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In the year 1965
517 Notable deaths
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965).
Born November 30th, 1874 in Blenheim Palace. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1965 at 90 years old in Hyde Park Gate (stroke). [ref]
Malcolm X
American human rights activist (1925-1965).
Born May 19th, 1925 in Omaha. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1965 at 39 years old in Manhattan (shot to the chest). [ref]
Nat King Cole
American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965).
Born March 17th, 1919 in Montgomery.
Died February 15th, 1965 at 45 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
T. S. Eliot
Us-born british poet (1888–1965).
Born September 26th, 1888 in St. Louis.
Died January 4th, 1965 at 76 years old in Kensington (pulmonary emphysema).
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Member of the house of windsor.
Born April 25th, 1897 in York Cottage.
Died March 28th, 1965 at 67 years old in Harewood House (myocardial infarction).
Eli Cohen
Israeli spy (1924–1965).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1965 at 40 years old in Marjeh Square (hanging to death).
Stan Laurel
English actor (1890–1965).
Born June 16th, 1890 in Ulverston. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1965 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dorothy Dandridge
American actress and singer (1922–1965).
Born November 9th, 1922 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1965 at 42 years old in Hollywood.
Le Corbusier
Swiss-french architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886–1965).
Born October 6th, 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1965 at 77 years old in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Clara Bow
American actress and sex-symbol (1905-1965).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1965 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Shirley Jackson
American writer (1916-1965).
Born December 14th, 1916 in San Francisco.
Died September 8th, 1965 at 48 years old in North Bennington (heart failure).
Adlai Stevenson II
American politician and diplomat (1900–1965); 31st governor of illinois from 1949 to 1953 (1900–1965).
Born February 5th, 1900 in Los Angeles.
Died July 14th, 1965 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Henry A. Wallace
American politician (1888–1965); vice president of the united states from 1941 to 1945.
Born October 7th, 1888 in Orient.
Died November 18th, 1965 at 77 years old in Danbury (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965).
Born January 25th, 1874 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 91 years old in Nice (pneumonia).
Dorothy Kilgallen
Journalist, television personality (1913-1965).
Born July 3rd, 1913 in Chicago.
Died November 8th, 1965 at 52 years old in Manhattan (drug overdose).
Syngman Rhee
President of south korea from 1948 to 1960.
Born March 26th, 1875 in Pyongsan County.
Died July 19th, 1965 at 90 years old in Honolulu (stroke).
Albert Schweitzer
French-german physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875-1965).
Born January 14th, 1875 in Kaysersberg. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1965 at 90 years old in Lambaréné. [ref]
Farouk I of Egypt
King of egypt 1936 to 1952.
Born February 11th, 1920 in Abdeen Palace.
Died March 18th, 1965 at 45 years old in Rome (poisoning).
Edward R. Murrow
American broadcast journalist (1908–1965).
Born April 25th, 1908 in Greensboro. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1965 at 57 years old in Pawling (lung cancer).
Judy Holliday
American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965).
Born June 21st, 1921 in New York City.
Died June 7th, 1965 at 43 years old in New York City (cancer, breast cancer).
Linda Darnell
American actress (1923–1965).
Born October 16th, 1923 in Dallas.
Died April 10th, 1965 at 41 years old in Glenview.
Lauri Törni
Finnish military officer in the finnish army, waffen-ss, and u.s. army (1919-1965).
Born May 28th, 1919 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1965 at 46 years old in Phước Sơn (aircraft crash).
Lorraine Hansberry
American playwright and writer.
Born May 19th, 1930 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1965 at 34 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Viola Desmond
Canadian activist (1914-1965).
Born July 6th, 1914 in Halifax. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1965 at 50 years old in New York City. [ref]
William M. Branham
American christian minister (1909–1965).
Born April 6th, 1909 in Cumberland County.
Died December 24th, 1965 at 56 years old in Amarillo (traffic collision).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin