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In the year 1963
424 Notable deaths
Karl von Terzaghi
Austrian geotechnical engineer known as the "father of soil mechanics".
Born October 2nd, 1883 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1963 at 80 years old in Winchester. [ref]
John Cowper Powys
British writer, lecturer and philosopher (1872-1963).
Born October 8th, 1872 in Shirley. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1963 at 90 years old in Blaenau Ffestiniog. [ref]
Monte Blue
American actor (1887–1963).
Born January 11th, 1887 in Indianapolis.
Died February 18th, 1963 at 76 years old in Milwaukee (myocardial infarction).
Grace Darmond
American actress.
Born November 20th, 1898 in Toronto.
Died October 8th, 1963 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Nam Phuong
Last empress-consort of vietnamese empire.
Born November 14th, 1913 in Gò Công.
Died September 15th, 1963 at 49 years old in Chabrignac (heart failure).
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
President of mexico (1877-1963).
Born March 10th, 1877 in Morelia.
Died November 4th, 1963 at 86 years old in Mexico City (aplastic anemia, bronchopneumonia).
Clem Bevans
American actor (1879-1963).
Born October 16th, 1879 in Cozaddale.
Died August 11th, 1963 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills.
Kavalam Madhava Panikkar
Indian diplomat, academic and historian (1895-1963).
Born June 3rd, 1895 in Thiruvithamkoor Maharajyam.
Died December 10th, 1963 at 68 years old in Mysore.
Grigoris Lambrakis
Greek mp (1912-1963).
Born April 3rd, 1912 in Kerasitsa.
Died May 27th, 1963 at 51 years old in Thessaloniki (blunt trauma).
Fritz Reiner
Hungarian orchestra conductor.
Born December 19th, 1888 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 424
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner