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In the year 1963
424 Notable deaths
Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar
Sultan of zanzibar.
Born February 12th, 1910 in Unguja.
Died July 1st, 1963 at 53 years old in Unguja.
Ugo Cerletti
Italian neurologist.
Born September 26th, 1877 in Conegliano.
Died July 25th, 1963 at 85 years old in Rome.
Oliver La Farge
American novelist, anthropologist.
Born December 19th, 1901 in New York City.
Died August 2nd, 1963 at 61 years old in Santa Fe, Albuquerque.
Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall
British officer in the royal air force and chief of the air staff (1886-1963).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Mussoorie.
Died November 30th, 1963 at 77 years old in London.
Clifford Berry
American computer scientist (1918-1963).
Born April 19th, 1918 in Gladbrook.
Died October 30th, 1963 at 45 years old in New York City.
Van Wyck Brooks
American literary critic, biographer, and historian.
Born February 16th, 1886 in Plainfield. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1963 at 77 years old in Bridgewater. [ref]
Wilhelm Beiglböck
German physician (1905-1963); defendant in the nuremberg doctors' trial.
Born October 10th, 1905 in Hochneukirchen-Gschaidt.
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 58 years old in Buxtehude.
Herbert Spencer Gasser
American physiologist (1888-1963).
Born July 5th, 1888 in Platteville.
Died May 11th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City.
Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau
President of haiti (1909-1963).
Born November 11th, 1909 in Port-au-Prince.
Died January 13th, 1963 at 53 years old in Pétion-Ville.
Lyman James Briggs
American engineer.
Born May 7th, 1874 in Assyria Township.
Died March 25th, 1963 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
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