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In the year 1964
426 Notable deaths
Harry Shannon
American actor.
Born June 13th, 1890 in Saginaw.
Died July 27th, 1964 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Heinrich Neuhaus
Soviet musician (1888-1964).
Born April 12th, 1888 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1964 at 76 years old in Moscow. [ref]
George Dyson
English composer (1883-1964).
Born May 28th, 1883 in Halifax. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1964 at 81 years old in Winchester. [ref]
Johnny Burke
American lyricist (1908-1964).
Born October 3rd, 1908 in Antioch.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 55 years old in New York City.
Ronald Fairbairn
Scottish psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1889-1964).
Born August 11th, 1889 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1964 at 75 years old in Edinburgh.
Werner Kempf
German general.
Born March 9th, 1886 in Königsberg.
Died January 6th, 1964 at 77 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Alexandre Koyré
French philosopher (1892–1964).
Born August 29th, 1892 in Taganrog.
Died April 28th, 1964 at 71 years old in Paris.
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).
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).
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