Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1964

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

• April 1 Salvatore Aurigemma
• April 1 Giuseppe Giacone
• April 1 Francesco Sapori
• April 2 Rafael Sánchez Guerra
• April 2 Ernesto Matozzi
• April 2 Francesco Manzo
• April 2 Viola Barry
• April 2 Reinhard Wagner
• April 5 Douglas MacArthur

  American general who played a major role in the Pacific campaign of World War II and the Korean War.

• April 5 James Chapin

  American-canadian illustrator and painter (d. 1975).

• April 5 Aloïse Corbaz

  Swiss artist (b. 1886).

• April 9 El Brendel
• April 9 Gerolamo Gaslini
• April 9 Abraham van Olst
• April 10 Marco Ramperti
• April 14 Rachel Carson

  Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose groundbreaking work is often credited with advancing the global environmental movement. She is best known for her influential book 'Silent Spring,' which exposed the dangers of pesticide use and helped inspire a nationwide ban on DDT and other harmful chemicals. [bio]

• April 14 Tatyana Afanasyeva

  Russian-dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1876).

• April 18 Ben Hecht

  American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894).

• April 24 Gerhard Domagk

  German pathologist and bacteriologist (b. 1895).

• April 26 E. J. Pratt

  Canadian poet and author (b. 1882).

• April 26 Andreas Krogh
• April 28 Costantino Oggianu
• April 28 Rolf de Maré
• April 28 Luigi Spezzotti
• April 29 J.M. Kerrigan
• April 29 Albert Fox
• April 29 Constance Knox
• April 29 Wenceslao Fernández Flórez
• April 30 Paolo D'Ancona