In the year 1964
509 Notable deaths
Fredrik Ljungström
Swedish engineer, technical designer, and industrialist (1875–1964).
Born June 16th, 1875 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1964 at 88 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
William A. Seiter
American film director (1890-1964).
Born June 10th, 1890 in New York City.
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]
Flaminio Bertoni
Italian automobile designer (1903-1964).
Born January 10th, 1903 in Varese.
Died February 7th, 1964 at 61 years old in Paris.
Otto Ciliax
German admiral (1891-1964).
Born October 30th, 1891 in Neudietendorf.
Died December 12th, 1964 at 73 years old in Lübeck.
Nguyen Van Troi
Viet cong volunteer executed during vietnam war.
Born February 1st, 1940 in Quảng Nam.
Died October 15th, 1964 at 24 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (gunshot wound).
Guy Stewart Callendar
British engineer.
Born February 9th, 1898 in Montreal.
Died October 3rd, 1964 at 66 years old in London (pneumonia).
Arthur Hohl
American actor (1889–1964).
Born May 21st, 1889 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 10th, 1964 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Stevens
American actor (1893-1964).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Solomon.
Died August 22nd, 1964 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Eugen Sänger
Austrian aerospace engineer (1905-1964).
Born September 22nd, 1905 in Přísečnice.
Died February 10th, 1964 at 58 years old in Berlin.
Prince Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden
German prince (1891–1964).
Born August 30th, 1891 in Heiligendamm.
Died April 3rd, 1964 at 72 years old in Tübingen.
Werner Heyde
Ss officer and psychiatrist (1902-1964).
Born April 25th, 1902 in Forst (Lausitz).
Died February 13th, 1964 at 61 years old in Butzbach (hanging to death).
Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
French theologian (1877-1964).
Born February 21st, 1877 in Auch.
Died February 15th, 1964 at 86 years old in Rome.
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
Swedish scientist (1873-1964).
Born February 15th, 1873 in Augsburg.
Died November 6th, 1964 at 91 years old in Stockholm.
El Brendel
American actor (1890-1964).
Born March 25th, 1890 in Philadelphia.
Died April 9th, 1964 at 74 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Gertrude Michael
American actress (1911-1964).
Born June 1st, 1911 in Talladega.
Died December 31st, 1964 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills.
Anita Malfatti
Brazilian artist (1889-1964).
Born December 2nd, 1889 in São Paulo.
Died November 6th, 1964 at 74 years old in São Paulo.
Franz Alexander
American hungarian-born psychoanalyst (1891-1964).
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Budapest.
Died March 8th, 1964 at 73 years old in Palm Springs.
Richard McKenna
American writer (1913-1964).
Born May 9th, 1913 in Mountain Home.
Died November 1st, 1964 at 51 years old in Chapel Hill (myocardial infarction).
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Pakistani politician and statesman (1894–1964).
Born July 19th, 1894 in Dhaka.
Died October 22nd, 1964 at 70 years old in Dhaka.
Norman Z. McLeod
American film director (1898–1964).
Born September 20th, 1898 in Grayling.
Died June 26th, 1964 at 65 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Vasily Kuznetsov
Soviet general (1894–1964).
Born January 15th, 1894 in Solikamsky Uyezd.
Died June 20th, 1964 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 509
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett