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In the year 1963
454 Notable deaths
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.
Robert S. Kerr
American politician (1896-1963).
Born September 11th, 1896 in Ada.
Died January 1st, 1963 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Tom London
American actor (1889-1963).
Born August 24th, 1889 in Louisville.
Died December 5th, 1963 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Georg Lindemann
German cavalry officer and field commander.
Born March 8th, 1884 in Osterburg.
Died September 25th, 1963 at 79 years old in Freudenstadt.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 454
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)