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In the year 1963
472 Notable deaths
Ivan Bek
Serbian and french footballer (1909-1963).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Belgrade.
Died June 2nd, 1963 at 53 years old in Sète (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Busaidi
Sultan of zanzibar (1910–1963).
Born February 12th, 1910 in Unguja.
Died July 1st, 1963 at 53 years old in Unguja.
Ferenc Fricsay
Hungarian musician.
Born August 9th, 1914 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1963 at 48 years old in Basel (stomach cancer). [ref]
Otto Harbach
American songwriter.
Born August 18th, 1873 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1963 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Pavel Zhigarev
Commander of the soviet air force (1900–1963).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Vesyegonsky District.
Died October 2nd, 1963 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Bobby McDermott
American basketball player (1914–1963).
Born January 7th, 1914 in Queens.
Died October 4th, 1963 at 49 years old in Yonkers.
Jack Crawford
English cricketer (1886-1963).
Born December 1st, 1886.
Died May 2nd, 1963 at 76 years old in Epsom.
Benno Moiseiwitsch
Russian-british musician (1890–1963).
Born February 22nd, 1890 in Odesa.
Died April 9th, 1963 at 73 years old in London.
John Strachey
British politician and writer (1901-1963).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Guildford.
Died July 15th, 1963 at 61 years old in London.
Doris Stevens
American suffragist.
Born October 26th, 1892 in Omaha.
Died March 22nd, 1963 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Domhnall Ua Buachalla
Irish politician (1866-1963).
Born February 5th, 1866 in Maynooth.
Died October 30th, 1963 at 97 years old in Dublin.
Felice Casorati
Italian painter (1883-1963).
Born December 4th, 1883 in Novara.
Died March 1st, 1963 at 79 years old in Turin.
Eduard Spranger
German psychologist (1882-1963).
Born June 27th, 1882 in Groß-Lichterfelde. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1963 at 81 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Ramón Gómez de la Serna
Spanish writer.
Born July 3rd, 1888 in Madrid. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1963 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Frank R. Paul
American science fiction illustrator (1884–1963).
Born April 18th, 1884 in Vienna.
Died June 29th, 1963 at 79 years old in Teaneck.
Karl Bühler
German psychologist (1879-1963).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Meckesheim. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1963 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Oliver La Farge
American novelist, anthropologist (1901–1963).
Born December 19th, 1901 in New York City.
Died August 2nd, 1963 at 61 years old in Santa Fe.
Ahmad Lutfi al-Sayyid
Egyptian academic and politician (1872-1963).
Born January 15th, 1872 in Dakahlia Governorate.
Died March 5th, 1963 at 91 years old in Cairo.
Shinobu Ishihara
Japanese ophthalmologist (1879–1963).
Born September 25th, 1879 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died January 3rd, 1963 at 83 years old in Shimokawazu.
Princess Alexandra of Hanover
Princess of great britain and ireland, duchess of brunswick-lüneburg.
Born September 29th, 1882 in Schloss Ort.
Died November 30th, 1963 at 81 years old in Glücksburg Castle.
Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall
British officer in the royal air force and chief of the air staff (1886-1963).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Mussoorie.
Died November 30th, 1963 at 77 years old in London.
Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau
President of haiti (1909-1963).
Born November 11th, 1909 in Port-au-Prince.
Died January 13th, 1963 at 53 years old in Pétion-Ville.
Frank Tuttle
American film director (1892–1963).
Born August 6th, 1892 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1963 at 70 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Van Wyck Brooks
American literary critic, biographer and historian (1886–1963).
Born February 16th, 1886 in Plainfield.
Died May 2nd, 1963 at 77 years old in Bridgewater.
Lyman James Briggs
American engineer.
Born May 7th, 1874 in Assyria Township.
Died March 25th, 1963 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
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