In the year 1963
469 Notable deaths
Jean Cocteau
French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer and filmmaker (1889–1963).
Born July 5th, 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1963 at 74 years old in Espagne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oleg Penkovsky
British spy in the ussr.
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Vladikavkaz.
Died May 16th, 1963 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924-1963).
Born August 29th, 1924 in Tuscaloosa. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1963 at 39 years old in Detroit (drug overdose). [ref]
Guy Burgess
British-born radio producer, intelligence and foreign office officer and double agent.
Born April 16th, 1911 in Devonport.
Died August 30th, 1963 at 52 years old in Moscow (liver disease). [ref]
Garrett Morgan
American inventor (1877–1963).
Born March 4th, 1877 in Claysville.
Died August 27th, 1963 at 86 years old in Cleveland.
Yasujirō Ozu
Japanese film director, screenwriter (1903–1963).
Born December 12th, 1903 in Fukagawa-ku.
Died December 12th, 1963 at 60 years old in Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital (laryngeal cancer).
Jack Carson
Canadian-born american-based film actor.
Born October 27th, 1910 in Carman.
Died January 2nd, 1963 at 52 years old in Encino (stomach cancer).
Pedro Armendáriz
Mexican actor (1912-1963).
Born May 9th, 1912 in Mexico City.
Died June 18th, 1963 at 51 years old in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center (ballistic trauma).
Georges Braque
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963).
Born May 13th, 1882 in Argenteuil. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1963 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Carlos Williams
American poet (1883-1963).
Born September 17th, 1883 in Rutherford.
Died March 4th, 1963 at 79 years old in Rutherford.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare