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Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1964

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

  • July 1 Pierre Monteux

    French-american viola player and conductor (b. 1875)

  • July 2 Fireball Roberts

    Legendary NASCAR race car driver known for his exceptional speed and skill, tragically killed in a racing accident in 1964.

  • July 2 Glenn "Fireball" Roberts

    Biggest nascar money winner, dies in crash.

  • Gaby Morlay
    July 4 Gaby Morlay

    French actress in film. she was queen victoria's actress in entente cordiale (1939).

  • July 4 Henry (Hank) Sylvern

    American radio personality (born in 1908)

  • July 6 Claude V. Ricketts

    American admiral (b. 1906)

  • July 7 Lillian Copeland

    Pioneering American Olympic athlete who excelled in discus throwing and shot put, winning gold medals and breaking records in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.

  • July 11 Maurice Thorez

    Prominent French communist politician who led the French Communist Party from 1930 to 1964 and served as Vice-Premier of France from 1946 to 1947.

  • July 16 Rauf Orbay

    Turkish colonel and politician, prime minister of turkey (b. 1881)

  • July 19 Carol Veazie

    Actress maude-norby, dies at 69

  • July 23 Jan PML de Vries

    Dutch germanist / folklorist, dies at 74

  • July 24 Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich

    British astronomer

  • July 26 Francis Curzon

    5th earl howe, english race car driver and politician (b. 1884)

  • July 27 Winifred Lenihan

    American actress, writer, and director (b. 1898)

  • July 29 Vean Gregg

    American baseball player (born 1885).

  • July 31 Jim Reeves

    Jim Reeves was a pioneering country western singer who transformed the genre's image by trading cowboy attire for sophisticated suits, helping bring country music to urban audiences with his smooth baritone and 'uptown' sound.