1964
Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist (born 1895)
Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk was a German pathologist and bacteriologist.
Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist (born 1895)
The 1960s
Explore 4408 historical events from 1960–1969.
1964
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Edwin John Dove Pratt, who published as E. J. Pratt, was a Canadian poet. Originally from Newfoundland, Pratt lived most of his life in Toronto, Ontario. A three-time winner of the…
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1964
Jack Critchley, Australian politician (born 1892)
John Owen Critchley, was an Australian politician who served as a Labor member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1930 to 1933 and then the Australian Senate from 1947 …
Jack Critchley, Australian politician (born 1892)
1964
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (born 1879)
Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. A…
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (born 1879)
1964
Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian politician, 4th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1883)
Kaarel Robert Pusta was an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. During the Second World War, he served as special assistant to the consulate gen…
Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian politician, 4th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1883)
1964
Janne Mustonen, Finnish politician (born 1901)
Johannes Aadolfinpoika Mustonen was a Finnish politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Communist Party of Finland an…
Janne Mustonen, Finnish politician (born 1901)
1964
Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter, illustrator, and set designer (born 1881)
Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov was a Russian avant-garde painter who worked with radical exhibitors and pioneered the first approach to abstract Russian art. He was founding member o…
Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter, illustrator, and set designer (born 1881)
1964
Agnes Forbes Blackadder, Scottish medical doctor (born 1875)
Agnes Forbes Blackadder Savill was a Scottish medical expert and doctor, sometimes regarded as a polymath. Blackadder became the first female graduate of the University of St Andre…
Agnes Forbes Blackadder, Scottish medical doctor (born 1875)
1964
Vladko Maček, Croatian lawyer and politician (born 1879)
Vladimir Maček was a politician in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. As a leader of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) following the 1928 assassination of Stjepan Radić, Maček had been a le…
Vladko Maček, Croatian lawyer and politician (born 1879)
1964
Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (born 1895)
Nandor Fodor was a British and American parapsychologist, psychoanalyst, author and journalist of Hungarian origin.
Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (born 1895)
1964
Rudy Lewis, American singer (born 1936)
Rudy Lewis was an American rhythm and blues singer known for his work with the Drifters. In 1988, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Rudy Lewis, American singer (born 1936)
1964
James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1882)
James Franck was a German–American atomic physicist who shared the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gustav Hertz "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electro…
James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1882)
1964
Ruben Oskar Auervaara, Finnish fraudster (born 1906)
Ruben Oskar Auervaara was a notorious Finnish conman and thief. He became famous by cheating money from women he met through newspaper announcements, by pretending to intend to mar…
Ruben Oskar Auervaara, Finnish fraudster (born 1906)
1964
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (born 1889)
Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. …
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (born 1889)
1964
Terry Dillon, American football player (born 1941)
Terrance Gilbert Dillon was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). Dillon played with the Minnesota Vikings during the 1963 NFL season. He had also been drafted in…
Terry Dillon, American football player (born 1941)
1964
Isaac Babalola Akinyele, Nigerian king (born 1882)
Oba Sir Isaac Babalola Akinyele, KBE was the first educated Olubadan of Ibadan, and the second Christian to ascend the throne.
Isaac Babalola Akinyele, Nigerian king (born 1882)
1964
Eddie Sachs, American race car driver (born 1927)
Edward Julius Sachs Jr. was an American racing driver in the United States Auto Club.
Eddie Sachs, American race car driver (born 1927)
1964
Kâzım Orbay, Turkish general and politician, 9th Turkish Speaker of the Parliament (born 1887)
Mehmet Kâzım Orbay was a Turkish general and Speaker of the house. He served as the 3rd Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces.
Kâzım Orbay, Turkish general and politician, 9th Turkish Speaker of the Parliament (born 1887)
1964
Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888)
Frans Eemil Sillanpää was a Finnish writer. In 1939, he became the first Finnish writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his deep understanding of his country's pe…
Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888)
1964
Giorgio Morandi, Italian painter (born 1890)
Giorgio Morandi was an Italian painter and printmaker widely known for his subtly muted still-life paintings of ceramic vessels, flowers, and landscapes.
Giorgio Morandi, Italian painter (born 1890)
1964
Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-American physicist and engineer (born 1898)
Leo Szilard was a Hungarian-born American physicist, biologist and inventor who made numerous important discoveries in nuclear physics and the biological sciences. He conceived the…
Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-American physicist and engineer (born 1898)
1964
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, British businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1879)
William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and backstage politician who was an influential figure in British media and politics of th…
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, British businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1879)
1964
James Chaney, American civil rights activist (born 1943)
James Earl Chaney was an American civil rights activist. He was one of three civil rights workers murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan on June 21, …
James Chaney, American civil rights activist (born 1943)
1964
Andrew Goodman, American civil rights activist (born 1943)
Andrew Goodman was an American civil rights activist. He was one of three civil rights workers murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan in 1964. Goodma…
Andrew Goodman, American civil rights activist (born 1943)