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In the year 1964
509 Notable deaths
Brendan Behan
Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright (1923-1964).
Born February 9th, 1923 in Dublin.
Died March 20th, 1964 at 41 years old in Dublin (diabetes).
Karl Polanyi
Hungarian economist, philosopher and historian.
Born October 25th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died April 23rd, 1964 at 77 years old in Pickering.
Alma Mahler
Austrian composer, art collector, author, editor, and socialite (1879-1964).
Born August 31st, 1879 in Vienna.
Died December 11th, 1964 at 85 years old in New York City.
J.B.S. Haldane
Geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1892-1964).
Born November 5th, 1892 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1964 at 72 years old in Bhubaneswar (cancer). [ref]
Cedric Hardwicke
English actor (1893-1964).
Born February 19th, 1893 in Worcestershire.
Died August 6th, 1964 at 71 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema).
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician (1928–1964).
Born June 20th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died June 29th, 1964 at 36 years old in West Berlin (diabetes).
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Anglo-canadian business tycoon, politician, and writer (1879-1964).
Died June 9th, 1964 at 85 years old in Cherkley Court.
Mehboob Khan
Film director (1906–1964).
Born September 9th, 1907 in Bilimora.
Died May 28th, 1964 at 56 years old in Mumbai.
Carl Van Vechten
American writer and photographer (1880–1964).
Born June 17th, 1880 in Cedar Rapids.
Died December 21st, 1964 at 84 years old in New York City.
T. H. White
English author (1906–1964).
Born May 29th, 1906 in Mumbai.
Died January 17th, 1964 at 57 years old in Piraeus (heart failure).
Ben Hecht
American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964).
Born February 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died April 18th, 1964 at 70 years old in New York City (coronary thrombosis).
Amrit Kaur
Indian politician (1889–1964).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Lucknow.
Died February 6th, 1964 at 75 years old in New Delhi.
Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Prime minister of thailand, 1938–44 and 1948–57 (1897–1964).
Born July 14th, 1897 in Nonthaburi.
Died June 11th, 1964 at 66 years old in Sagamihara.
Paulino Alcántara
Spanish footballer (1896-1964).
Born October 7th, 1896 in Iloilo City.
Died February 13th, 1964 at 67 years old in Barcelona.
Johnny Burnette
American musician (1934–1964).
Born March 25th, 1934 in Memphis.
Died August 14th, 1964 at 30 years old in Clearlake (drowning).
Edith Sitwell
British poet (1887-1964).
Born September 7th, 1887 in Scarborough.
Died December 9th, 1964 at 77 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Vasily Grossman
Russian soviet writer and journalist (1905-1964).
Born December 12th, 1905 in Berdychiv.
Died September 14th, 1964 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Lucy Wills
British physician and hematologist (1888-1964).
Born May 10th, 1888 in Sutton Coldfield.
Died April 26th, 1964 at 75 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Alfred Blalock
American surgeon (1899–1964).
Born April 5th, 1899 in Culloden.
Died September 15th, 1964 at 65 years old in Baltimore.
Seán O'Casey
Irish writer (1880–1964).
Born March 30th, 1880 in Dublin.
Died September 18th, 1964 at 84 years old in Torquay (disease).
Hedwig Kohn
German-american physicist.
Born April 5th, 1887 in Wrocław.
Died March 26th, 1964 at 76 years old in Durham.
Nella Larsen
American novelist, librarian, nurse (1891–1964).
Born April 13th, 1891 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1964 at 72 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Giorgio Morandi
Italian painter and printmaker (1890–1964).
Born July 20th, 1890 in Bologna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1964 at 73 years old in Bologna (lung cancer). [ref]
Joseph Schildkraut
Actor (1896-1964).
Born March 22nd, 1896 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 1964 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Prince Pierre de Polignac
French noble (1895-1964).
Born October 24th, 1895 in castle of Kerscamp.
Died November 10th, 1964 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius