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Famous people who died in 1963

A list of 3 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 1963.

Roughly 61 years have passed since these people died.

This list is ordered by the person's date of death.

Robert Frost

Robert Frost

Poet Deceased
Died on Jan 29, 1963, at the age of 88.

Ernie Davis

Ernie Davis

American football player Deceased
Died on May 18, 1963, at the age of 23.
Leukemia.

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

US President Deceased
Died on Nov 22, 1963, at the age of 46.
Assassinated.

Perspective

A few facts that highlight just how long ago 1963 was:

  • These celebrities died before TV shows such as "Shindig!", "Gilligan's Island", "Hullabaloo", and "Where the Action Is" started airing on television.
  • These people did not get to see movies such as "The Chalk Garden", "The Pink Panther", "The Carpetbaggers", or "The Unsinkable Molly Brown".
  • Celebrities such as Denise Borino-Quinn, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Palin, and Chris Farley were not even born yet.
  • In 1963, celebrities such as Herbert Hoover, Sam Cooke, T. S. Eliot, and Winston Churchill were still alive.
  • Television shows such as "77 Sunset Strip", "Route 66", "The Twilight Zone", and "The Danny Thomas Show" were still running.

Celebrity deaths in 1963

Statistics about the 3 celebrity deaths above.

  • 100% of the deaths in 1963 were male.
  • 33% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
  • 33% of them passed away due to cancer.