Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1964

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 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

• Dec. 1 Charilaos Vasilakos

  Greek runner (b. 1877)

• Dec. 1 J. B. S. Haldane

  English-indian geneticist and biologist (b. 1892)

• Dec. 3 Ernst Ginsberg

  Writer

• Dec. 5 V. Veerasingam

  Sri lankan educator and politician (b. 1892)

• Dec. 5 Remy Angenot

  Flemish actor (tailor wibbel), passes away at age 70

• Dec. 6 Evert van Linge

  Dutch architect and footballer (d. 1964).

• Dec. 6 Consuelo Vanderbilt

  American socialite (born in 1877).

• Dec. 9 Edith Sitwell

  English poet and critic (b. 1887)

• Dec. 11 Sam Cooke

  Legendary African American singer who revolutionized soul music by blending gospel and pop styles. A pivotal figure in the development of modern R&B, he was a pioneering artist who influenced generations of musicians before his untimely death.

• Dec. 11 Percy Kilbride

  Actor (ma & pa kettle), died at 76

• Dec. 11 Alma Mahler

  Viennese socialite, born in vienna. she was well-known for her beauty and her vivacity when she was young. she was the wife of gustav mahler, walter gropius and franz werfel respectively, as well as a consort to several other notable men. she was a prolific composer of songs for piano and voice since her teens. her salon was an important …

• Dec. 14 William Bendix

  William Bendix was a prominent American character actor best known for his role in the popular radio and television sitcom 'The Life of Riley'. He was a versatile performer who appeared in numerous films and TV shows during the mid-20th century.

• Dec. 17 Victor Francis Hess

  PHY - Austrian-american physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1883)

• Dec. 17 Victor Hess

  Austrian-American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of cosmic rays.

• Dec. 21 Carl Van Vechten

  American photographer and writer (born 1880).

• Dec. 22 Bonifacio Gil Garcia

  Composer dies at 66

• Dec. 23 Arrigo Pedrollo

  Composer dies at 86

• Dec. 25 Cheerio Meredith

  Actress (one happy family), died at 74

• Dec. 29 Bernard von Brentano

  German writer, big cats, dies at 63

• Dec. 29 Miroslav Krejci

  Composer dies at 73

• Dec. 31 Ólafur Thors

  Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th prime minister of iceland (b. 1892)

• Dec. 31 Henry Maitland Wilson

  English field marshal (b. 1881)

• Dec. 31 Bobby Byrne

  American soccer and baseball player (d. 1964).