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In the year 1965
555 Notable deaths
Ethel Thomson Larcombe
English tennis and badminton player (1879-1965).
Born June 8th, 1879 in Islington.
Died August 11th, 1965 at 86 years old in Budleigh Salterton.
George Simpson
British meteorologist (1878–1965).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Derby.
Died January 1st, 1965 at 86 years old in Bristol.
Sándor Rónai
Hungarian politician, head of state (1892–1965).
Born October 6th, 1892 in Miskolc.
Died September 28th, 1965 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Carlo Carcano
Italian footballer (1891-1965).
Born February 26th, 1891 in Varese.
Died June 23rd, 1965 at 74 years old in Sanremo.
Edward Victor Appleton
English physicist (1892–1965).
Born September 6th, 1892 in Bradford.
Died April 21st, 1965 at 72 years old in Edinburgh.
Odile Defraye
Belgian cyclist (1888–1965).
Born July 14th, 1888 in Roeselare.
Died August 21st, 1965 at 77 years old in Wavre.
Giorgio Federico Ghedini
Italian composer (1892–1965).
Born July 11th, 1892 in Cuneo.
Died March 25th, 1965 at 72 years old in Nervi.
Roger Vailland
French writer (1907–1965).
Born October 16th, 1907 in Acy-en-Multien.
Died May 12th, 1965 at 57 years old in Meillonnas (lung cancer).
Aliagha Vahid
Azerbaijani poet (1895-1965).
Born February 17th, 1894 in Baku.
Died October 1st, 1965 at 71 years old in Baku.
Gösta Adrian-Nilsson
Swedish artist and writer (1884-1965).
Died March 29th, 1965 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Pierre-Marie Gerlier
Catholic cardinal (1880–1965).
Born January 1st, 1880 in Versailles. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1965 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Oscar Beregi
(1876–1965) hungarian actor.
Born January 24th, 1876 in Budapest.
Died October 18th, 1965 at 89 years old in Hollywood.
Amílcar Barbuy
Brazilian footballer and manager (1893–1965).
Born April 29th, 1893 in Rio das Pedras.
Died August 24th, 1965 at 72 years old in São Paulo.
Jarl Lundqvist
Finnish lieutenant general (1896–1965).
Born August 15th, 1896 in Helsinki.
Died September 23rd, 1965 at 69 years old in Helsinki.
Mario Bonnard
Italian actor and film director (1889–1965).
Born December 24th, 1889 in Rome.
Died March 22nd, 1965 at 75 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Ferdinand Bordewijk
Dutch writer (1884–1965).
Born October 10th, 1884 in Amsterdam.
Died April 28th, 1965 at 80 years old in The Hague.
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
American author and lawyer (1881–1965).
Born March 4th, 1881 in Clifton.
Died July 8th, 1965 at 84 years old in Florence.
Frank Debenham
Australian geographer (1883–1965).
Born December 26th, 1883 in New South Wales.
Died November 23rd, 1965 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Hans Krahe
German philologist and linguist (1898–1965).
Born February 7th, 1898 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died June 25th, 1965 at 67 years old in Tübingen.
Franz Kruckenberg
German engineer (1882-1965).
Born August 21st, 1882 in Uetersen.
Died June 19th, 1965 at 82 years old in Heidelberg.
Ernest S. Brown
American politician (1903-1965).
Born September 25th, 1903 in Alturas.
Died July 23rd, 1965 at 61 years old in Reno.
Reino Helismaa
Finnish singer-songwriter, film actor and screenwriter.
Born July 12th, 1913 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1965 at 51 years old in Helsinki (bone cancer).
Urho Castrén
Finnish politician (1886-1965).
Born December 30th, 1886 in Jyväskylä.
Died March 8th, 1965 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Gaston Glass
French-american actor and producer (1899-1965).
Born December 31st, 1899 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 11th, 1965 at 65 years old in Santa Monica.
Clemente Micara
Catholic cardinal (1879–1965).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Frascati.
Died March 11th, 1965 at 85 years old in Rome.
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