In the year 1964
460 Notable deaths
Haruo Satō
Japanese writer and poet (1892-1964).
Born April 9th, 1892 in Shingu.
Died May 6th, 1964 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Agnes Miegel
Fascist german writer and poet (1879-1964).
Born March 9th, 1879 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1964 at 85 years old in Bad Salzuflen.
Rickard Sandler
Prime minister of sweden (1884-1964).
Born January 29th, 1884 in Torsåker parish. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1964 at 80 years old in Hägersten. [ref]
Willi Bredel
German writer and politician (1901-1964).
Born May 2nd, 1901 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1964 at 63 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
Gaby Morlay
French actress (1893-1964).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Angers. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1964 at 71 years old in Nice (cancer). [ref]
Lewis Seiler
American film director (1890–1964).
Born September 30th, 1890 in New York City.
Died January 8th, 1964 at 73 years old in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. [ref]
Madeleine Delbrêl
French catholic author, poet, and mystic (1904–1964).
Born October 24th, 1904 in Mussidan.
Died October 13th, 1964 at 59 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine.
Giuseppe Amato
Italian film producer and director, and screenwriter.
Born August 24th, 1899 in Naples.
Died February 3rd, 1964 at 64 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Bernhard Goetzke
German actor (1884-1964).
Born June 5th, 1884 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1964 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Walter Blume
German flying ace and aircraft designer (1896–1964).
Born January 10th, 1896 in Jelenia Góra.
Died May 27th, 1964 at 68 years old in Duisburg.
Dorothy Reed Mendenhall
American pediatrician (1874–1964).
Born September 22nd, 1874 in Columbus.
Died July 31st, 1964 at 89 years old in Chester.
Felisberto Hernández
Uruguayan composer, pianist and writer (1902–1964).
Born October 20th, 1902 in Montevideo.
Died January 13th, 1964 at 61 years old in Montevideo.
Aharon Zisling
Israeli politician (1901-1964).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Minsk Governorate. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1964 at 62 years old in Israel.
Georg Jacoby
German film director.
Born July 23rd, 1883 in Mainz.
Died February 21st, 1964 at 80 years old in Munich (disease).
Oskar Becker
German philosopher.
Born September 5th, 1889 in Leipzig.
Died November 13th, 1964 at 75 years old in Bonn.
Xawery Dunikowski
Polish sculptor artist (1875–1964).
Born November 24th, 1875 in Kraków.
Died January 26th, 1964 at 88 years old in Warsaw.
Isidro Fabela
Mexican diplomat and governor of the state of mexico (1882-1964).
Born June 28th, 1882 in Atlacomulco Municipality.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 82 years old in Cuernavaca.
Alice Wilson
Canadian geologist and paleontologist (1881-1964).
Born August 26th, 1881 in Cobourg.
Died April 15th, 1964 at 82 years old in Ottawa.
Anne de Vries
Dutch teacher and author (1904-1964).
Born May 22nd, 1904 in Assen. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1964 at 60 years old in Zeist. [ref]
John S. Robertson
Canadian born actor and film director (1878-1964).
Born June 14th, 1878 in London. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1964 at 86 years old in Escondido.
Samuil Samosud
Soviet music conductor.
Born May 14th, 1884 in Tbilisi.
Died November 6th, 1964 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Bodil Ipsen
Danish actress and film director.
Born August 30th, 1889 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1964 at 75 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Pietro Serantoni
Italian footballer and manager (1906–1964).
Born December 12th, 1906 in Venice.
Died October 6th, 1964 at 57 years old in Rome.
Teresa Billington-Greig
British suffragette (1877–1964).
Born October 15th, 1877 in Preston.
Died October 21st, 1964 at 87 years old in London.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 460
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis