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In the year 1965
555 Notable deaths
Myra Hess
British pianist (1890–1965).
Born February 25th, 1890 in Hampstead.
Died November 26th, 1965 at 75 years old in 23, Cavendish Close Nw8 (myocardial infarction).
Wild Bill Elliott
American actor (1904-1965).
Born October 16th, 1904 in Pattonsburg.
Died November 26th, 1965 at 61 years old in Las Vegas (cancer).
Ahmad Yani
Indonesian general.
Born June 19th, 1922 in Central Java.
Died October 1st, 1965 at 43 years old in Jakarta.
Rafael Hernández Marín
Puerto rican musician, united states army soldier (1891–1965).
Born October 24th, 1892 in Aguadilla.
Died December 11th, 1965 at 73 years old in San Juan (cancer).
Kyuzo Mifune
Japanese judoka (1883–1965).
Born April 21st, 1883 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died January 27th, 1965 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
Corrado Gini
Italian statistician (1884–1965).
Born May 23rd, 1884 in Motta di Livenza.
Died March 13th, 1965 at 80 years old in Rome.
Hermann Staudinger
German chemist, winner of the 1953 nobel prize in chemistry (1881–1965).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Worms.
Died September 9th, 1965 at 84 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Mary Boland
American actress (1882–1965).
Born January 28th, 1882 in Philadelphia.
Died June 23rd, 1965 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Othmar Hermann Ammann
Swiss-american structural engineer (1879-1965).
Born March 26th, 1879 in Feuerthalen. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1965 at 86 years old in Rye.
Irving Bacon
American character actor (1893-1965).
Born September 6th, 1893 in St. Joseph.
Died February 5th, 1965 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Rita Johnson
Actress (1913-1965).
Born August 13th, 1913 in Worcester.
Died October 31st, 1965 at 52 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Eslanda Goode Robeson
American anthropologist, author, actor and civil rights activist (1895-1965).
Born December 15th, 1895 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 13th, 1965 at 69 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia
Princess of russia (1903–1965).
Born August 22nd, 1903 in Mikhailovka.
Died September 17th, 1965 at 62 years old in Glen Cove (cancer).
Olin D. Johnston
American politician (1896-1965).
Born November 18th, 1896 in Honea Path.
Died April 18th, 1965 at 68 years old in Columbia.
Alice Herz
American-based german activist.
Born May 25th, 1882 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1965 at 82 years old in Detroit (self-immolation). [ref]
Milton Avery
American artist (1885–1965).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Altmar.
Died January 3rd, 1965 at 79 years old in New York City.
Joseph Grew
American diplomat, u.s. ambassador to japan (1880-1965).
Born May 27th, 1880 in Boston.
Died May 25th, 1965 at 84 years old in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
Johann Kremer
Professor of anatomy (1883-1965).
Born December 26th, 1883 in Stelberg.
Died January 8th, 1965 at 81 years old in Münster.
Reginald Beckwith
British actor (1908–1965).
Born November 2nd, 1908 in York.
Died June 26th, 1965 at 56 years old in Bourne End.
Tadd Dameron
American pianist (1917–1965).
Born February 21st, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died March 8th, 1965 at 48 years old in New York City (cancer).
Max Woosnam
English football and tennis player (1892-1965).
Born September 6th, 1892 in Liverpool.
Died July 14th, 1965 at 72 years old in Westminster.
Carl Oberg
German ss and police general and high ranking german waffen-ss army and police commander.
Born January 27th, 1897 in Hamburg.
Died June 3rd, 1965 at 68 years old in Flensburg.
Clyde Beatty
American circus performer (1903-1965).
Born June 10th, 1903 in Bainbridge.
Died July 19th, 1965 at 62 years old in Community Memorial Hospital.
Dipa Nusantara Aidit
Indonesian communist politician (1923–1965).
Born July 30th, 1923 in Belitung Island.
Died November 22nd, 1965 at 42 years old in Indonesia (execution).
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians
Queen of the belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1876–1965).
Born July 25th, 1876 in Possenhofen.
Died November 25th, 1965 at 89 years old in Brussels (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 555
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