In the year 1964
457 Notable deaths
Francisco Canaro
Uruguayan/argentinean violinist and tango orchestra leader (1888–1964).
Born November 26th, 1888 in San José de Mayo.
Died December 14th, 1964 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
Joseph Marx
Austrian composer, teacher and critic (1882-1964).
Born May 11th, 1882 in Graz. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1964 at 82 years old in Graz.
Jigme Palden Dorji
Prime minister of bhutan (1919-1964).
Born December 14th, 1919 in Bhutan House.
Died April 6th, 1964 at 44 years old in Phuntsholing.
Joseph Dodge
Banker (1890-1964).
Born November 18th, 1890 in Detroit.
Died December 2nd, 1964 at 74 years old in Detroit.
Hugo Koblet
Swiss racing cyclist (1925–1964).
Born March 21st, 1925 in Zurich.
Died November 6th, 1964 at 39 years old in Uster (traffic collision). [ref]
Abbas el-Akkad
Egyptian writer (1889-1964).
Born June 28th, 1889 in Aswan.
Died March 13th, 1964 at 74 years old in Cairo.
Olga Desmond
Actress (1890-1964).
Born November 2nd, 1890 in Olsztyn.
Died August 2nd, 1964 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Jean Fautrier
French painter (1898-1964).
Born May 16th, 1898 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1964 at 66 years old in Châtenay-Malabry. [ref]
Aleksander Zawadzki
Polish politician (1899-1964).
Born December 16th, 1899 in Dąbrowa Górnicza. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1964 at 64 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Colin McPhee
Canadian composer and musicologist.
Born March 15th, 1901 in Montreal.
Died January 7th, 1964 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 457
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown