Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1964

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

• June 1 Rutkowski Bronislaw

  Composer dies at 66

• June 3 Frans Eemil Sillanpää

  Nobel Prize laureate for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature

• June 3 Kâzım Orbay

  Turkish general and politician, 9th turkish speaker of the parliament (b. 1887)

• June 4 Samuil Marshak

  Russian poet and author (d. 1964).

• June 6 Robert Warwick

  Actor (konga zorro, lady godiva), passes away at 85

• June 9 Max Aitken

  1st baron beaverbrook, british businessman and politician, chancellor of the duchy of lancaster (b. 1879)

• June 9 W Maxwell Aitken

  Lord beaverbrook, english minister for info, is killed at 85

• June 10 Louis Gruenberg

  Composer dies at 79

• June 14 [Hei]ko E Arnoldi

  Actor/director (3 drops of water), dies at 81

• June 18 Giorgio Morandi

  Italian painter (b. 1890)

• June 20 Edgar Barrier

  American character actor known for roles in classic films like 'Cobra Woman' and 'Macbeth', who appeared in multiple Hollywood productions during the mid-20th century.

• June 21 Michael Schwerner

  Civil rights activist murdered during the Freedom Summer of 1964, a pivotal moment in the American Civil Rights Movement.

• June 21 James Chaney

  Civil rights activist who was a key figure in the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964, tragically murdered during the civil rights movement.

• June 21 Andrew Goodman

  Andrew Goodman was a courageous American civil rights activist who was murdered in 1964 during the Freedom Summer campaign in Mississippi, becoming a symbol of the civil rights movement.

• June 22 Havank

  Havank was a prominent Dutch thriller writer and journalist known for his detective novels and crime fiction. He wrote under the pseudonym Havank and was a significant figure in mid-20th century Dutch literature. His works significantly influenced the Dutch crime writing genre.

• June 22 Havank [HF van der Kallen]

  At 60, shade, a detective writer, dies

• June 24 Stuart Davis

  Stuart Davis was an American modernist painter known for his abstract compositions.

• June 26 Léo Dandurand

  American-canadian ice hockey referee and coach (d. 1964).

• June 26 Gerrit Rietveld

  The rietveld-schrapder house was designed by a dutch architect (d. 1964).

• June 27 Daniel Lazarus

  Composer dies at 65

• June 28 King Calder

  Actor (lt grey martin kane private eye), died at 64

• June 29 Eric Dolphy

  Innovative jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer who significantly influenced avant-garde jazz with his unique saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet performances.

• June 29 Milenko Zivkovic

  Composer dies at 63