In the year 1964
460 Notable deaths
Robert Warwick
Actor (1878-1964).
Born October 9th, 1878 in Sacramento.
Died June 6th, 1964 at 85 years old in West Los Angeles.
Harold Hitz Burton
United states federal judge (1888-1964).
Born June 22nd, 1888 in Boston.
Died October 28th, 1964 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Milton Augustus Strieby Margai
Sierra leonean politician (1895-1964).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Freetown, Gbangbatoke. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1964 at 68 years old in Freetown. [ref]
Paul Cavanagh
Actor (1888-1964).
Born December 8th, 1888 in Chislehurst.
Died March 15th, 1964 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Joel Brand
Rescue worker (1906-1964).
Born April 25th, 1906 in Năsăud.
Died July 13th, 1964 at 58 years old in Bad Kissingen (myocardial infarction).
Nacio Herb Brown
American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and broadway theatre music (1896–1964).
Born February 22nd, 1896 in Deming.
Died September 28th, 1964 at 68 years old in San Francisco.
William Pettus Hobby, Sr.
American politician; governor of texas, 1917-1921.
Born March 26th, 1878 in Moscow.
Died June 7th, 1964 at 86 years old in Houston.
Harry Shannon
American actor.
Born June 13th, 1890 in Saginaw.
Died July 27th, 1964 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Ronald Fairbairn
Scottish psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1889-1964).
Born August 11th, 1889 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1964 at 75 years old in Edinburgh.
Victor Francis Hess
Austrian physicist and nobel prize laureate (1883-1964).
Born June 24th, 1883 in Deutschfeistritz. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1964 at 81 years old in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Werner Kempf
German general (1886–1964).
Born March 9th, 1886 in Kaliningrad.
Died January 6th, 1964 at 77 years old in Bad Harzburg.
George Dyson
English composer (1883-1964).
Born May 28th, 1883 in Halifax. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1964 at 81 years old in Winchester. [ref]
Heinrich Neuhaus
Soviet pianist (1888–1964).
Born April 12th, 1888 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died October 10th, 1964 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Johnny Burke
American lyricist (1908-1964).
Born October 3rd, 1908 in Antioch.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 55 years old in New York City.
Lin Dai
Chinese actress (1934-1964).
Born December 26th, 1934 in Nanning.
Died July 17th, 1964 at 29 years old in Hong Kong (drug overdose).
Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn
British diplomat (1880-1964).
Born August 24th, 1880 in Killearn.
Died September 18th, 1964 at 84 years old
Addison Richards
American actor (1902–1964).
Born October 20th, 1902 in Zanesville.
Died March 22nd, 1964 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Vladko Maček
Croatian politician (1879-1964).
Born June 20th, 1879 in Jastrebarsko.
Died May 15th, 1964 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Alexandre Koyré
French philosopher (1892–1964).
Born August 29th, 1892 in Taganrog.
Died April 28th, 1964 at 71 years old in Paris.
Cyril Davies
British musician (1932–1964).
Born January 23rd, 1932 in London.
Died January 7th, 1964 at 31 years old in London (leukemia).
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
Finnish writer (1888–1964).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Hämeenkyrö.
Died June 3rd, 1964 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
Ary Barroso
Brazilian composer and musician (1903–1964).
Born November 16th, 1903 in Ubá.
Died February 9th, 1964 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cirrhosis).
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
German general (1894–1964).
Born October 30th, 1894 in Eisenach.
Died June 18th, 1964 at 69 years old in Giessen.
Bo Carter
American early blues musician.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Bolton.
Died September 21st, 1964 at 72 years old (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 125 of 460
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu