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In the year 1963
424 Notable deaths
Learco Guerra
Italian racing cyclist (1902-1963).
Born October 14th, 1902 in Bagnolo San Vito.
Died February 7th, 1963 at 60 years old in Milan (Parkinson's disease).
Edwin Linkomies
Finnish politician, rector and prime minister of finland (1894-1963).
Born December 22nd, 1894 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1963 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
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.
David Keilin
British entomologist.
Born March 21st, 1887 in Moscow.
Died February 27th, 1963 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
Augusts Kirhenšteins
Prime minister of latvia (1872-1963).
Born September 18th, 1872 in Mazsalaca.
Died November 3rd, 1963 at 91 years old in Riga.
Gustave Garrigou
French racing cyclist.
Born September 24th, 1884 in Vabre-Tizac. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1963 at 78 years old in Esbly. [ref]
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.
Charles Winslow
South african tennis player.
Born August 1st, 1888 in Queenstown.
Died September 15th, 1963 at 75 years old in Johannesburg.
Harry Piel
German actor (1892-1963).
Born July 12th, 1892 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 27th, 1963 at 70 years old in Munich.
Roger Désormière
French composer and conductor.
Born September 13th, 1898 in Vichy.
Died October 25th, 1963 at 65 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
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