In the year 1964
457 Notable deaths
Edith Sitwell
British poet (1887-1964).
Born September 7th, 1887 in Scarborough. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1964 at 77 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Vasily Grossman
Russian soviet writer and journalist (1905-1964).
Born December 12th, 1905 in Berdychiv.
Died September 14th, 1964 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Alfred Blalock
American surgeon.
Born April 5th, 1899 in Culloden.
Died September 15th, 1964 at 65 years old in Baltimore.
Seán O'Casey
Irish writer (1880–1964).
Born March 30th, 1880 in Dublin.
Died September 18th, 1964 at 84 years old in Torquay (disease).
Hedwig Kohn
German-american physicist.
Born April 5th, 1887 in Wrocław.
Died March 26th, 1964 at 76 years old in Durham.
Gerald Gardner
British wiccan leader.
Born June 13th, 1884 in Blundellsands.
Died February 12th, 1964 at 79 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Nella Larsen
American novelist, librarian, nurse.
Born April 13th, 1891 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1964 at 72 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Giorgio Morandi
Italian painter and printmaker.
Born July 20th, 1890 in Bologna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1964 at 73 years old in Bologna (lung cancer). [ref]
Maithili Sharan Gupt
Indian poet (1886-1964).
Born August 3rd, 1886 in Chirgaon. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1964 at 78 years old in India. [ref]
Joseph Schildkraut
Actor (1896-1964).
Born March 22nd, 1896 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 1964 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 457
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi