In the year 1963
472 Notable deaths
Sabu Dastagir
Actor (1924-1963).
Born January 27th, 1924 in Mysore.
Died December 2nd, 1963 at 39 years old in Chatsworth (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Sweeney
American actor.
Born July 26th, 1884 in Philadelphia.
Died November 25th, 1963 at 79 years old in New York City.
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
British politician (1870–1963).
Born November 6th, 1870 in Liverpool.
Died February 5th, 1963 at 92 years old in London.
Elizabeth Bentley
American spy for the ussr (1908–1963).
Born January 1st, 1908 in New Milford.
Died December 3rd, 1963 at 55 years old in New Haven (cancer).
Theodore Roethke
American poet (1907-1964).
Born May 25th, 1908 in Saginaw. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1963 at 55 years old in Bainbridge Island (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Saifuddin Kitchlew
Indian revolutionary and politician (1888–1963).
Born January 15th, 1888 in Amritsar.
Died October 9th, 1963 at 75 years old in Delhi.
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
Military leader, viceroy, victoria cross (1889-1963).
Born March 21st, 1889 in Richmond.
Died July 4th, 1963 at 74 years old in Windsor (major trauma).
Fazlollah Zahedi
General, statesman (1897-1963).
Born May 17th, 1892 in Hamadan.
Died September 2nd, 1963 at 71 years old in Geneva.
Richard Barthelmess
American actor (1895-1963).
Born May 9th, 1895 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 1963 at 68 years old in Southampton (esophageal cancer).
Louis MacNeice
Irish poet and playwright (1907–1963).
Born September 12th, 1907 in Belfast.
Died September 3rd, 1963 at 55 years old in London (pneumonia).
Piero Manzoni
Italian artist (1933-1963).
Born July 13th, 1933 in Soncino. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1963 at 29 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kurt Zeitzler
German general.
Born June 9th, 1895 in Heideblick.
Died September 25th, 1963 at 68 years old in Aschau im Chiemgau (lung cancer).
Jacques Hadamard
French mathematician (1865–1963).
Born December 8th, 1865 in Versailles. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1963 at 97 years old in Paris.
Grigoris Lambrakis
Greek mp (1912-1963).
Born April 3rd, 1912 in Kerasitsa. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1963 at 51 years old in Thessaloniki (blunt trauma).
Benny Moré
Cuban musician.
Born August 28th, 1916 in Lajas. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1963 at 46 years old in Havana (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Beverly Wills
Actress (1933-1963).
Born August 5th, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died October 24th, 1963 at 30 years old in Palm Springs.
Charles Vyner Brooke
White rajah of sarawak (1874–1963).
Born September 30th, 1874 in London.
Died May 9th, 1963 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
English motor manufacturer and philanthropist (1877–1963).
Born October 10th, 1877 in Worcester.
Died August 22nd, 1963 at 85 years old in Nuffield.
Elsa Maxwell
American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess.
Born May 24th, 1883 in Keokuk. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1963 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Davey Moore
American boxer (1933–1963).
Born November 1st, 1933 in Lexington.
Died March 25th, 1963 at 29 years old in Los Angeles.
Hubert Gough
British army general.
Born August 12th, 1870 in County Waterford.
Died March 18th, 1963 at 92 years old in London.
Edith Hamilton
American teacher and writer.
Born August 12th, 1867 in Dresden.
Died May 31st, 1963 at 95 years old in Washington, D.C..
David Low
British (australasian) cartoonist (1891-1963).
Born April 7th, 1891 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1963 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio
President of togo (1902-1963).
Born September 6th, 1902 in Lomé.
Died January 13th, 1963 at 60 years old in Lomé (deliberate murder). [ref]
Alma Richards
American olympic high jump gold medalist athlete, soldier, lawyer and teacher (1890–1963).
Born February 20th, 1890 in Parowan. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1963 at 73 years old in Long Beach. [ref]
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci