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In the year 1964
457 Notable deaths
Alexander Archipenko
American sculptor and artist of ukrainian origin (1887-1964).
Born May 30th, 1887 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1964 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hinrich Lohse
Nazi politician/war criminal (1896-1964).
Born September 2nd, 1896 in Mühlenbarbek.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 67 years old in Mühlenbarbek.
Kichisaburō Nomura
Japanese politician (1877-1964).
Born December 16th, 1877 in Wakayama.
Died May 8th, 1964 at 86 years old in Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine.
Pierre Monteux
French conductor (1875-1964).
Born April 4th, 1875 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1964 at 89 years old in Hancock. [ref]
Eddie Sachs
American racing driver (1927-1964).
Born May 28th, 1927 in Allentown.
Died May 30th, 1964 at 37 years old in Indianapolis.
Marc Blitzstein
American composer, lyricist, and librettist (1905–1964).
Born March 2nd, 1905 in Philadelphia.
Died January 22nd, 1964 at 58 years old in Fort-de-France (blunt trauma).
H. Beam Piper
American science fiction writer (1904–1964).
Born March 23rd, 1904 in Altoona.
Died November 11th, 1964 at 60 years old in Williamsport.
Jack Pennick
American film actor (1895-1964).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Portland.
Died August 16th, 1964 at 68 years old in Manhattan Beach.
Bechara El Khoury
First president of lebanon (1890-1964).
Born August 10th, 1890 in Rechmaya.
Died January 11th, 1964 at 73 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Margaret Gibson
American actress (1894-1964).
Born September 14th, 1894 in Colorado Springs.
Died October 21st, 1964 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 457
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris