In the year 1965
555 Notable deaths
Fu Baoshi
Chinese artist (1904-1965).
Born October 5th, 1904 in Nanchang Fu.
Died September 29th, 1965 at 60 years old in Nanjing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Frank Wilcoxon
Irish-american chemist and statistician.
Born September 2nd, 1892 in Cork.
Died November 18th, 1965 at 73 years old in Tallahassee.
Huang Yanpei
Chinese politician (1878–1965).
Born October 1st, 1878 in Jiangsu.
Died December 21st, 1965 at 87 years old
Frank M. Dixon
American politician (1892-1965).
Born July 25th, 1892 in Oakland.
Died October 11th, 1965 at 73 years old in Birmingham.
Florestano Di Fausto
Italianarchitect, engineer and politician (1890-1965).
Born July 16th, 1890 in Rocca Canterano.
Died January 11th, 1965 at 74 years old in Rome.
Sonja Graf
German-born american chess player.
Born December 16th, 1908 in Munich.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 56 years old in New York City (liver disease).
Ladislao Vajda
Hungarian-spanish film director (1906–1965).
Born August 18th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died March 25th, 1965 at 58 years old in Barcelona.
Salvador Castaneda Castro
President of el salvador (1888-1965).
Born August 6th, 1887 in Chalchuapa.
Died March 5th, 1965 at 77 years old in San Salvador.
Hamo Beknazarian
Soviet film director (1892–1965).
Born May 31st, 1892 in Yerevan.
Died April 27th, 1965 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Donald Izacus Pandjaitan
Indonesian general (1925–1965).
Born June 9th, 1925 in Natolutali.
Died October 1st, 1965 at 40 years old in Jakarta.
Tsiang Tingfu
Chinese historian and diplomat (1895–1965).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Shaoyang.
Died October 9th, 1965 at 69 years old in New York City (cancer).
Max Picard
Swiss writer (1888-1965).
Born June 5th, 1888 in Schopfheim. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1965 at 77 years old in Neggio. [ref]
Kōsaku Yamada
Japanese composer and conductor (1886–1965).
Born June 9th, 1886 in Tokyo City.
Died December 29th, 1965 at 79 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Jānis Balodis
Latvian military personnel and politician (1881-1965).
Born February 20th, 1881 in Trikāta Parish.
Died August 8th, 1965 at 84 years old in Saulkrasti.
Georges Vantongerloo
Belgian visual artist (1886-1965).
Born November 24th, 1886 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1965 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Marion Jones Farquhar
American tennis player (1879–1965).
Born November 2nd, 1879 in Gold Hill.
Died March 14th, 1965 at 85 years old in West Hollywood.
Erich Apel
German politician and economist (1917-1965).
Born October 3rd, 1917 in Judenbach.
Died December 3rd, 1965 at 48 years old in East Berlin.
Angelo Rotta
Apostolic nuncio (1872–1965).
Born August 9th, 1872 in Milan.
Died February 1st, 1965 at 92 years old in Vatican City.
Kurt Heegner
German mathematician (1893-1965).
Born December 16th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died February 2nd, 1965 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Vladimir Gardin
Russian and soviet actor, film director and screenwriter (1877–1965).
Born January 18th, 1877 in Tver.
Died May 29th, 1965 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis
Dutch historian (1892–1965).
Born October 28th, 1892 in Tilburg.
Died May 18th, 1965 at 72 years old in De Bilt (cerebral hemorrhage).
Karl Allmendinger
German general (1891-1965).
Born February 3rd, 1891 in Abtsgmünd.
Died October 2nd, 1965 at 74 years old in Ellwangen.
Kay Fisker
Danish architect (1893–1965).
Born February 14th, 1893 in Frederiksberg.
Died June 21st, 1965 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 555
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner