Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1964

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1964. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• April 1 Bozidar Kunc

  Composer dies at the age of 60

• April 5 Douglas MacArthur

  American general who played a major role in the Pacific campaign of World War II and the Korean War.

• April 5 Aloïse Corbaz

  Swiss artist (b. 1886)

• April 5 James Chapin

  American-canadian illustrator and painter (d. 1975).

• April 14 Rachel Carson

  Pioneering marine biologist and environmental activist who wrote groundbreaking books like 'Silent Spring', which exposed the dangers of pesticides and helped launch the modern environmental movement.

• April 14 Tatyana Afanasyeva

  Russian-dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1876)

• April 14 Earle Hodgins

  Actor (guestward ho! actor (guestward ho!

• April 14 Tatyana Alexeyevna Afanasyeva

  Russian/dutch mathematician (born in 1876).

• April 18 Ben Hecht

  American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)

• April 18 Albe Vidakovic

  Composer dies at 49

• April 20 Eddie Dyer

  American baseball manager and player (d. 1964).

• April 24 Gerhard Domagk

  German pathologist and bacteriologist (b. 1895)

• April 26 E. J. Pratt

  Canadian poet and author (b. 1882)

• April 26 Edwin John Pratt

  Canadian poet (towards the last spike), dies at 81

• April 26 Pieter van der Lijn

  Dutch geologist (boulder book), is killed at the age of 93.

• April 27 Georg Britting

  Writer dies at 73

• April 28 Rolf de Mare

  Swedish art collector (born 1888).

• April 29 Albert Saverys

  Flemish painter dies at the age of 77.