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In the year 1964
399 Notable deaths
Timmy Mayer
American racing driver.
Born February 22nd, 1938 in Dalton.
Died February 28th, 1964 at 26 years old in Longford.
Julio Sosa
Uruguayan musician (1926-1964).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Las Piedras.
Died November 26th, 1964 at 38 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
Mona Barrie
English actress.
Born December 18th, 1909 in London.
Died June 27th, 1964 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
Theodore von Eltz
Actor (1893-1964).
Born November 5th, 1893 in New Haven.
Died October 6th, 1964 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills.
Leonard Hussey
British explorer (1891–1964).
Born May 6th, 1891 in Leytonstone.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 72 years old in King's College Hospital.
Olga Desmond
Actress (1890-1964).
Born November 2nd, 1890 in Olsztyn.
Died August 2nd, 1964 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Pedro Petrone
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1964).
Born May 11th, 1905 in Montevideo.
Died December 13th, 1964 at 59 years old in Montevideo.
André Lefèbvre
Automobile engineer and rally driver, winner of the 1927 monte carlo rally.
Born August 19th, 1894 in Louvres. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1964 at 69 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Vasily Agapkin
Author, composer, conductor.
Born February 3rd, 1884 in Shancherovo.
Died October 29th, 1964 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 399
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche