In the year 1965
555 Notable deaths
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]
Hellmuth Felmy
German general (1885–1965).
Born May 28th, 1885 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1965 at 80 years old in Darmstadt.
George Erskine
British army officer.
Born August 23rd, 1899 in Hascombe.
Died August 29th, 1965 at 66 years old in Rusper.
Creighton Hale
American actor (1882–1965).
Born May 24th, 1882 in County Cork.
Died August 9th, 1965 at 83 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).
Irene Parlby
Canadian politician (1868-1965).
Born January 9th, 1868 in London.
Died July 12th, 1965 at 97 years old in Red Deer.
Ivan Boldin
Soviet general (1892–1965).
Born August 15th, 1892.
Died March 28th, 1965 at 72 years old in Kyiv.
Antonio Ligabue
Italian painter (1899-1965).
Born December 18th, 1899 in Zurich.
Died May 27th, 1965 at 65 years old in Gualtieri.
Tito Schipa
Italian tenor (1889-1965).
Born December 27th, 1889 in Lecce.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 75 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest, type 2 diabetes).
James Collip
Canadian biochemist, part of group that isolated insulin (1892–1965).
Born November 20th, 1892 in Belleville. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1965 at 72 years old in London.
Kodo Sawaki
Japanese zen buddhist monk (1880-1965).
Died December 21st, 1965 at 85 years old in Antai-ji Temple.
Harry Porter
American athletics competitor (1882-1965).
Born August 31st, 1882 in Bridgeport.
Died June 27th, 1965 at 82 years old in Hartford.
Spencer Williams
American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer (1889-1965).
Born October 14th, 1889 in New Orleans.
Died July 14th, 1965 at 75 years old in Flushing.
Leopoldine Konstantin
Austrian actress (1886-1965).
Born March 12th, 1886 in Brno.
Died December 14th, 1965 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Frederick John Kiesler
Austrian architect and sculptor (1890-1965).
Born September 22nd, 1890 in Vienna, Chernivtsi.
Died December 27th, 1965 at 75 years old in New York City.
Frol Kozlov
Soviet politician (1908-1965).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Loshchinino.
Died January 30th, 1965 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Ahn Eak-tai
South korean composer (1906–1965).
Born December 5th, 1906 in Pyongyang.
Died September 16th, 1965 at 58 years old in Mallorca.
Angelica Balabanoff
Russian-jewish-italian dissident writer, social activist, politician, editor.
Born May 20th, 1869 in Chernihiv. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1965 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Muhammad Amin Bughra
Chinese politician.
Born April 22nd, 1901 in Hotan.
Died April 29th, 1965 at 64 years old in Turkey.
Jesse Douglas
American mathematician (1897–1965).
Born July 3rd, 1897 in New York City.
Died October 7th, 1965 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
George Călinescu
Romanian writer and academic.
Born June 19th, 1899 in Bucharest.
Died March 12th, 1965 at 65 years old in Otopeni.
Hugh Latimer Dryden
American aeronautical scientist and civil servant (1898–1965).
Born July 2nd, 1898 in Worcester County.
Died December 2nd, 1965 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Árpád Szakasits
Hungarian politician (1888-1965).
Born December 6th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died May 3rd, 1965 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Louis Harold Gray
British physicist (1905-1965).
Born November 10th, 1905 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died July 9th, 1965 at 59 years old in Northwood.
Julián Carrillo
Mexican musician (1875–1965).
Born January 28th, 1875 in Ahualulco.
Died September 9th, 1965 at 90 years old in Mexico City.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner