In the year 1963
424 Notable deaths
Gorgeous George
American professional wrestler (1915—1963).
Born March 24th, 1915 in Butte.
Died December 26th, 1963 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Francis Poulenc
French composer and pianist (1899-1963).
Born January 7th, 1899 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sivananda Saraswati
Hindu spiritual teacher.
Born September 8th, 1887 in Pattamadai.
Died July 14th, 1963 at 75 years old in Rishikesh.
A. W. Tozer
American missionary.
Born April 21st, 1897 in Pennsylvania.
Died May 12th, 1963 at 66 years old in Toronto.
Hugh Gaitskell
British politician (1906-1963).
Born April 9th, 1906 in London.
Died January 18th, 1963 at 56 years old in London (systemic lupus erythematosus).
ZaSu Pitts
Actress (1894-1963).
Born January 3rd, 1894 in Kansas.
Died June 7th, 1963 at 69 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Rogers Hornsby
American baseball player, coach, manager.
Born April 27th, 1896 in Winters.
Died January 5th, 1963 at 66 years old in Chicago.
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Bengali barrister and politician (1892–1963).
Born September 8th, 1892 in Medinipur.
Died December 5th, 1963 at 71 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
Adolphe Menjou
American actor (1890-1963).
Born February 18th, 1890 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1963 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (hepatitis). [ref]
Estes Kefauver
American politician (1903–1963).
Born July 26th, 1903 in Madisonville.
Died August 10th, 1963 at 60 years old in Bethesda (aortic aneurysm).
Deaths 31 to 40 of 424
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu