Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1963

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in June 1963. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• June 1 Walter Lee

  Australian politician, 24th premier of tasmania (b. 1874)

• June 3 Nâzım Hikmet

  Renowned Turkish poet, playwright, and novelist who is considered one of the most significant figures in modern Turkish literature, known for his revolutionary and humanist poetry.

• June 3 Samuel Rocke

  Australian politician who served as an independent member of the legislative assembly of western australia (b. 1874)

• June 3 Edmond Decottignies

  French weightlifter (b. 1893)

• June 7 Zasu Pitts

  Actress (wedding march - life with father), who dies at 65

• June 9 Jacques Villon

  French painter (b.1875)

• June 10 Timothy Birdsall

  English cartoonist (born 1936)

• June 10 Anita King

  Actress (tender loving car), suffers a heart attack at the age of 74.

• June 11 Thích Quảng Đức

  Vietnamese monk and martyr (b. 1897)

• June 11 Thich Quang ?uc

  Vietnamese buddhist monk (born in 1897).

• June 11 Quang Duc

  Buddhist monk in saigon, who immolates himself on a street.

• June 12 Medgar Evers

  Prominent African American civil rights activist who was assassinated in 1963, becoming a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement.

• June 12 Andrew Browne

  Irish/british admiral (cape matapan wwii), dies at age 80

• June 16 J C Powys

  Writer dies at the age of 90

• June 17 Aleksander Kesküla

  Estonian politician (b. 1882)

• June 17 John Whiting

  British dramatist / actor (devils)

• June 17 Alain F B Alanbrooke

  1st viscount brookeborough, dies in 79

• June 18 Pedro Armendáriz

  Renowned Mexican-American actor and film producer known for his significant contributions to Latin American cinema in the mid-20th century.

• June 20 Raphaël Salem

  Mathematician and academic from greece-france (d. 1963).

• June 20 Gordon Jones

  Actor (mike the police-abbott & costello), died at 52

• June 20 Joseph Self

  Execution of murderer; last washington state execution in 25 years

• June 20 Ralph Sanford

  Actor (life & legend of wyatt earp), died at 64

• June 22 Maria Tanase

  Romanian singer of popular and traditional music (born 1913).

• June 26 Obe Postma

  Fries, poet/geography / historian (own cart).

• June 28 Frank "Home

  Run" baker, who hit two home runs in the 1911 world series, dies at age of 77.