In the year 1963
454 Notable deaths
Yuzo Kawashima
Japanese film director (1918-1963).
Born February 4th, 1918 in Mutsu.
Died June 11th, 1963 at 45 years old in Tokyo (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Edwin B. Willis
American scenic designer (1893-1963).
Born January 28th, 1893 in Decatur.
Died November 26th, 1963 at 70 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Raphaël Salem
French mathematician of greek origin (1898-1963).
Born November 7th, 1898 in Thessaloniki.
Died June 20th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris.
Harry Piel
German actor (1892-1963).
Born July 12th, 1892 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 27th, 1963 at 70 years old in Munich.
Alfred Métraux
Swiss anthropologist (1902-1963).
Born November 5th, 1902 in Lausanne.
Died April 11th, 1963 at 60 years old in Paris, Chevreuse (drug overdose).
Edwin Linkomies
Finnish politician, rector and prime minister of finland (1894-1963).
Born December 22nd, 1894 in Vyborg.
Died September 9th, 1963 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Mary Agnes Chase
U.s. botanist, botanical collector and scientific illustrator (1869–1963).
Born April 29th, 1869 in Iroquois County.
Died September 24th, 1963 at 94 years old in Bethesda.
Frans Blom
Danish mesoamericanist.
Born August 9th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died June 23rd, 1963 at 69 years old in San Cristóbal de las Casas.
Gaetano Catanoso
Italian parish priest (1879-1963).
Born February 14th, 1879 in San Lorenzo, Calabria.
Died April 4th, 1963 at 84 years old in Reggio Calabria.
Pierre Blanchar
French actor.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Skikda.
Died November 21st, 1963 at 71 years old in Suresnes (brain cancer).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 454
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson