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In the year 1964
460 Notable deaths
Mikhail Larionov
Russian artist (1881-1964).
Born June 3rd, 1881 in Tiraspol. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1964 at 82 years old in Fontenay-aux-Roses. [ref]
Rauf Orbay
Prime minister of turkey (1881-1964).
Born July 27th, 1881 in Constantinople.
Died July 16th, 1964 at 82 years old in Istanbul.
Meade Lux Lewis
American pianist and composer.
Born September 4th, 1905 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1964 at 58 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Jane Hadley Barkley
Second lady of the united states from 1949 to 1953.
Born September 23rd, 1911 in Keytesville.
Died September 6th, 1964 at 52 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Rudolph Maté
Polish-hungarian-american cinematographer, film director and producer (1898–1964).
Born January 21st, 1898 in Kraków.
Died October 27th, 1964 at 66 years old in Los Angeles, Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Paul A. Baran
American marxist economist (1909–1964).
Born September 12th, 1909 in Mykolaiv.
Died March 26th, 1964 at 54 years old in Palo Alto.
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
German neuropathologist.
Born June 2nd, 1885 in Harburg.
Died December 30th, 1964 at 79 years old in Munich.
Don Redman
American musician.
Born July 29th, 1900 in Mineral County. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1964 at 64 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Alexander Chizhevsky
Interdisciplinary scientist and cosmist (1897-1964).
Born February 7th, 1897 in Ciechanowiec.
Died December 20th, 1964 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Samuil Marshak
Russian and soviet poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, screenwriter, author of popular children's books (1887–1964).
Born November 3rd, 1887 in Voronezh.
Died July 4th, 1964 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Francisco Craveiro Lopes
President of portugal (1894-1964).
Born April 12th, 1894 in Lisbon.
Died September 2nd, 1964 at 70 years old in Lisbon.
Clarence Kolb
Actor (1874-1964).
Born July 31st, 1874 in Cleveland.
Died November 25th, 1964 at 90 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Reginald Horace Blyth
British japanologist (1898-1964).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Essex.
Died October 28th, 1964 at 65 years old in Tokyo.
Julius Raab
Austrian chancellor and politician (1891-1964).
Born November 29th, 1891 in St. Pölten.
Died January 8th, 1964 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Racecar driver.
Born April 10th, 1934 in Maarsbergen.
Died August 2nd, 1964 at 30 years old in Cologne.
Hossein Alâ
Iranian politician (1881-1964), prime minister of iran.
Born December 13th, 1882 in Tehran.
Died July 13th, 1964 at 81 years old in Tehran.
Sofoklis Venizelos
Prime minister of greece - second son of eleftherios venizelos.
Born November 3rd, 1894 in Chania.
Died February 7th, 1964 at 69 years old in Aegean Sea (pulmonary edema).
Edgar Barrier
Film, radio and television actor (1907-1964).
Born March 4th, 1907 in New York City.
Died June 20th, 1964 at 57 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Wanda Wasilewska
Polish writer (1905-1964).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Kraków. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1964 at 59 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Iraqi poet (1926-1964).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Basra.
Died December 24th, 1964 at 38 years old in Syria.
William A. Seiter
American film director (1890-1964).
Born June 10th, 1890 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1964 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Toch
Austrian composer (1887-1964).
Born December 7th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died October 1st, 1964 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.
Chūichi Hara
Japanese admiral (1889-1964).
Born March 15th, 1889 in Matsue.
Died February 17th, 1964 at 74 years old
Clarence Irving Lewis
American philosopher (1883–1964).
Born April 12th, 1883 in Stoneham.
Died February 3rd, 1964 at 80 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 460
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