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In the year 1963
424 Notable deaths
Rosa Raisa
Operatic soprano (1893-1963).
Born May 30th, 1893 in Białystok.
Died September 28th, 1963 at 70 years old in Los Angeles, Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Vissarion Shebalin
Russian soviet composer.
Born June 11th, 1902 in Omsk. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1963 at 60 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Vasyl Symonenko
Ukrainian poet.
Born January 8th, 1935 in Lubny Raion. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1963 at 28 years old in Cherkasy (kidney failure). [ref]
Per Jacobsson
Swedish economist (1894-1963).
Born February 5th, 1894 in Tanum Municipality. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1963 at 69 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa
Italian admiral.
Born April 21st, 1884 in Turin.
Died June 24th, 1963 at 79 years old in Bordighera.
Fernando Tambroni
Prime minister of italy (1901-1963).
Born November 25th, 1901 in Ascoli Piceno.
Died February 18th, 1963 at 61 years old in Rome.
Franz Planer
German-american cinematographer (1894-1963).
Born March 29th, 1894 in Karlovy Vary.
Died January 10th, 1963 at 68 years old in Hollywood.
Lee Wallard
American racing driver (1910-1963).
Born September 7th, 1910 in Schenectady. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1963 at 53 years old in St. Petersburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luis Russell
American jazz pianist and bandleader.
Born August 6th, 1902 in Panama.
Died December 11th, 1963 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Paul Fejos
Hungarian-american filmmaker and anthropologist.
Born January 24th, 1897 in Budapest. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1963 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 424
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