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In the year 1963
424 Notable deaths
Edmond Decottignies
French weightlifter.
Born December 3rd, 1893 in Comines. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1963 at 69 years old in Comines. [ref]
Dick MacNeill
Dutch footballer (1898-1963).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Pasuruan.
Died June 3rd, 1963 at 65 years old in Heemstede.
Leo Kiacheli
Georgian writer (1884-1963).
Born February 19th, 1884 in Obuji.
Died December 19th, 1963 at 79 years old in Tbilisi.
Otto Fickeisen
German rower (1879-1963).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Ludwigshafen.
Died December 15th, 1963 at 83 years old in Königsbach-Stein.
Wladimir Aïtoff
French rugby union footballer (1879-1963).
Born August 5th, 1879 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 6th, 1963 at 84 years old in Paris.
Ivan Brown
Bobsledder.
Born April 17th, 1908 in Essex County.
Died May 22nd, 1963 at 55 years old in Hartford.
Aleksandr Gauk
Russian composer and conductor.
Born August 15th, 1893 in Odesa. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1963 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John Hein
Olympic wrestler (1886-1963).
Born January 27th, 1886 in New York City.
Died August 29th, 1963 at 77 years old in New York City.
Augusta Vera Duthie
South african botanist & academic (1881-1963).
Born July 18th, 1881 in Knysna.
Died October 23rd, 1963 at 82 years old in Knysna.
Adrien Rommel
French fencer.
Born August 4th, 1914 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 21st, 1963 at 48 years old in Clichy.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 424
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