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In the year 1964
457 Notable deaths
Cyril Davies
British musician (1932–1964).
Born January 23rd, 1932 in London.
Died January 7th, 1964 at 31 years old in London (leukemia).
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).
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
German general (1894–1964).
Born October 30th, 1894 in Eisenach.
Died June 18th, 1964 at 69 years old in Giessen.
Bo Carter
American early blues musician.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Bolton.
Died September 21st, 1964 at 72 years old (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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).
Deaths 121 to 130 of 457
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