1964 deaths

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. Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, he served as the country's first prime minister for 16 years. Nehru promoted parliamentary democracy, secularism, and science and technology during the 1950s, powerfully influencing India's arc as a modern nation. In international affairs, he steered India clear of the two blocs of the Cold War. A well-regarded author, he wrote books such as Letters from a Father to His Daughter (1929), An Autobiography (1936) and The Discovery of India (1946), that have been read around the world.

president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 (1874–1964)

United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)

American marine biologist and conservationist (1907–1964)

Scottish author

German physicist (1882–1964)

Finnish writer (1888–1964)

Austrian physicist and Nobel prize laureate (1883-1964)

American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence (1894–1964)

German bacteriologist (1895-1964)

President of the Philippines from 1899 to 1902

Hungarian-American Jewish physicist and inventor (1898–1964)

Geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1892-1964)

Swedish scientist (1873-1964)

American singer and songwriter (1931–1964)

American composer and songwriter (1891–1964)

American writer (1925–1964)

King of Greece from 1947 to 1964

Hungarian and American actor (1904–1964)

American sculptor and artist of Ukrainian origin (1887–1964)

Prime Minister of Thailand, 1938–44 and 1948–57 (1897–1964)

Russian Soviet writer and journalist (1905-1964)

former leader of the Italian Communist Party (1893–1964)

Austrian composer, art collector, author, editor, and socialite (1879-1964)

Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright (1923-1964)

Irish writer (1880–1964)

Turkish social reformer and statesperson (1884–1964)

Spanish footballer (1896-1964)

British poet (1887-1964)

Hungarian economist, philosopher and historian

American writer and photographer (1880–1964)

American actor (1913–1964)

Dutch furniture designer and architect (1888-1964)

Russian and Soviet poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, screenwriter, author of popular children's books (1887–1964)

American comedian

Finnish communist

American comedian and actor (1892–1964)

French politician (1900-1964)

German army officer (1870-1964)

German politician (1894–1964)

Pakistani politician and statesman (1894–1964)

Uruguayan footballer (1905-1964)

Indian film director, producer, choreographer and actor (1925–1964)

actor (1896-1964)

Italian painter and printmaker (1890–1964)

American politician (1890-1964)

Soviet military commander (1904－1964)

first female Member of Parliament to take her seat (1879-1964)

American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964)

British Wiccan leader (1884–1964)

English author (1906–1964)

Swedish industrialist and International Olympic Committee official (1870–1964)

French philosopher (1892–1964)

Russian/Dutch mathematician and physicist (1876-1964)

Swedish writer (1890–1964)

American actress and entertainer (1896–1964)

ukrainian poet (1895–1964)

English actress (1906-1964)

German politician and lawyer (1904-1964)

Anglo-Canadian business tycoon, politician, and writer (1879-1964)