In the year 1964
427 Notable deaths
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]
Cedric Hardwicke
English actor (1893-1964).
Born February 19th, 1893 in Worcestershire. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1964 at 71 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Anglo-canadian business tycoon, politician, and writer (1879-1964).
Born May 25th, 1879 in Maple. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1964 at 85 years old in Cherkley Court.
Gerald Gardner
British wiccan leader.
Born June 13th, 1884 in Blundellsands.
Died February 12th, 1964 at 79 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Hedwig Kohn
German-american physicist.
Born April 5th, 1887 in Wrocław.
Died March 26th, 1964 at 76 years old in Durham.
Carl Van Vechten
American writer and photographer (1880-1964).
Born June 17th, 1880 in Cedar Rapids. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1964 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Prince Pierre de Polignac
French noble (1895-1964).
Born October 24th, 1895 in castle of Kerscamp.
Died November 10th, 1964 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Pakistani politician and statesman (1894–1964).
Born July 19th, 1894 in Dhaka.
Died October 22nd, 1964 at 70 years old in Dhaka.
Amrit Kaur
Indian politician (1889-1964).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Lucknow.
Died February 6th, 1964 at 75 years old in New Delhi.
T. H. White
English author (1906-1964).
Born May 29th, 1906 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1964 at 57 years old in Piraeus (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 427
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur