In the year 1965
517 Notable deaths
Leo Sirota
Ukrainian pianist.
Born May 4th, 1885 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died February 25th, 1965 at 79 years old in United States of America.
María Teresa Vera
Cuban musician (1895–1965).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Guanajay, Artemisa Province.
Died December 17th, 1965 at 70 years old in Havana.
John William Elmer Thomas
American politician (1876–1965).
Born September 8th, 1876 in Greencastle.
Died September 19th, 1965 at 89 years old in Lawton.
George Constantinescu
Romanian engineer (1881-1965).
Born October 4th, 1881 in Craiova.
Died December 11th, 1965 at 84 years old in Coniston Water.
Mustafa al-Nahhas
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1879–1965).
Born June 15th, 1879 in Gharbia Governorate.
Died August 23rd, 1965 at 86 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Boris Barnet
Soviet film director, screenwriter.
Born June 18th, 1902 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1965 at 62 years old in Riga (hanging). [ref]
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Norwegian explorer.
Born June 7th, 1890 in Christiania.
Died June 3rd, 1965 at 74 years old in Copenhagen.
Dixie Bibb Graves
American politician (1882-1965).
Born July 26th, 1882 in Montgomery.
Died January 21st, 1965 at 82 years old in Montgomery.
Charles Camoin
French painter (1879–1965).
Born September 23rd, 1879 in Marseille. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1965 at 85 years old in Paris.
Konstantin Muraviev
Bulgarian politician (1893-1965).
Born March 5th, 1893 in Pazardzhik.
Died January 31st, 1965 at 71 years old in Sofia.
Hachirō Arita
Japanese politician (1875-1965).
Born September 21st, 1884 in Sado. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1965 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
G. N. Watson
English mathematician who applied complex analysis to the theory of special functions (1886-1965).
Born January 31st, 1886 in Westward Ho!.
Died February 2nd, 1965 at 79 years old in Leamington Spa.
Jack Mower
Actor (1890-1965).
Born September 5th, 1890 in Honolulu.
Died January 6th, 1965 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Halvdan Koht
Norwegian historian and politician (1873-1965).
Born July 7th, 1873 in Tromsø. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1965 at 92 years old in Lysaker. [ref]
Jan Czekanowski
Polish anthropologist, ethnographer, statistician and linguist (1882–1965).
Born October 6th, 1882 in Głuchów.
Died July 20th, 1965 at 82 years old in Szczecin.
Jack Hoxie
Actor (1885-1965).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Indian Territory.
Died March 28th, 1965 at 80 years old in Elkhart (leukemia).
Giuseppe Levi
Italian anatomist and histologist (1872-1965).
Born October 14th, 1872 in Trieste.
Died February 3rd, 1965 at 92 years old in Turin.
Ray Farquharson
Canadian doctor, university professor and medical researcher.
Born August 4th, 1897 in Caledon.
Died June 1st, 1965 at 67 years old in Ottawa.
C. Douglass Buck
American politician (1890–1965).
Born March 21st, 1890 in New Castle.
Died January 27th, 1965 at 74 years old in New Castle.
Albert Gregory Meyer
American roman catholic cardinal (1903–1965).
Born March 9th, 1903 in Milwaukee.
Died April 9th, 1965 at 62 years old in Chicago.
Wilhelm Worringer
German art historian (1881-1965).
Born January 13th, 1881 in Aachen. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1965 at 84 years old in Munich. [ref]
Nikolay Lossky
Russian philosopher (1870–1965).
Born December 20th, 1870 in Krāslava.
Died January 24th, 1965 at 94 years old in Paris.
Alejandro Casona
Spanish writer (1903–1965).
Born March 23rd, 1903 in Bisuyu.
Died September 17th, 1965 at 62 years old in Madrid.
Ernesto de Martino
Italian anthropologist and ethnographer (1908-1965).
Born December 1st, 1908 in Naples.
Died May 9th, 1965 at 56 years old in Rome (cancer).
Deaths 226 to 250 of 517
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld