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In the year 1963
424 Notable deaths
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
English industrialist.
Born October 10th, 1877 in Worcester.
Died August 22nd, 1963 at 85 years old in Nuffield.
Gordon Jones
American actor.
Born April 5th, 1912 in Alden.
Died June 20th, 1963 at 51 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Sonny Clark
American musician.
Born July 21st, 1931 in Herminie. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1963 at 31 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernesto Lecuona
Cuban composer (1896-1963).
Born August 6th, 1896 in Guanabacoa (Cuba). [ref]
Died November 29th, 1963 at 67 years old in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (asthma). [ref]
Georg-Hans Reinhardt
German general and war criminal.
Born March 1st, 1887 in Bautzen.
Died November 23rd, 1963 at 76 years old in Tegernsee.
Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio
President of togo (1902-1963).
Born September 6th, 1902 in Lomé.
Died January 13th, 1963 at 60 years old in Lomé (deliberate murder). [ref]
Elsa Maxwell
American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess.
Born May 24th, 1883 in Keokuk. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1963 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Charles Vyner Brooke
White rajah of sarawak.
Born September 30th, 1874 in London.
Died May 9th, 1963 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Gustaf Gründgens
German actor, director, intendant (1899-1963).
Born December 22nd, 1899 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1963 at 63 years old in Manila (drug overdose, internal bleeding). [ref]
Al St. John
American film actor, 1892–1963.
Born September 10th, 1893 in Santa Ana.
Died January 21st, 1963 at 69 years old in Lyons (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 424
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