Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1964

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

• May 2 Nancy Astor

  Nancy Astor was the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons.

• May 2 Nancy N Witcher Astor

  Waldorf astor, american/english feminist/exwife, dies.

• May 3 Diana Wynyard

  Prominent English stage and film actress known for her performances in early 20th-century British cinema, particularly in the classic film 'Cavalcade'.

• May 4 Karl Robert Pusta

  Estonian politician, 4th estonian minister of foreign affairs (b. 1883)

• May 6 Harold Morris

  Composer dies at 74

• May 10 Carol Haney

  Pantomime quiz: dancer dies at 35

• May 10 Mikhail Larionov

  Russian painter, illustrator, and set designer (b. 1881)

• May 10 Ignace Lilien

  Composer dies at 66

• May 12 Agnes Forbes Blackadder

  Scottish medical doctor (b. 1875)

• May 15 Vladko Maček

  Croatian lawyer and politician (b. 1879)

• May 15 Cornelis H Edelman

  Dutch geologist dies at the age of 61

• May 17 Otto V Kuusinen

  President of karelo–finnish soviet republic (1940-1956), dies at the age of 82.

• May 17 Nandor Fodor

  Author and parapsychologist for the hungarian-american psychological society (d. 1964).

• May 21 James Franck

  PHY - German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1882)

• May 25 Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov

  Composer dies at 92

• May 27 Jawaharlal Nehru

  Indian nationalist leader and statesman. he was one of gandhi's top lieutenants during india's struggle for independence in the 1920s and 1940s. his entire life was dedicated to achieving freedom for his country. nehru, with lord mountbatten serving as governor-general, was elected india's first prime minister. nehru was one of the most interesting and influential leaders of the 20th century. …

• May 28 Terry Dillon

  American football player (b. 1941)

• May 28 John Finley Williamson

  Conductor, westminster choir, dies at the age of 76.

• May 30 Leo Szilard

  Hungarian nuclear physicist, inventor who filed many patents in germany for ideas and inventions that einstein shared during the 1920s. he often left unfinished ideas for other inventors to work on. although he was a brilliant thinker and prolific, he wasn't gifted at completing his work without being directed by another. he also lived in relative anonymity. his nuclear research …

• May 30 Isaac Babalola Akinyele

  Nigerian king (b. 1882)

• May 30 Eddie Sachs

  American race car driver (b. 1927)

• May 30 Dave MacDonald

  American auto racer (born 1936).