In the year 1965
555 Notable deaths
Chris Berger
Dutch sprinter (1911–1965).
Born April 27th, 1911 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1965 at 54 years old in Amsterdam.
Hans Marchwitza
German writer, proletarian poet, and communist (1890-1965).
Born June 25th, 1890 in Piekary Śląskie. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1965 at 74 years old in Potsdam, Babelsberg. [ref]
Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini
Italian writer (1910–1965).
Born February 3rd, 1910 in Pazin.
Died April 22nd, 1965 at 55 years old in Venice.
Oskars Dankers
Latvian general (1883-1965).
Born March 26th, 1883 in Irlava. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1965 at 82 years old in Grand Rapids.
Neely Edwards
Actor (1883-1965).
Born September 16th, 1883 in Delphos.
Died July 10th, 1965 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Herb Drury
American ice hockey player (1895-1965).
Born March 2nd, 1895 in Midland.
Died July 30th, 1965 at 70 years old in Aspinwall Veterans Hospital. [ref]
Antonín Bečvář
Czech astronomer (1901-1965).
Born June 10th, 1901 in Stará Boleslav, Brandýs nad Labem. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1965 at 63 years old in Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Brandýs nad Labem. [ref]
Mikhail Tsekhanovsky
Soviet director, painter and illustrator (1889-1965).
Born June 7th, 1889 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died June 22nd, 1965 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Sulamith Goldhaber
Austrian-american high-energy physicist, molecular spectroscopist (1923-1965).
Born November 4th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died December 11th, 1965 at 42 years old in Chennai (brain tumor).
June Elvidge
American actress (1893-1965).
Born June 30th, 1893 in Saint Paul.
Died May 1st, 1965 at 71 years old in New Jersey.
Regina Pacini
Portuguese opera singer (1871–1965).
Born January 6th, 1871 in Lisbon.
Died September 18th, 1965 at 94 years old in Buenos Aires.
Herbert Janssen
German opera singer (1892-1965).
Born September 22nd, 1892 in Cologne.
Died June 3rd, 1965 at 72 years old in New York City.
Ivan Osiier
Danish fencer (1888–1965).
Born December 16th, 1888 in Copenhagen.
Died September 23rd, 1965 at 76 years old in Copenhagen.
Hans Weber
Swiss footballer (1934-1965).
Born September 8th, 1934 in Lausanne.
Died February 10th, 1965 at 30 years old in Lausanne.
Paul Finet
Belgian politician (1897-1965).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Montignies-sur-Sambre.
Died May 18th, 1965 at 67 years old in Luxembourg.
Elsie Jane Wilson
Australian film director (1890-1965).
Born November 7th, 1890 in Sydney.
Died January 16th, 1965 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Betty Harte
American actress (1882-1965).
Born May 13th, 1882 in Lebanon.
Died January 3rd, 1965 at 82 years old in Sunland-Tujunga.
Mohamed Bachir El Ibrahimi
Algerian scholar (1889-1965).
Born June 13th, 1889 in Ras El Oued.
Died May 20th, 1965 at 75 years old in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province.
Mikheil Tsereteli
Georgian diplomat (1878-1965).
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Tskhrukveti.
Died March 2nd, 1965 at 86 years old in Munich.
Haldor Halderson
Canadian ice hockey player (1900-1965).
Born January 6th, 1900 in Winnipeg. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1965 at 65 years old in Winnipeg.
Willard Schmidt
Basketball player (1910–1965).
Born February 14th, 1910 in Swanton.
Died April 13th, 1965 at 55 years old in Coffeyville.
Eljas Erkko
Finnish politician (1895-1965).
Born June 1st, 1895 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1965 at 69 years old in Helsinki.
Robert Benson
Canadian ice hockey defenceman (1894–1965).
Born May 18th, 1894 in Davidson.
Died September 7th, 1965 at 71 years old in Winnipeg.
Leo Funtek
Slovenian-born violinist, conductor, arranger and professor (1885-1965).
Born August 21st, 1885 in Ljubljana.
Died January 13th, 1965 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 555
Religion is the human response to being alive and having to die. Forrest Church