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In the year 1963
512 Notable deaths
Johannes Eriksen
Danish wrestler.
Born June 12th, 1889 in Frederiksberg.
Died June 25th, 1963 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg.
Sven Rosén
Gymnast (1887-1963).
Born March 10th, 1887 in Stockholm.
Died June 22nd, 1963 at 76 years old in Danderyd Municipality.
Pierre Clemens
Luxembourgish bicycle racer (1913-1963).
Born August 2nd, 1913 in Rédange. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1963 at 50 years old in Bettembourg.
Nils Hellsten
Gymnast (1885-1963).
Born October 7th, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died November 14th, 1963 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Arthur Bell
Canadian rower (1899–1963).
Born February 20th, 1899 in Toronto.
Died February 23rd, 1963 at 64 years old in Toronto.
Ingar Nielsen
Sailor.
Born August 29th, 1886 in Oslo. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1963 at 76 years old in Oslo.
Marcel Godivier
French cyclist (1887-1963).
Born January 17th, 1887 in Versailles. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1963 at 76 years old in Dreux. [ref]
Sigurd Holter
Sailor (1886-1963).
Born November 19th, 1886 in Halden.
Died August 1st, 1963 at 76 years old in Oslo.
Sigvard Sivertsen
Gymnast (1881-1963).
Born February 27th, 1881 in Bergen.
Died December 27th, 1963 at 82 years old in Bergen.
Ethel Seymour
British artistic gymnast (1880-1963).
Born March 6th, 1897 in West Ham.
Died November 13th, 1963 at 66 years old in Hampstead.
Harry Sørensen
Gymnast (1892-1963).
Born April 19th, 1892 in Flensburg.
Died September 14th, 1963 at 71 years old in Aarhus.
Stefan Mladenov
Bulgarian linguist.
Born December 27th, 1880 in Vidin.
Died May 1st, 1963 at 82 years old in Sofia.
Allan Franck
Sailor (1888-1963).
Born September 17th, 1888 in Vyborg.
Died May 28th, 1963 at 74 years old in Porvoo.
Léon Delsarte
Olympic gymnast (1893–1963).
Born November 19th, 1893 in Valenciennes. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1963 at 69 years old in Valenciennes.
Bertil Tallberg
Sailor (1883–1963).
Born September 17th, 1883 in Helsinki.
Died April 20th, 1963 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Tollef Tollefsen
Norwegian rower (1885–1963).
Born June 2nd, 1885 in Stavanger.
Died March 28th, 1963 at 77 years old in Stavanger.
Olav Bjørnstad
Norwegian coxswain (1882–1963).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Christiania. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1963 at 80 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Donald Piper
Basketball player (1911–1963).
Born March 5th, 1911 in Peoria.
Died March 25th, 1963 at 52 years old in Temple City.
Simon Jurovsky
Slovak conductor and composer (1912-1963).
Born February 8th, 1912 in Uľanka.
Died November 8th, 1963 at 51 years old in Prague.
Lajos Petri
Hungarian sculptor (1884–1963).
Born June 18th, 1884 in Szeged.
Died August 26th, 1963 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Désiré Beaurain
Fencer (1881-1963).
Born September 2nd, 1881 in Berchem.
Died October 24th, 1963 at 82 years old in Schoten.
Ferdinand Vasserot
Cyclist (1881–1963).
Born March 2nd, 1881 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 7th, 1963 at 81 years old in Lizy-sur-Ourcq.
Per Gulbrandsen
Norwegian rower (1897-1963).
Born July 18th, 1897 in Christiania.
Died November 2nd, 1963 at 66 years old in Oslo.
Edvin Paulsen
Gymnast (1889–1963).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Christiania.
Died March 13th, 1963 at 73 years old in Oslo.
Theodor Klem
Norwegian rower (1889–1963).
Born January 20th, 1889 in Christiania.
Died July 15th, 1963 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 512
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid