In the year 1964
457 Notable deaths
Eddie Cantor
American comedian and actor (1892–1964).
Born January 31st, 1892 in Manhattan.
Died October 10th, 1964 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Leó Szilárd
Hungarian-american jewish physicist and inventor (1898–1964).
Born February 11th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died May 30th, 1964 at 66 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Norbert Wiener
American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence.
Born November 26th, 1894 in Columbia. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1964 at 69 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
William Bendix
American actor (1906–1964).
Born January 14th, 1906 in New York City.
Died December 14th, 1964 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Brendan Behan
Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright (1923-1964).
Born February 9th, 1923 in Dublin.
Died March 20th, 1964 at 41 years old in Dublin (diabetes).
Karl Polanyi
Hungarian economist, philosopher and historian.
Born October 25th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died April 23rd, 1964 at 77 years old in Pickering.
Alma Mahler
Austrian composer, art collector, author, editor, and socialite (1879-1964).
Born August 31st, 1879 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1964 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
J.B.S. Haldane
Geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1892-1964).
Born November 5th, 1892 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1964 at 72 years old in Bhubaneswar (cancer). [ref]
Cedric Hardwicke
English actor (1893-1964).
Born February 19th, 1893 in Worcestershire.
Died August 6th, 1964 at 71 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema).
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician.
Born June 20th, 1928 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1964 at 36 years old in West Berlin (diabetes). [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson