Famous people and celebrities who died in March 1963

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in March 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

• March 1 Irish Meusel

  American baseball player and coach (d.63)

• March 4 William Carlos Williams

  American poet, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1883)

• March 5 Patsy Cline

  Pioneering country music singer who broke gender barriers in the music industry. She was the first woman inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973, leaving an indelible mark on American music despite her tragically short life.

• March 5 Hawkshaw Hawkins

  Country music singer from Huntington, West Virginia, known for his performances on the Ozark Jubilee and tragically killed in a plane crash in 1963.

• March 5 Cowboy Copas

  Influential country music singer-songwriter known for his contributions to the Nashville sound during the mid-20th century, with notable hits and a career tragically cut short.

• March 6 Kornelis ter Laan

  At 91 years old, zaandam dies as the first dutch socialist mayor.

• March 13 Austin Dobson

  British racing driver (born 1912)

• March 16 Laura Adams Armer

  American author and photographer (b. 1874)

• March 17 William Henry Squire

  Composer dies at 91

• March 18 Wanda Hawley

  American actress (born 1895).

• March 20 Karl Otten

  Writer dies at 73

• March 23 Thoralf Skolem

  Norwegian mathematician and logician (b. 1887)

• March 23 Davey Moore

  This happens seconds after being koed at the feather-weight championship

• March 28 Antonius Bouwens

  Dutch target shooter (d. 1963).

• March 28 Alec A Templeton

  At 52 years old, alec templeton time, composer/pianist, dies.

• March 29 Gaspard Fauteux

  Canadian dentist and politician, 19th lieutenant governor of quebec (b. 1898)

• March 29 Frances Jenkins Olcott

  American author and librarian (b. 1872)

• March 29 Pola Gojawiczynska

  Polish author (stolica) dies at 64

• March 30 Aleksandr Gauk

  Russian conductor and composer (b. 1893)