In the year 1963
445 Notable deaths
Paul Hindemith
German composer (1895–1963).
Born November 16th, 1895 in Hanau.
Died December 28th, 1963 at 68 years old in Frankfurt (acute pancreatitis).
Rikidōzan
Zainichi korean professional wrestler (1924-1963).
Born November 14th, 1924 in Hongwon County.
Died December 15th, 1963 at 39 years old in Akasaka (peritonitis).
Remedios Varo
Spanish painter (1908–1963).
Born December 16th, 1908 in Anglès.
Died October 8th, 1963 at 54 years old in Mexico City.
Robert Schuman
Luxembourgish-born german-french statesman and venerable (1886-1963).
Born June 29th, 1886 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1963 at 77 years old in Scy-Chazelles. [ref]
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader.
Born January 27th, 1918 in Richland. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1963 at 45 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tristan Tzara
Romanian-french dadaist poet.
Born April 4th, 1896 in Moinești. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1963 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alois Hudal
Roman catholic bishop, nazi supporter and anti-semite of austrian descent.
Died May 13th, 1963 at 77 years old in Grottaferrata. [ref]
Jack Hobbs
English cricketer (1882–1963).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died December 21st, 1963 at 81 years old in Hove.
Theodor Heuss
German politician (1884-1963).
Born January 31st, 1884 in Brackenheim. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1963 at 79 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Theodore von Kármán
Hungarian-american mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist.
Born May 11th, 1881 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1963 at 81 years old in Aachen. [ref]
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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé