In the year 1965
517 Notable deaths
Herbert Morrison
British labour politician (1888-1965).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in London.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 77 years old in Sidcup.
V. P. Menon
Indian civil servant (1893-1965).
Born September 30th, 1893 in Kerala.
Died December 31st, 1965 at 72 years old in Jabalpur.
Henry Cowell
American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario (1897-1965).
Born March 11th, 1897 in Menlo Park.
Died December 10th, 1965 at 68 years old in New York City.
Norman Morrison
American vietnam war self-immolator (1933-1965).
Born December 29th, 1933 in Erie.
Died November 2nd, 1965 at 31 years old in The Pentagon (self-immolation).
Sālote Tupou III of Tonga
Monarch of tonga (1918-1965).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Nukuʻalofa, Royal Palace of Nukuʻalofa.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 65 years old in Auckland.
Guillermo González Camarena
Mexican engineer (1917–1965).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Guadalajara.
Died April 18th, 1965 at 48 years old in Amozoc de Mota (traffic collision).
Kodendera Subayya Thimayya
Indian chief of army staff (1906-1965).
Born March 30th, 1906 in Madikeri.
Died December 17th, 1965 at 59 years old in Cyprus (myocardial infarction).
Marie McDonald
Actress, singer (1923-1965).
Born July 6th, 1923 in Burgin.
Died October 21st, 1965 at 42 years old in Calabasas (drug overdose).
W. T. Cosgrave
Irish politician (1880-1965).
Born June 6th, 1880 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1965 at 85 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Wally Hammond
English cricket player (1903-1965).
Born June 19th, 1903 in Dover.
Died July 1st, 1965 at 62 years old in Kloof.
Nickolas Muray
American photographer and fencer (1892–1965).
Born February 15th, 1892 in Szeged.
Died November 2nd, 1965 at 73 years old in New York City.
Eduard Einstein
Second son of albert einstein and his first wife mileva marić.
Born July 28th, 1910 in Zürich.
Died October 25th, 1965 at 55 years old in Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich (stroke).
Taimur bin Faisal Al Said
Sultan of oman (1886-1965).
Born January 1st, 1886 in Muscat.
Died January 28th, 1965 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Eleanor Farjeon
English children's writer.
Born February 13th, 1881 in London.
Died June 5th, 1965 at 84 years old in Hampstead.
Nancy Cunard
British writer, heiress and political activist (1896–1965).
Born March 10th, 1896 in Nevill Holt.
Died March 17th, 1965 at 69 years old in Hôpital Cochin.
Edward Elmer Smith
Food engineer and author (1890-1965).
Born May 2nd, 1890 in Sheboygan. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1965 at 75 years old in Seaside (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nance O'Neil
Actress (1874-1965).
Born October 8th, 1874 in Oakland.
Died February 7th, 1965 at 90 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home.
La Belle Otero
Spanish dancer, actress and courtesan in france.
Born November 4th, 1868 in Valga.
Died April 13th, 1965 at 96 years old in Nice (myocardial infarction).
David Smith
American visual artist (1906-1965).
Born March 9th, 1906 in Decatur.
Died May 23rd, 1965 at 59 years old in Bennington (traffic collision).
Balwantrai Mehta
Indian independence activist and politician (1900–1965).
Born February 19th, 1900 in Bhavnagar.
Died September 19th, 1965 at 65 years old in Kutch district.
Ingrid Jonker
Bilingual south african poet and political dissident (1933–1965).
Born September 19th, 1933 in Kimberley. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1965 at 31 years old in Three Anchor Bay (drowning). [ref]
Mae Murray
Actress, dancer, film producer, screenwriter (1885–1965).
Born May 10th, 1885 in Portsmouth.
Died March 23rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (cardiovascular disease).
J. B. Danquah
Ghanaian politician and lawyer (1895-1965).
Born December 21st, 1895 in Bepong. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1965 at 69 years old in Nsawam. [ref]
Helen Chandler
American actress (1906–1965).
Born February 1st, 1906 in Charleston.
Died April 30th, 1965 at 59 years old in Hollywood (surgical complications).
Dickey Chapelle
American photographer (1919–1965).
Born March 14th, 1919 in Milwaukee.
Died November 4th, 1965 at 46 years old in Quảng Ngãi.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 517
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker