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In the year 1964
426 Notable deaths
Paul A. Baran
American marxist economist (1909–1964).
Born September 12th, 1909 in Mykolaiv.
Died March 26th, 1964 at 54 years old in Palo Alto.
Rudolph Maté
Polish film director (1898-1964).
Born January 21st, 1898 in Kraków. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1964 at 66 years old in Hollywood (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.
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Iraqi poet (1926-1964).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Basra. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1964 at 38 years old in Syria. [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.
Samuil Marshak
Russian and soviet poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, screenwriter, author of popular children's books (1887–1964).
Born November 3rd, 1887 in Voronezh.
Died July 4th, 1964 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Clarence Kolb
Actor (1874-1964).
Born July 31st, 1874 in Cleveland.
Died November 25th, 1964 at 90 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Francisco Craveiro Lopes
President of portugal (1894-1964).
Born April 12th, 1894 in Lisbon.
Died September 2nd, 1964 at 70 years old in Lisbon.
Edgar Barrier
Film, radio and television actor (1907-1964).
Born March 4th, 1907 in New York City.
Died June 20th, 1964 at 57 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
German neuropathologist.
Born June 2nd, 1885 in Harburg.
Died December 30th, 1964 at 79 years old in Munich.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 426
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