, 1963 at 86 years old in India.
John Farrow
Film director, screenwriter and producer (1904–1963).
Born February 10th, 1904 in Marrickville.
Died January 28th, 1963 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Gorgeous George
American professional wrestler (1915–1963).
Born March 24th, 1915 in Butte.
Died December 26th, 1963 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Sivananda Saraswati
Hindu spiritual teacher.
Born September 8th, 1887 in Pattamadai.
Died July 14th, 1963 at 75 years old in Rishikesh.
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Bengali barrister and politician (1892–1963).
Born September 8th, 1892 in Medinipur.
Died December 5th, 1963 at 71 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
Francis Poulenc
French composer and pianist (1899–1963).
Born January 7th, 1899 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
ZaSu Pitts
American actress (1894-1963).
Born January 3rd, 1894 in Parsons.
Died June 7th, 1963 at 69 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Hugh Gaitskell
British politician (1906-1963).
Born April 9th, 1906 in London.
Died January 18th, 1963 at 56 years old in London (systemic lupus erythematosus).
A. W. Tozer
American missionary (1897–1963).
Born April 21st, 1897 in Pennsylvania.
Died May 12th, 1963 at 66 years old in Toronto.
Rogers Hornsby
American baseball player, coach, manager.
Born April 27th, 1896 in Winters.
Died January 5th, 1963 at 66 years old in Chicago.
Estes Kefauver
American politician (1903–1963).
Born July 26th, 1903 in Madisonville.
Died August 10th, 1963 at 60 years old in Bethesda (aortic aneurysm).
Rikidōzan
Zainichi korean professional wrestler (1924-1963).
Born November 14th, 1924 in Hongwon County.
Died December 15th, 1963 at 39 years old in Akasaka (peritonitis).
Remedios Varo
Spanish painter (1908–1963).
Born December 16th, 1908 in Anglès.
Died October 8th, 1963 at 54 years old in Mexico City.
Adolphe Menjou
American actor (1890–1963).
Born February 18th, 1890 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 29th, 1963 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (hepatitis).
Alois Hudal
Roman catholic bishop, nazi supporter and anti-semite of austrian descent.
Died May 13th, 1963 at 77 years old in Grottaferrata. [ref]
Robert Schuman
Luxembourgish-born german-french statesman and venerable (1886-1963).
Born June 29th, 1886 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1963 at 77 years old in Scy-Chazelles. [ref]
Elmore James
American blues musician (1918–1963).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Richland.
Died May 24th, 1963 at 45 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Jack Hobbs
English cricketer (1882–1963).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died December 21st, 1963 at 81 years old in Hove.
Theodore von Kármán
Hungarian-american mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist.
Born May 11th, 1881 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1963 at 81 years old in Aachen. [ref]
Tristan Tzara
Romanian-french poet (1896–1963).
Born April 16th, 1896 in Moinești, Bacău.
Died December 25th, 1963 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris, Paris. [ref]
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder