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In the year 1963
512 Notable deaths
Dorothy Hansine Andersen
American physician (1901-1963).
Born May 15th, 1901 in Asheville.
Died March 3rd, 1963 at 61 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Otto Struve
Baltic german astronomer (1897–1963).
Born August 12th, 1897 in Kharkiv.
Died April 6th, 1963 at 65 years old in Berkeley.
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
German composer (1905-1963).
Born August 2nd, 1905 in Munich.
Died December 5th, 1963 at 58 years old in Munich (stomach cancer).
Robert Hamer
British film director and screenwriter (1911–1963).
Born March 31st, 1911 in Kidderminster.
Died December 4th, 1963 at 52 years old in London (pneumonia).
Iemasa Tokugawa
Japanese politician (1884-1963).
Born March 23rd, 1884 in Shibuya.
Died February 18th, 1963 at 78 years old in Shibuya.
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]
Ferenc Fricsay
(1914–1963) hungarian musician.
Born August 9th, 1914 in Budapest.
Died February 20th, 1963 at 48 years old in Basel (stomach cancer).
Otto Harbach
American songwriter (1873–1963).
Born August 18th, 1873 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 24th, 1963 at 89 years old in New York City.
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, 1888 in Omaha.
Died March 22nd, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alan Arnold Griffith
British engineer (1893–1963).
Born June 13th, 1893 in London.
Died October 13th, 1963 at 70 years old in Farnborough.
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 17th, 1882 in Groß-Lichterfelde.
Died September 17th, 1963 at 81 years old in Tübingen.
Ramón Gómez de la Serna
Spanish writer (1888–1963).
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.
Glen Gray
American musician (1906–1963).
Born June 7th, 1906 in Metamora.
Died August 23rd, 1963 at 57 years old in Plymouth (lymphoma).
Karl Bühler
German psychologist (1879–1963).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Meckesheim. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1963 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
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