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In the year 1963
469 Notable deaths
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
Austro-hungarian physicist.
Born April 18th, 1882 in Lviv.
Died August 28th, 1963 at 81 years old in Charlotte Amalie.
Fritz Reiner
Hungarian american orchestra conductor (1888–1963).
Born December 19th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died November 15th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease).
Oliver Wallace
Composer and conductor (1887-1963).
Born August 6th, 1887 in London. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1963 at 76 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Kay Sage
American surrealist artist and poet (1898-1963).
Born June 25th, 1898 in Watervliet. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1963 at 64 years old in Woodbury (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Alexander Marinesko
Soviet naval officer (1913–1963).
Born January 15th, 1913 in Odesa.
Died November 25th, 1963 at 50 years old in Leningrad (gastric ulcer).
Douglas Croft
American actor (1926-1963).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Seattle.
Died October 24th, 1963 at 37 years old in Los Angeles.
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
German general.
Born September 4th, 1891 in Waldshut-Tiengen.
Died January 9th, 1963 at 71 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Horton Smith
Professional golfer (1908-1963).
Born May 22nd, 1908 in Springfield.
Died October 15th, 1963 at 55 years old in Detroit (lymphoma).
Maria Tănase
Romanian singer and actress.
Born September 25th, 1913 in Bucharest.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 49 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
Mary Gordon
Scottish actress.
Born May 16th, 1882 in Glasgow.
Died August 23rd, 1963 at 81 years old in Pasadena.
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