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In the year 1963
454 Notable deaths
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).
Karl von Terzaghi
Austrian geotechnical engineer known as the "father of soil mechanics" (1883–1963).
Born October 2nd, 1883 in Prague.
Died October 25th, 1963 at 80 years old in Winchester.
Sarit Thanarat
Prime minister of thailand (1908-1963).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Bangkok.
Died December 8th, 1963 at 55 years old in Bangkok (kidney failure).
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.
Jean Brooks
American film actress and singer (1915-1963).
Born December 23rd, 1915 in Houston.
Died November 25th, 1963 at 47 years old in Richmond (hepatic encephalopathy).
Barnum Brown
American paleontologist (1873-1963).
Born February 12th, 1873 in Carbondale.
Died February 5th, 1963 at 89 years old in New York City.
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]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 454
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