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In the year 1963
454 Notable deaths
Camille Chautemps
French politician (1885–1963).
Born February 1st, 1885 in Paris.
Died July 1st, 1963 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Abd al-Karim Qasim
Iraqi army brigadier, nationalist and first prime minister of iraq after the fall of the monarchy.
Born November 21st, 1914 in Baghdad.
Died February 9th, 1963 at 48 years old in Baghdad (gunshot wound).
Jean Decoux
Governor general of french indochina.
Born May 5th, 1884 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1963 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alan Gardiner
English egyptologist (1879-1963).
Born March 29th, 1879 in Eltham. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1963 at 84 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Luis Cernuda
Spanish poet (1902–1963).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Seville.
Died November 5th, 1963 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey
British civil servant (1877-1963).
Born April 1st, 1877 in Biarritz. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1963 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Thoralf Skolem
Norwegian mathematician (1887-1963).
Born May 23rd, 1887 in Sandsvær. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1963 at 75 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Djuanda Kartawidjaja
Indonesian prime minister (1911-1963).
Born January 14th, 1911 in Tasikmalaya.
Died November 7th, 1963 at 52 years old in Jakarta.
Carl Hatch
American politician (1889–1963).
Born November 27th, 1889 in Kirwin.
Died September 15th, 1963 at 73 years old in Albuquerque.
John Crocker
British army general (1896–1963).
Born January 4th, 1896 in Lewisham.
Died March 9th, 1963 at 67 years old in London.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 454
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