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In the year 1964
509 Notable deaths
Nikolay Anichkov
Soviet pathologist (1885-1964).
Born November 3rd, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 7th, 1964 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Roger Bissière
French painter (1886-1964).
Born September 22nd, 1886 in Villeréal.
Died December 2nd, 1964 at 78 years old in Marminiac.
William S. Darling
Hungarian-american art director.
Born September 14th, 1882 in Șandra.
Died September 15th, 1964 at 82 years old in Laguna Beach.
Karl Gerhard
Swedish actor and singer (1891–1964).
Born April 14th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died April 22nd, 1964 at 73 years old in Saltsjöbaden.
Claire Anderson
Actress (1891-1964).
Born May 8th, 1895 in Detroit.
Died March 23rd, 1964 at 68 years old in Venice.
José María Belauste
Spanish footballer (1889–1964).
Born September 3rd, 1889 in Bilbao.
Died September 4th, 1964 at 75 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer).
Heinz Fiebig
German general and knight's cross recipient (1897–1964).
Born March 23rd, 1897 in Zabrze.
Died March 30th, 1964 at 67 years old in Seesen.
Giuseppe Ricciotti
Italian priest and bible scholar (1890-1964).
Born February 27th, 1890 in Rome.
Died January 22nd, 1964 at 73 years old in Rome.
Guillermo Subiabre
Chilean footballer (1903-1964).
Born February 25th, 1903 in Osorno.
Died April 11th, 1964 at 61 years old in Santiago.
Vladimir Favorsky
Soviet artist (1886-1964).
Born March 14th, 1886 in Moscow.
Died December 29th, 1964 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Lissy Arna
Actress (1900–1964).
Born December 20th, 1903 in Berlin.
Died January 22nd, 1964 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Georg Friedrich Nicolai
German physiologist (1874-1964).
Born February 6th, 1874 in Berlin.
Died October 8th, 1964 at 90 years old in Santiago.
Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann
German astronomer (1870-1964).
Born March 25th, 1870 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1964 at 93 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Salima Machamba
Last monarch (sultan/queen regnant) of mohéli (mwali) (1874-1964).
Born November 1st, 1874 in Fomboni.
Died August 7th, 1964 at 89 years old in Pesmes. [ref]
Wenceslao Fernández Flórez
Spanish writer (1885-1964).
Born February 11th, 1885 in A Coruña.
Died April 29th, 1964 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Edwin August
Actor, film director, screenwriter (1883-1964).
Born November 10th, 1883 in St. Louis.
Died March 4th, 1964 at 80 years old in Hollywood.
James Chapin
American ornithologist and scientific collector (1889–1964).
Born July 9th, 1889 in New York City.
Died April 7th, 1964 at 74 years old in New York City.
Louis Sparre
Swedish painter and designer (1863-1964).
Born August 3rd, 1863 in Gravellona Lomellina.
Died October 26th, 1964 at 101 years old in Oscar Parish.
Luis Martín-Santos
Spanish writer and psychiatrist (1924–1964).
Born November 11th, 1924 in Larache.
Died February 21st, 1964 at 39 years old in Vitoria-Gasteiz (traffic collision).
Max Sailer
Racecar driver (1882–1964).
Born December 20th, 1882 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died February 5th, 1964 at 81 years old in Esslingen am Neckar.
Dimitar Ganev
Bulgarian politician (1898-1964).
Born October 28th, 1898 in Gradets.
Died April 20th, 1964 at 65 years old in Sofia.
Vince Hayes
English footballer (1879–1964).
Born March 24th, 1879 in Manchester.
Died June 1st, 1964 at 85 years old in Salford.
Helge Auleb
German general (1887–1964).
Born March 24th, 1887 in Gehren.
Died April 14th, 1964 at 77 years old in Düsseldorf.
Otto Wille Kuusinen
Finnish communist.
Born October 4th, 1881 in Laukaa.
Died May 17th, 1964 at 82 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Heinrich Franz Friedrich Tietze
Austrian mathematician (1880–1964).
Born August 31st, 1880 in Walpersbach.
Died February 17th, 1964 at 83 years old in Munich.
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