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In the year 1965
517 Notable deaths
Adolf Schärf
Austrian politician, president of austria 1957–1965 (1890–1965).
Born April 20th, 1890 in Mikulov.
Died February 28th, 1965 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Erik Heinrichs
Finland swedish general (1890-1965).
Born July 21st, 1890 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1965 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
Ellen Church
American pilot, flight attendant and nurse (1904–1965).
Born September 22nd, 1904 in Cresco.
Died August 22nd, 1965 at 60 years old in Terre Haute (horse fall).
Ludwik Rajchman
Polish doctor and microbiologist, co-founder of unicef (1881–1965).
Born November 1st, 1881 in Warsaw.
Died July 13th, 1965 at 83 years old in Chenu.
Willie Gallacher
Trade unionist, activist and communist (1881-1965).
Born December 25th, 1881 in Paisley.
Died August 12th, 1965 at 83 years old in Paisley.
Anastasy Vonsyatsky
Russian anti-bolshevik émigré to usa (1898-1965).
Born June 12th, 1898 in Warsaw.
Died February 5th, 1965 at 66 years old in St. Petersburg.
Jack Spicer
American poet (1925–1965).
Born January 30th, 1925 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1965 at 40 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Aksel Sandemose
Norwegian author (1899–1965).
Born March 19th, 1899 in Nykøbing Mors.
Died August 6th, 1965 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Lionel Terray
French mountaineer (1921-1965).
Born July 25th, 1921 in Grenoble. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1965 at 44 years old in Vercors Plateau.
Oren E. Long
American politician (1889-1965).
Born March 4th, 1889 in Altoona.
Died May 6th, 1965 at 76 years old in Honolulu.
Johnny Hayes
American athlete (1886–1965).
Born April 10th, 1886 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Carl Værnet
Danish holocaust perpetrator.
Born April 28th, 1893.
Died November 25th, 1965 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Hassan Ali Mansur
Former iranian prime minister (1923-1965).
Born April 13th, 1923 in Tehran.
Died January 27th, 1965 at 41 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
José Mendes Cabeçadas
President of portugal (1883-1965).
Born August 19th, 1883 in Loulé.
Died June 11th, 1965 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965).
Born April 10th, 1908 in Terre Haute.
Died July 7th, 1965 at 57 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Hans Jüttner
German nazi politician (1894-1965).
Born March 2nd, 1894 in Śmigiel. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1965 at 71 years old in Bad Tölz.
Lars Hanson
Swedish film and stage actor (1886-1965).
Born July 26th, 1886 in Göteborgs Carl Johans parish. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1965 at 78 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Joseph Erlanger
American doctor (1874-1965).
Born January 5th, 1874 in San Francisco.
Died December 5th, 1965 at 91 years old in St. Louis.
Philip Showalter Hench
American physician (1896-1965).
Born February 28th, 1896 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 30th, 1965 at 69 years old in Ocho Rios (pneumonia).
Laureano Gómez
President of colombia (1889-1965).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Bogotá.
Died July 13th, 1965 at 76 years old in Bogotá (gastrointestinal system disease).
Hellmuth Felmy
German general (1885-1965).
Born May 28th, 1885 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1965 at 80 years old in Darmstadt.
Hans Knappertsbusch
German musician (1888-1965).
Born March 12th, 1888 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1965 at 77 years old in Munich (heart failure, cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Irene Parlby
Canadian politician (1868-1965).
Born January 9th, 1868 in London.
Died July 12th, 1965 at 97 years old in Red Deer.
Creighton Hale
American actor.
Born May 24th, 1889 in County Cork.
Died August 9th, 1965 at 76 years old in South Pasadena (disease).
Dick Wessel
Actor (1913-1965).
Born April 20th, 1913 in Milwaukee.
Died April 20th, 1965 at 52 years old in Studio City (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 517
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson