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In the year 1965
517 Notable deaths
Zachary Scott
American actor (1914-1965).
Born February 21st, 1914 in Austin.
Died October 3rd, 1965 at 51 years old in Austin (brain cancer).
Abdul Hamid
Indian army soldier, recipient of param vir chakra.
Born July 1st, 1933 in Ghazipur. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1965 at 32 years old in Khemkaran. [ref]
Helena Rubinstein
Polish-american businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist.
Born December 25th, 1872 in Kraków.
Died April 1st, 1965 at 92 years old in New York City.
Frederick Browning
British army general (1896–1965).
Born October 20th, 1896 in Kensington.
Died March 14th, 1965 at 68 years old in Cornwall (myocardial infarction).
Edgard Varèse
French composer (1883-1965).
Born December 22nd, 1883 in Paris.
Died November 6th, 1965 at 81 years old in New York City.
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues musician (1912–1965).
Born March 11th, 1908 in Glendora. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1965 at 57 years old in Helena (myocardial infarction).
Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese writer (1894–1965).
Born October 21st, 1894 in Nabari.
Died July 28th, 1965 at 70 years old in Ikebukuro (cerebral hemorrhage).
Pedro Albizu Campos
Puerto rican politician and independence advocate (1891-1965).
Born September 12th, 1891 in Ponce.
Died April 21st, 1965 at 73 years old in San Juan.
Maxime Weygand
French general.
Born January 21st, 1867 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died January 28th, 1965 at 98 years old in Paris.
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese author (1886–1965).
Born July 24th, 1886 in Nihonbashi-ku.
Died July 30th, 1965 at 79 years old in Atami (myocardial infarction).
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
47th prime minister of romania (1952-1955).
Born November 8th, 1901 in Bârlad.
Died March 19th, 1965 at 63 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
Sydney Chaplin
English actor (1885-1965).
Born March 16th, 1885 in London.
Died April 16th, 1965 at 80 years old in Nice.
Batukeshwar Dutt
Indian revolutionary (1910-1965).
Born November 18th, 1910 in Kanpur.
Died July 20th, 1965 at 54 years old in New Delhi (disease).
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
British army officer and diplomat, 1st secretary general of nato (1887-1965).
Born June 21st, 1887 in Nainital. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1965 at 78 years old in Wormington Grange. [ref]
William Dudley Pelley
American political activist, screenwriter, and convicted fraudster (1890-1965).
Born March 12th, 1890 in Lynn.
Died June 30th, 1965 at 75 years old in Noblesville.
Everett Sloane
American actor (1909–1965).
Born October 1st, 1909 in New York City.
Died August 6th, 1965 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Margaret Dumont
American actress (1882–1965).
Born October 20th, 1882 in Brooklyn.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 82 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Fred Quimby
American film producer (1886-1965).
Born July 31st, 1886 in Minneapolis.
Died September 16th, 1965 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
George Adamski
American ufologist (1891–1965).
Born April 17th, 1891 in Bydgoszcz.
Died April 23rd, 1965 at 74 years old in Silver Spring (myocardial infarction).
Moshe Sharett
2nd prime minister of israel from 1954 to 1955.
Born October 16th, 1894 in Kherson. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1965 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.
Spiridon Putin
Russian chef and grandfather of vladimir putin (1879-1965).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Tver Governorate.
Died December 19th, 1965 at 86 years old
Bill Black
American bassist (1926–1965).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Memphis.
Died October 21st, 1965 at 39 years old in Memphis (brain cancer).
Geoffrey de Havilland
English aircraft engineer (1882–1965).
Born July 27th, 1882 in High Wycombe.
Died May 21st, 1965 at 82 years old in Watford (cerebral hemorrhage).
Dan Burros
American neo-nazi (1937–1965).
Born March 5th, 1937 in The Bronx.
Died October 31st, 1965 at 28 years old in Reading (gunshot wound).
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad
Religious leader of the ahmadiyya faith (1889–1965).
Born January 12th, 1889 in Kotha.
Died November 7th, 1965 at 76 years old in Rabwah.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 517
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