In the year 1964
509 Notable deaths
Marek Weber
German musician (1888–1964).
Born October 25th, 1888 in Lviv.
Died February 9th, 1964 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Maksym Rylsky
Ukrainian poet (1895–1964).
Born March 19th, 1895 in Kyiv.
Died July 24th, 1964 at 69 years old in Kyiv.
Jan de Vries
Dutch linguist (1890-1964).
Born February 11th, 1890 in Amsterdam.
Died July 23rd, 1964 at 74 years old in Utrecht.
Hobart Henley
American actor and film director (1887-1964).
Born November 23rd, 1887 in Louisville.
Died May 22nd, 1964 at 76 years old in Beverly Hills.
Alfred Rosmer
French politician (1877-1964).
Born August 23rd, 1877 in Patterson.
Died May 6th, 1964 at 86 years old in Créteil.
Billy Sherring
Canadian long-distance runner.
Born September 18th, 1878 in Hamilton.
Died September 5th, 1964 at 85 years old in Hamilton.
Sakari Tuomioja
Finnish politician and diplomat (1911–1964).
Born August 29th, 1911 in Tampere. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1964 at 53 years old in Helsinki.
Sture Lagerwall
Swedish actor and film director (1908–1964).
Born December 13th, 1908 in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1964 at 55 years old [ref]
Affonso Eduardo Reidy
Brazilian architect (1909-1964).
Born October 26th, 1909 in Paris.
Died August 10th, 1964 at 54 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Paul E. Kahle
German orientalist (1875–1964).
Born January 21st, 1875 in Olsztynek.
Died September 24th, 1964 at 89 years old in Bonn.
Cleo Madison
Actress and film director (1883-1964).
Born March 26th, 1883 in Bloomington.
Died March 11th, 1964 at 80 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Aldo Silvani
Italian actor, voice actor and director (1891-1964).
Born January 21st, 1891 in Turin.
Died November 12th, 1964 at 73 years old in Milan (pancreatic cancer).
Henri Pigozzi
Italian businessman (1898–1964).
Born June 26th, 1898 in Turin.
Died November 18th, 1964 at 66 years old in Paris.
Lauge Koch
Danish geologist and arctic explorer (1892–1964).
Born July 5th, 1892 in Kalundborg. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1964 at 71 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
George Georgescu
Romanian musician.
Born September 12th, 1887 in Sulina.
Died September 1st, 1964 at 76 years old in Bucharest.
Lazare Lévy
French classical pianist (1882–1964).
Born January 18th, 1882 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died September 20th, 1964 at 82 years old in Paris.
Davíð Stefánsson
Icelandic poet, novelist and playwright (1895-1964).
Born January 21st, 1895 in Eyjafjörður.
Died March 1st, 1964 at 69 years old in Akureyri.
Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov
Russian astronomer.
Born April 23rd, 1896 in Odesa.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Peter Romanovsky
Russian chess player (1892–1964).
Born July 29th, 1892 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 1st, 1964 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Edwin Bingham Copeland
American botanist (1873-1964).
Born September 30th, 1873 in Monroe.
Died March 16th, 1964 at 90 years old in Chico.
Algernon Kingscote
British tennis player (1888–1964).
Born December 3rd, 1888 in Bengaluru.
Died December 21st, 1964 at 76 years old in Woking.
José Quirante
Spanish footballer (1883-1964).
Born May 10th, 1883 in Alicante, Cox.
Died May 30th, 1964 at 81 years old in Barcelona.
Otto Olsson
Swedish composer (1879–1964).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen.
Died September 1st, 1964 at 84 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Set Svanholm
Swedish opera singer (1904–1964).
Born September 2nd, 1904 in Västerås domkyrkoförsamling.
Died October 4th, 1964 at 60 years old in Nacka församling.
Sergey Ozhegov
Russian lexicographer (1900–1964).
Born September 22nd, 1900 in Kuvshinovo.
Died December 15th, 1964 at 64 years old in Moscow.
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez