| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Homer M. Adkins |
Politician |
15-Oct-1890 |
26-Feb-1964 |
Governor of Arkansas, 1941-45 |
| Emilio Aguinaldo |
Head of State |
22-Mar-1869 |
6-Feb-1964 |
1st President of the Philippines |
| Frank Albertson |
Actor |
2-Feb-1909 |
29-Feb-1964 |
American character actor |
| Gracie Allen |
Actor |
26-Jul-1895 |
27-Aug-1964 |
Say goodnight Gracie |
| Morris Ankrum |
Actor |
27-Aug-1896 |
2-Sep-1964 |
Invaders from Mars |
| Nancy Astor |
Politician |
19-May-1879 |
2-May-1964 |
First woman in the House of Commons |
| Clarence G. Badger |
Film Director |
9-Jun-1880 |
17-Jun-1964 |
It |
| Paul A. Baran |
Economist |
8-Dec-1910 |
26-Mar-1964 |
Marxist economist |
| Edgar Barrier |
Actor |
4-Mar-1907 |
20-Jun-1964 |
Macbeth |
| Ary Barroso |
Musician |
7-Nov-1903 |
9-Feb-1964 |
Songwriter composed Aquarela do Brasil |
| Lord Beaverbrook |
Business |
25-May-1879 |
9-Jun-1964 |
Media mogul, UK cabinet minister |
| Brendan Behan |
Playwright |
9-Feb-1923 |
20-Mar-1964 |
The Hostage |
| William Bendix |
Actor |
14-Jan-1906 |
14-Dec-1964 |
The Life of Riley |
| A. Bruce Bielaski |
Government |
1884 |
Feb-1964 |
FBI Director 1912-19 |
| Alfred Blalock |
Doctor |
5-Apr-1899 |
15-Sep-1964 |
"Blue baby" operation |
| Samuel Blanc |
Inventor |
13-Feb-1883 |
20-Dec-1964 |
Founder of Roto-Rooter |
| Marc Blitzstein |
Composer |
2-Mar-1905 |
22-Jan-1964 |
The Cradle Will Rock |
| J. Armand Bombardier |
Business |
16-Apr-1907 |
18-Feb-1964 |
Founder of Bombardier |
| El Brendel |
Actor |
25-Mar-1890 |
9-Apr-1964 |
Former vaudevillian, Wings |
| Nacio Herb Brown |
Songwriter |
22-Feb-1896 |
28-Sep-1964 |
Singin' in the Rain |
| Howard Homan Buffett |
Business |
13-Aug-1903 |
30-Apr-1964 |
Congressman, father of Warren Buffett |
| Johnny Burke |
Songwriter |
3-Oct-1908 |
25-Feb-1964 |
Swinging on a Star |
| Johnny Burnette |
Musician |
25-Mar-1934 |
14-Aug-1964 |
Rockabilly instigator |
| Harold H. Burton |
Judge |
22-Jun-1888 |
28-Oct-1964 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1945-58 |
| Georgia Caine |
Actor |
30-Oct-1876 |
4-Apr-1964 |
Broadway musical actress |
| Guy Stewart Callendar |
Scientist |
9-Feb-1898 |
3-Oct-1964 |
Callendar Effect |
| Clarence Cannon |
Politician |
11-Apr-1879 |
12-May-1964 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1923-64 |
| Eddie Cantor |
Singer |
31-Jan-1892 |
10-Oct-1964 |
Banjo Eyes |
| Rachel Carson |
Scientist |
27-May-1907 |
14-Apr-1964 |
Mother of the environmental movement |
| Paul Cavanagh |
Actor |
8-Dec-1888 |
15-Mar-1964 |
The Scarlet Claw |
| Checkers |
Socialite |
1952 |
1964 |
Namesake of 1952 Nixon speech |
| Frank Conroy |
Actor |
14-Oct-1890 |
24-Feb-1964 |
The Ox-Bow Incident |
| Sam Cooke |
Singer |
22-Jan-1931 |
11-Dec-1964 |
Soul and R&B singer |
| Stuart Davis |
Painter |
7-Dec-1894 |
24-Jun-1964 |
American cubist painter |
| Alphonse Dochez |
Doctor |
21-Apr-1882 |
30-Jun-1964 |
Scarlet fever, pneumonia, common cold |
| George Docking |
Politician |
23-Feb-1904 |
20-Jan-1964 |
Governor of Kansas, 1957-61 |
| Jimmie Dodd |
Talk Show Host |
28-Mar-1910 |
10-Nov-1964 |
Winsome Mickey Mouse Club host |
| Eric Dolphy |
Jazz Musician |
20-Jun-1928 |
29-Jun-1964 |
Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist |
| Gerhard Domagk |
Scientist |
30-Oct-1895 |
24-Apr-1964 |
Sulfa drugs for strep, stapf infections |
| John Emery |
Actor |
20-May-1905 |
16-Nov-1964 |
Rocketship X-M |
| Clair Engle |
Politician |
21-Sep-1911 |
30-Jul-1964 |
US Senator from California, 1959-64 |
| Hans von Euler-Chelpin |
Chemist |
15-Feb-1873 |
7-Nov-1964 |
Enzymes of sugar fermentation |
| Ian Fleming |
Novelist |
28-May-1908 |
12-Aug-1964 |
Author of the James Bond series |
| Joel West Flood |
Judge |
2-Aug-1894 |
27-Apr-1964 |
Virginia Congressman, Judge |
| John T. Flynn |
Journalist |
25-Oct-1882 |
13-Apr-1964 |
The Roosevelt Myth |
| James Franck |
Physicist |
26-Aug-1882 |
21-May-1964 |
Franck-Hertz experiment |
| Gerald Gardner |
Religion |
13-Jun-1884 |
12-Feb-1964 |
Founder of Modern Wicca |
| Kitty Genovese |
Victim |
7-Jul-1935 |
13-Mar-1964 |
Allegedly killed by collective apathy |
| J. B. S. Haldane |
Biologist |
5-Nov-1892 |
1-Dec-1964 |
Haldane's principle |
| Vera Hall |
Singer |
1902 |
1964 |
Troubled So Hard |
| Carol Haney |
Dancer |
24-Dec-1924 |
10-May-1964 |
The Pajama Game |
| Cedric Hardwicke |
Actor |
19-Feb-1893 |
6-Aug-1964 |
Suspicion |
| Veit Harlan |
Film Director |
22-Sep-1899 |
13-Apr-1964 |
Jud Süss |
| Ben Hecht |
Screenwriter |
28-Feb-1894 |
18-Apr-1964 |
The Front Page |
| Felisberto Hernández |
Author |
20-Oct-1902 |
13-Jan-1964 |
Nadie encendía las lámparas |
| Victor Francis Hess |
Physicist |
24-Jun-1883 |
17-Dec-1964 |
Proved cosmic origin of radiation |
| Arthur Hohl |
Actor |
21-May-1889 |
10-Mar-1964 |
Character actor |
| Herbert Hoover |
Head of State |
10-Aug-1874 |
20-Oct-1964 |
31st US President, 1929-33 |
| Percy Kilbride |
Actor |
16-Jul-1888 |
11-Dec-1964 |
Pa Kettle |
| Alan Ladd |
Actor |
3-Sep-1913 |
29-Jan-1964 |
Shane |
| Nella Larsen |
Novelist |
13-Apr-1891 |
30-Mar-1964 |
Quicksand |
| Peter Lorre |
Actor |
26-Jun-1904 |
23-Mar-1964 |
The Maltese Falcon |
| Douglas MacArthur |
Military |
26-Jan-1880 |
5-Apr-1964 |
General of the Army |
| Jeannette Marks |
Poet |
16-Aug-1875 |
1964 |
The Merry Merry Cuckoo |
| Harpo Marx |
Actor |
23-Nov-1888 |
28-Sep-1964 |
Silent harp-playing Marx Brother |
| Rudolph Maté |
Cinematographer |
21-Jan-1898 |
27-Oct-1964 |
When Worlds Collide |
| Earle B. Mayfield |
Politician |
12-Apr-1881 |
23-Jun-1964 |
US Senator from Texas, 1923-29 |
| Norman Z. McLeod |
Film Director |
20-Sep-1898 |
27-Jan-1964 |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
| James M. Mead |
Politician |
27-Dec-1885 |
15-Mar-1964 |
US Senator from New York, 1938-47 |
| Grace Metalious |
Novelist |
8-Sep-1924 |
25-Feb-1964 |
Peyton Place |
| James P. Mitchell |
Government |
12-Nov-1900 |
19-Oct-1964 |
US Secretary of Labor, 1953-61 |
| Pierre Monteux |
Conductor |
4-Apr-1875 |
1-Jul-1964 |
Music Director, SF Symphony, 1935-52 |
| Ida Moore |
Actor |
1-Mar-1882 |
26-Sep-1964 |
American character actress |
| DeLesseps S. Morrison |
Politician |
18-Jan-1912 |
22-May-1964 |
Mayor of New Orleans, 1946-61 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru |
Head of State |
14-Nov-1889 |
27-May-1964 |
First Prime Minister of India |
| Sam Newfield |
Film Director |
6-Dec-1899 |
10-Nov-1964 |
I Accuse My Parents |
| Sean O'Casey |
Playwright |
30-Mar-1880 |
18-Sep-1964 |
Juno and the Paycock |
| Flannery O'Connor |
Author |
25-Mar-1925 |
3-Aug-1964 |
A Good Man Is Hard To Find |
| Steve Owen |
Football |
21-Apr-1898 |
17-May-1964 |
NY Giants Head Coach, 1930-53 |
| Paul |
Royalty |
14-Dec-1901 |
6-Mar-1964 |
King of Greece, 1947-64 |
| Vail Pittman |
Politician |
17-Sep-1880 |
29-Jan-1964 |
Governor of Nevada, 1945-51 |
| Karl Polanyi |
Scholar |
25-Oct-1886 |
23-Apr-1964 |
The Great Transformation |
| Cole Porter |
Composer |
9-Jun-1891 |
15-Oct-1964 |
I've Got You Under My Skin |
| Roscoe Pound |
Judge |
27-Oct-1870 |
1-Jul-1964 |
Sociological jurisprudence |
| E. J. Pratt |
Poet |
4-Feb-1883 |
26-Apr-1964 |
Newfoundland Verse |
| Julius Raab |
Head of State |
29-Nov-1891 |
8-Jan-1964 |
Chancellor of Austria, 1953-61 |
| Jim Reeves |
Country Musician |
20-Aug-1923 |
31-Jul-1964 |
He'll Have to Go |
| Addison Richards |
Actor |
20-Oct-1887 |
22-Mar-1964 |
American character actor |
| Art Ross |
Hockey |
13-Jan-1886 |
5-Aug-1964 |
Longtime Bruins GM and Head Coach |
| Joseph Schildkraut |
Actor |
22-Mar-1896 |
21-Jan-1964 |
The Life of Emile Zola |
| Frederick Hanley Seares |
Astronomer |
17-May-1873 |
20-Jul-1964 |
Astronomer at Mt. Wilson Observatory |
| Walter Seifert |
Criminal |
11-Jun-1922 |
12-Jun-1964 |
Cologne flamethrower massacre |
| Lewis Seiler |
Film Director |
30-Sep-1890 |
8-Jan-1964 |
Guadalcanal Diary |
| William A. Seiter |
Film Director |
10-Jun-1890 |
26-Jul-1964 |
Allegheny Uprising |
| Frans Eemil Sillanpää |
Author |
16-Sep-1888 |
3-Jun-1964 |
The Loveliness and Wretchedness of Human Life |
| Edith Sitwell |
Poet |
7-Sep-1887 |
9-Dec-1964 |
Façade |
| Adolphus Staton |
Military |
28-Aug-1879 |
4-Jun-1964 |
US Navy admiral |
| Leo Szilard |
Physicist |
11-Feb-1898 |
30-May-1964 |
Nuclear chain reaction |
| Jack Teagarden |
Jazz Musician |
20-Aug-1905 |
15-Jan-1964 |
Virtuoso trombonist and jazz bandleader |
| Carl Van Vechten |
Novelist |
17-Jun-1880 |
21-Dec-1964 |
Patron of the Harlem Renaissance |
| Robert Warwick |
Actor |
9-Oct-1878 |
6-Jun-1964 |
Alias Jimmy Valentine |
| T. H. White |
Author |
29-May-1906 |
17-Jan-1964 |
The Once and Future King |
| Norbert Wiener |
Mathematician |
26-Nov-1894 |
18-Mar-1964 |
Cybernetics |
| Fred M. Wilcox |
Film Director |
22-Dec-1907 |
23-Sep-1964 |
Forbidden Planet |
| Diana Wynyard |
Actor |
16-Jan-1906 |
13-May-1964 |
Gaslight |
| Alvin York |
Military |
13-Dec-1887 |
2-Sep-1964 |
Highly decorated WWI veteran |
| Morton Dauwen Zabel |
Educator |
10-Aug-1901 |
28-Apr-1964 |
Craft and Character |
