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In the year 1963
454 Notable deaths
Eric Carlberg
Sportsman.
Born April 5th, 1880 in Karlskrona.
Died August 14th, 1963 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Friedrich Born
Delegate of the red cross who is credited with rescuing between 11,000 and 15,000 jews in budapest.
Born June 10th, 1903 in Langenthal.
Died January 14th, 1963 at 59 years old in Zollikofen.
Henry Thomas
Boxer.
Born July 1st, 1888 in Birmingham.
Died January 13th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City.
Gösta Stoltz
Swedish chess player.
Born May 9th, 1904 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1963 at 59 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Margaret Matzenauer
American opera singer (1881-1963).
Born June 1st, 1881 in Timișoara.
Died May 19th, 1963 at 81 years old in Van Nuys.
Leonid Lukov
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1909-1963).
Born May 2nd, 1909 in Mariupol.
Died April 24th, 1963 at 53 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Erik Lundqvist
Athletics competitor.
Born June 29th, 1908 in Ludvika Municipality.
Died January 7th, 1963 at 54 years old in Ludvika Municipality.
David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk
British politician (1901–1963).
Born September 24th, 1901 in London.
Died November 7th, 1963 at 62 years old in Binfield.
Anthony Coldeway
American screenwriter (1887-1963).
Born August 1st, 1887 in Louisville.
Died January 29th, 1963 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Mirjami Kuosmanen
Finnish actress.
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Keuruu.
Died August 5th, 1963 at 48 years old in Helsinki (disease).
Deaths 341 to 350 of 454
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