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In the year 1965
555 Notable deaths
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]
Dorothea Lange
American photojournalist (1895-1965).
Born May 26th, 1895 in Hoboken. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1965 at 70 years old in San Francisco (esophageal cancer).
David O. Selznick
American film producer (1902–1965).
Born May 10th, 1902 in Pittsburgh.
Died June 22nd, 1965 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Branch Rickey
American baseball player, manager, and executive (1881–1965).
Born December 20th, 1881 in Stockdale.
Died December 9th, 1965 at 83 years old in Columbia (heart failure).
Robert Sink
United states army officer (1905–1965).
Born April 3rd, 1905 in Lexington. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1965 at 60 years old in Fort Bragg.
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
American socialite (1904-1965).
Born August 23rd, 1904 in Lucerne.
Died February 13th, 1965 at 60 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Porfirio Rubirosa
Dominican diplomat, playboy, polo player and racecar driver (1909–1965).
Born January 22nd, 1909 in San Francisco de Macorís.
Died July 5th, 1965 at 56 years old in Paris (traffic collision).
Lee Hoi-chuen
Father of bruce lee (1901–1965).
Born February 4th, 1901 in Jun'an Town.
Died February 7th, 1965 at 64 years old in British Hong Kong (myocardial infarction).
Ray Collins
American actor (1889–1965).
Born December 10th, 1889 in Sacramento.
Died July 11th, 1965 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).
Spike Jones
American musician and band leader (1911-1965).
Born December 14th, 1911 in Long Beach.
Died May 1st, 1965 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills (pulmonary emphysema).
Frances Perkins
Workers-rights advocate and united states secretary of labor 1933–1945.
Born April 10th, 1882 in Boston. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1965 at 83 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Perry Smith
One of two ex-convicts convicted of murdering four members of the clutter family.
Born October 27th, 1928 in Huntington.
Died April 14th, 1965 at 36 years old in Lansing (hanging to death).
Jeanette MacDonald
American singer and actress (1903-1965).
Born June 18th, 1903 in Philadelphia.
Died January 14th, 1965 at 61 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction).
Paul Tillich
German-american theologian and philosopher.
Born August 20th, 1886 in Starosiedle.
Died October 22nd, 1965 at 79 years old in Chicago.
Martin Buber
German jewish existentialist philosopher and theologian (1878–1965).
Born February 8th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died June 13th, 1965 at 87 years old in Jerusalem.
Alan Freed
American disc jockey, songwriter (1921–1965).
Born December 15th, 1921 in Johnstown.
Died January 20th, 1965 at 43 years old in Palm Springs (liver cirrhosis).
Constance Bennett
American actress (1904–1965).
Born October 22nd, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1965 at 60 years old in Fort Dix (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Henry Travers
British-american actor.
Born March 5th, 1874 in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Died October 18th, 1965 at 91 years old in Hollywood (arteriosclerosis).
Louise Mountbatten
Queen consort of sweden (1950-1965).
Born July 13th, 1889 in Darmstadt.
Died March 7th, 1965 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Felix Frankfurter
Former associate justice of the united states supreme court (1882–1965).
Born November 15th, 1882 in Vienna.
Died February 22nd, 1965 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Viola Liuzzo
American activist and murder victim (1925–1965).
Born April 11th, 1925 in California.
Died March 25th, 1965 at 39 years old in Montgomery.
Curly Lambeau
American football player, coach, and executive (1898-1965).
Born April 9th, 1898 in Green Bay.
Died June 1st, 1965 at 67 years old in Sturgeon Bay.
Bernard Mannes Baruch
American businessman (1870-1965).
Born August 19th, 1870 in Camden.
Died June 20th, 1965 at 94 years old in New York City.
Steve Cochran
American actor (1917–1965).
Born May 25th, 1917 in Eureka.
Died June 15th, 1965 at 48 years old in Guatemala (lung disease).
Herberts Cukurs
Latvian aviator, holocaust perpetrator (1900–1965).
Born May 17th, 1900 in Liepāja.
Died February 23rd, 1965 at 64 years old in Montevideo.
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