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Dead at age 63

939 Notable deaths

Duiliu Zamfirescu

Romanian writer/politician (1858-1922).

Born October 30th, 1858 in Dumbrăveni.

Died June 3rd, 1922 at 63 years old in Agapia.

Liang Shiyi

Chinese politician (1869-1933).

Born May 5th, 1869 in Sanshui District.

Died April 9th, 1933 at 63 years old in Shanghai.

Apisai Ielemia

Prime minister of tuvalu (1955-2018).

Born August 19th, 1955 in Vaitupu.

Died November 19th, 2018 at 63 years old in Funafuti (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Meletios

Archbishop of athens (1918–1920), ecumenical patriarch of constantinople (1921–1923) and greek orthodox patriarch of alexandria (1926–1935).

Born September 21st, 1871 in Metaxochori.

Died July 28th, 1935 at 63 years old in Alexandria.

Oscar von Sydow

Swedish 20th century prime minister (1873-1936).

Born July 12th, 1873 in Kalmar domkyrkoförsamling.

Died August 19th, 1936 at 63 years old in Hovförsamlingen.

Ed Gordon

American long jumper (1908-1971).

Born July 1st, 1908 in Jackson.

Died September 5th, 1971 at 63 years old in Detroit.

Santu Mofokeng

South african photographer (1956-2020).

Born October 19th, 1956 in Soweto.

Died January 26th, 2020 at 63 years old in Johannesburg (neurological disorder). [ref]

Hack Kampmann

Danish architect.

Born September 6th, 1856 in Ebeltoft.

Died June 27th, 1920 at 63 years old in Copenhagen.

Vladimir Popov

Soviet wrestler.

Born January 8th, 1962 in Barnaul. [ref]

Died August 2nd, 2025 at 63 years old in Omsk. [ref]

Luboš Fišer

Czech composer (1935–1999).

Born September 30th, 1935 in Prague. [ref]

Died June 23rd, 1999 at 63 years old in Prague. [ref]

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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde