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In the year 1963
424 Notable deaths
Richard Kohn
Association football player (1888-1963).
Born February 27th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died June 16th, 1963 at 75 years old in Rotterdam.
Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole
Was the tupua tamasese from 1929 to 1963, a samoan paramount chief.
Born June 3rd, 1905 in Vaimoso.
Died April 5th, 1963 at 57 years old
Elmer S. Riggs
American paleontologist.
Born January 13th, 1869 in Trafalgar.
Died March 25th, 1963 at 94 years old in Sedan.
László Lajtha
Hungarian musician.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1963 at 70 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Salvador Bacarisse
Spanish composer (1898-1963).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
William C. Mellor
American cinematographer (1903-1963).
Born June 29th, 1903 in Missouri.
Died April 30th, 1963 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Alma Richards
American lawyer, teacher, athlete and soldier.
Born February 20th, 1890 in Parowan.
Died April 3rd, 1963 at 73 years old in Long Beach.
Frans Blom
Danish mesoamericanist.
Born August 9th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died June 23rd, 1963 at 69 years old in San Cristóbal de las Casas.
Luigi Bartolini
Italian painter, writer, poet (1892-1963).
Born November 8th, 1892 in Cupramontana. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1963 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Wyndham Standing
British actor (1880-1963).
Born August 23rd, 1880 in London.
Died February 1st, 1963 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
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