Dead at age 63

869 Notable deaths

Bobby Helms

American country singer (1933-1997).

Born August 15th, 1933 in Bloomington.

Died June 19th, 1997 at 63 years old in Martinsville (pulmonary emphysema).

Malcolm Campbell

English racing driver and speed record holder.

Born March 11th, 1885 in Chislehurst.

Died December 31st, 1948 at 63 years old in Reigate.

Lennie Hayton

American composer and conductor (1908-1971).

Born February 13th, 1908 in New York City.

Died April 24th, 1971 at 63 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Emil Adolf von Behring

German physiologist who received the first nobel prize in physiology or medicine 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin.

Born March 15th, 1854 in Ławice. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1917 at 63 years old in Marburg (pneumonia). [ref]

Gerhard Barkhorn

German general and fighter pilot during world war ii.

Born March 20th, 1919 in Königsberg.

Died January 11th, 1983 at 63 years old in Frechen (traffic collision).

Fritz Honka

German murderer.

Born July 31st, 1935 in Leipzig.

Died October 19th, 1998 at 63 years old in Hamburg.

George Tupou V of Tonga

King of tonga.

Born May 4th, 1948 in Tongatapu.

Died March 18th, 2012 at 63 years old in Pok Fu Lam (leukemia). [ref]

Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Fourth child and third daughter of alfred i, duke of saxe-coburg and gotha, and grand duchess maria alexandrovna of russia.

Born September 1st, 1878 in Coburg.

Died April 16th, 1942 at 63 years old in Schwäbisch Hall.

Mark Pavelich

American ice hockey player.

Born February 28th, 1958 in Eveleth.

Died March 4th, 2021 at 63 years old in Sauk Centre. [ref]

David Lange

Prime minister of new zealand from 1984 to 1989.

Born August 4th, 1942 in Ōtāhuhu.

Died August 13th, 2005 at 63 years old in Middlemore (kidney failure, amyloidosis).

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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius