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In the year 1963
424 Notable deaths
John F. Kennedy
President of the united states from 1961 to 1963.
Born May 29th, 1917 in Brookline. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 46 years old in Parkland Memorial Hospital (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Lee Harvey Oswald
American former marine who assassinated john f. kennedy.
Born October 18th, 1939 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1963 at 24 years old in Parkland Memorial Hospital (ballistic trauma). [ref]
C. S. Lewis
British writer, lay theologian and scholar (1898–1963).
Born November 29th, 1898 in Belfast. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 64 years old in Oxford (kidney failure). [ref]
Sylvia Plath
American poet and writer (1932–1963).
Born October 27th, 1932 in Boston. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1963 at 30 years old in London (carbon monoxide poisoning). [ref]
Patsy Cline
American country music singer (1932–1963).
Born September 8th, 1932 in Winchester. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1963 at 30 years old in Camden. [ref]
W. E. B. Du Bois
American sociologist, historian, socialist, activist, and writer.
Born February 23rd, 1868 in Great Barrington. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1963 at 95 years old in Accra. [ref]
Aldous Huxley
English writer.
Born July 26th, 1894 in Godalming. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Robert Frost
American poet; 4x recipient of pulitzer prize for poetry.
Born March 24th, 1874 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1963 at 88 years old in Boston (surgical complications). [ref]
Édith Piaf
French singer (1915-1963).
Born December 19th, 1915 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1963 at 47 years old in Grasse (internal bleeding). [ref]
Rajendra Prasad
President of india from 1950 to 1962.
Born December 3rd, 1884 in Ziradei. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1963 at 78 years old in Patna. [ref]
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene