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In the year 1963
424 Notable deaths
August Jakobson
Estonian writer (1904-1963).
Born September 2nd, 1904 in Pärnu.
Died May 23rd, 1963 at 58 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Abdülhak Şinasi Hisar
Turkish writer.
Born March 14th, 1887 in Istanbul.
Died May 3rd, 1963 at 76 years old in Istanbul (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Jorge Daponte
Argentine racing driver.
Born June 5th, 1923 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 9th, 1963 at 39 years old in Buenos Aires.
Bohumil Modrý
Czechoslovak ice hockey player.
Born September 24th, 1916 in Prague.
Died July 21st, 1963 at 46 years old in Prague.
Avra Theodoropoulou
Greek musician.
Born November 15th, 1880 in Edirne.
Died January 20th, 1963 at 82 years old in Athens.
József Nagy
Hungarian footballer (born 1892).
Born October 15th, 1892 in Budapest.
Died January 22nd, 1963 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Alasgar Alakbarov
Actor (1910-1963).
Born March 26th, 1910 in Baku.
Died January 31st, 1963 at 52 years old in Baku (liver failure).
Mariano Arrate
Spanish footballer (1892-1963).
Born August 12th, 1892 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died December 24th, 1963 at 71 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián.
William Foster
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born July 10th, 1890 in Haslingden. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1963 at 73 years old in Fylde. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel