In the year 1964
460 Notable deaths
Phyllis Gordon
Actress (1889-1964).
Born October 17th, 1889 in Suffolk.
Died October 16th, 1964 at 74 years old in Sonoma.
Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta
Congolese martyr (1939–1964).
Born December 29th, 1939 in Wamba.
Died December 1st, 1964 at 24 years old in Isiro.
Lillian Copeland
Athletics competitor.
Born November 25th, 1904 in New York City.
Died July 7th, 1964 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen
Danish engineer.
Born July 30th, 1878 in Nakskov.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.
Barbara Henneberger
Alpine skier (1940-1964).
Born October 4th, 1940 in Oberstaufen.
Died April 12th, 1964 at 23 years old in Celerina/Schlarigna.
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
Jesuit superior general (1889–1964).
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Mechelen.
Died October 5th, 1964 at 74 years old in Rome.
Aloïse Corbaz
Swiss artist (1886-1964).
Born June 28th, 1886 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1964 at 77 years old in Gimel. [ref]
Eduard Steuermann
American pianist of jewish origin.
Born June 18th, 1892 in Sambir.
Died November 11th, 1964 at 72 years old in New York City.
Ion Vinea
Romanian writer (1895–1964).
Born April 17th, 1895 in Giurgiu.
Died July 6th, 1964 at 69 years old in Bucharest (liver cancer).
Luis Batlle Berres Pérez
President of uruguay (1897-1964) -se.x.o.
Born November 26th, 1897 in Montevideo.
Died July 15th, 1964 at 66 years old in Montevideo.
Erwin Engelbrecht
German general.
Born November 12th, 1891 in Wildpark-West.
Died April 8th, 1964 at 72 years old in Munich.
Fred M. Wilcox
American film director (1907-1964).
Born December 22nd, 1907 in Tazewell.
Died September 23rd, 1964 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills.
Hans von Halban
French physicist (1908–1964).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Leipzig.
Died November 28th, 1964 at 56 years old in American Hospital of Paris.
Taffy Abel
Ice hockey player from the united states (1900-1964).
Born May 28th, 1900 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Died August 1st, 1964 at 64 years old in Sault Ste. Marie.
Eugen Varga
Hungarian economist (1879-1964).
Born November 6th, 1879 in Nagytétény. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1964 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Reginald W. James
British researcher (1891–1964).
Born January 9th, 1891 in London.
Died July 7th, 1964 at 73 years old in Cape Town.
Tudor Vianu
Romanian writer.
Born January 8th, 1897 in Giurgiu.
Died May 21st, 1964 at 67 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Andriy Melnyk
Ukrainian military officer and politician (1890–1964).
Born December 12th, 1890 in Volia Iakubova.
Died November 1st, 1964 at 73 years old in Clervaux.
Felix Weltsch
German-speaking jewish librarian, philosopher, author, editor, publisher and journalist.
Born October 6th, 1884 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1964 at 80 years old in Jerusalem.
Sergiusz Piasecki
Polish writer (1901-1964).
Born April 1st, 1901 in Liachavičy.
Died September 12th, 1964 at 63 years old in London, Penley (carcinoma).
Edgar Manas
Turkish composer of armenian ancestry (1875–1964).
Born April 12th, 1875 in Istanbul.
Died March 9th, 1964 at 88 years old in Istanbul.
Thakin Kodaw Hmaing
Burmese politician (1876-1964).
Born March 23rd, 1876.
Died July 27th, 1964 at 88 years old in Yangon.
Carlos Quintanilla
Bolivian diplomat (1888-1964).
Born January 22nd, 1888 in Cochabamba.
Died June 8th, 1964 at 76 years old in Cochabamba.
Maurice Farman
French grand prix motor racing champion, aviator, and aircraft manufacturer and designer (1877–1964).
Born March 21st, 1877 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 86 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Samuel S. Wilks
American mathematician (1906-1964).
Born June 17th, 1906 in Little Elm.
Died March 7th, 1964 at 57 years old in Princeton.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 460
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