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 1 Gustav-Adolf von Zangen
May 2 Nancy AstorNancy Astor was the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons.
May 3 Diana WynyardDiana Wynyard was an English stage and film actress, notable for her distinguished performances in both British and American cinema and theater during the early to mid-20th century. [bio]
May 4 Karl Robert PustaEstonian politician, 4th estonian minister of foreign affairs (b. 1883).
May 7 Rune Bergström
May 7 Geoffrey Holmes
May 7 Axel Norling
May 9 Rico Lebrun
May 9 Erik Malmberg
May 9 Carl Pedersen
May 10 Mikhail LarionovRussian painter, illustrator, and set designer (b. 1881).
May 10 Carol Haney
May 12 Agnes Forbes BlackadderScottish medical doctor (b. 1875).
May 13 Konrad Walter Herrmann
May 15 Vladko MačekCroatian lawyer and politician (b. 1879).
May 20 Rudy Lewis
May 21 James FranckGerman physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1882).
May 22 Hobart Henley
May 27 Jawaharlal NehruIndian nationalist leader and statesman.
May 28 Terry DillonAmerican football player (b. 1941).
May 29 Fred Reinfeld
May 30 Leo SzilardHungarian nuclear physicist, inventor who filed many patents in germany for ideas and inventions that einstein shared during the 1920s.
May 30 Eddie SachsAmerican race car driver (b. 1927).
May 30 Isaac Babalola AkinyeleNigerian king (b. 1882).
