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In the year 1964
457 Notable deaths
Hossein Alâ
Iranian politician (1881-1964), prime minister of iran.
Born December 13th, 1882 in Tehran.
Died July 13th, 1964 at 81 years old in Tehran.
Sofoklis Venizelos
Prime minister of greece - second son of eleftherios venizelos.
Born November 3rd, 1894 in Chania.
Died February 7th, 1964 at 69 years old in Aegean Sea (pulmonary edema).
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).
Wanda Wasilewska
Polish writer (1905-1964).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Kraków. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1964 at 59 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Iraqi poet (1926-1964).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Basra.
Died December 24th, 1964 at 38 years old in Syria.
William A. Seiter
American film director (1890-1964).
Born June 10th, 1890 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1964 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (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.
Chūichi Hara
Japanese admiral (1889-1964).
Born March 15th, 1889 in Matsue.
Died February 17th, 1964 at 74 years old
Clarence Irving Lewis
1883-1964 american philosopher.
Born April 12th, 1883 in Stoneham.
Died February 3rd, 1964 at 80 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 457
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