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In the year 1963
454 Notable deaths
Thomas Griffith Taylor
British geographer, anthropologist and world explorer. (1880–1963).
Born December 1st, 1880 in Walthamstow.
Died November 5th, 1963 at 82 years old in Manly.
Alfred Wünnenberg
Ss general (1891-1963).
Born July 20th, 1891 in Sarrebourg.
Died December 30th, 1963 at 72 years old in Krefeld.
Mehdi Frashëri
Albanian politician (1872-1963).
Born February 28th, 1872 in Frashër.
Died May 25th, 1963 at 91 years old in Rome.
Lee Lawrie
American sculptor (1877–1963).
Born October 16th, 1877 in Neukölln.
Died January 23rd, 1963 at 85 years old in Easton.
Dorothy Hansine Andersen
American physician (1901-1963).
Born May 15th, 1901 in Asheville.
Died March 3rd, 1963 at 61 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Otto Struve
Baltic german astronomer.
Born August 12th, 1897 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1963 at 65 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
German composer (1905-1963).
Born August 2nd, 1905 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1963 at 58 years old in Munich (stomach cancer). [ref]
Robert Hamer
British film director and screenwriter.
Born March 31st, 1911 in Kidderminster. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1963 at 52 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Iemasa Tokugawa
Japanese politician (1884-1963).
Born March 23rd, 1884 in Shibuya-ku.
Died February 18th, 1963 at 78 years old in Shibuya-ku.
Ivan Bek
Serbian and french footballer (1909-1963).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Belgrade.
Died June 2nd, 1963 at 53 years old in Sète (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 454
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche