In the year 1964
509 Notable deaths
Orry-Kelly
Australian costume designer (1897–1964).
Born December 31st, 1897 in Kiama.
Died February 27th, 1964 at 66 years old in Hollywood (liver cancer).
Palmiro Togliatti
Former leader of the italian communist party (1893–1964).
Born March 26th, 1893 in Genoa.
Died August 21st, 1964 at 71 years old in Yalta (cerebral hemorrhage).
Claudia Jones
Trinidad & tobago-born black communist and political activist.
Born February 15th, 1915 in Port of Spain. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1964 at 49 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]
Gerrit Rietveld
Dutch furniture designer and architect (1888-1964).
Born June 24th, 1888 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1964 at 76 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Frank Albertson
American character actor (1909–1964).
Born February 2nd, 1909 in Fergus Falls.
Died February 29th, 1964 at 55 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Fireball Roberts
American racecar driver (1929-1964).
Born January 20th, 1929 in Florida.
Died July 2nd, 1964 at 35 years old in Concord (sepsis).
Anna J. Cooper
African-american author, educator, speaker and scholar (1858–1964).
Born August 10th, 1858 in Raleigh. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1964 at 105 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Douglas McGregor
American professor of management.
Born September 6th, 1906 in Detroit.
Died October 1st, 1964 at 58 years old in Massachusetts.
Pina Pellicer
Mexican actress (1934–1964).
Born April 3rd, 1934 in Mexico City.
Died December 6th, 1964 at 30 years old in Mexico City (barbiturate overdose).
Clive Bell
British art critic (1881–1964).
Born September 16th, 1881 in Great Shefford.
Died September 18th, 1964 at 83 years old in London (disease).
Otto Grotewohl
German politician (1894–1964).
Born March 11th, 1894 in Brunswick.
Died September 21st, 1964 at 70 years old in East Berlin.
Edward Van Sloan
American film character actor (1882–1964).
Born November 1st, 1882 in Chaska.
Died March 8th, 1964 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Percy Kilbride
Actor (1888-1964).
Born July 16th, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died December 11th, 1964 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (struck by vehicle).
James Franck
German physicist (1882–1964).
Born August 26th, 1882 in Hamburg.
Died May 21st, 1964 at 81 years old in Göttingen.
William O'Dwyer
Irish-american politician and diplomat; 100th mayor of new york city (1946-1950); attained rank of brigadier general in ww ii.
Born July 11th, 1890 in County Mayo.
Died November 24th, 1964 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Walter A. Brown
American sports businessman (1905–1964).
Born February 10th, 1905 in Boston.
Died September 7th, 1964 at 59 years old in Boston.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Canadian inventor and businessman (1907–1964).
Born April 16th, 1907 in Valcourt.
Died February 18th, 1964 at 56 years old in Sherbrooke.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
American politician (1890-1964).
Born August 7th, 1890 in Concord.
Died September 5th, 1964 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Morris Ankrum
American actor (1896–1964).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Danville.
Died September 2nd, 1964 at 67 years old in Pasadena.
Anna Vyrubova
Friend of tsarina alexandra fyodorovna of russia; author of memoirs about the romanovs (1884–1964).
Born July 16th, 1884 in Lomonosov.
Died July 20th, 1964 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Kitty Genovese
American murder victim.
Born July 7th, 1935 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died March 13th, 1964 at 28 years old in New York City, Queens, Kew Gardens (asphyxia, stabbing).
Jack Teagarden
American jazz trombonist and singer (1905–1964).
Born August 20th, 1905 in Vernon.
Died January 15th, 1964 at 58 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction).
Roscoe Pound
American legal scholar and educator (1870–1964).
Born October 27th, 1870 in Lincoln.
Died July 1st, 1964 at 93 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Gerald Gardner
British wiccan leader (1884–1964).
Born June 13th, 1884 in Blundellsands.
Died February 12th, 1964 at 79 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Veit Harlan
German film director (1899-1964).
Born September 22nd, 1899 in Berlin.
Died April 13th, 1964 at 64 years old in Capri (pneumonia).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 509
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.