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Dead at age 65
1,111 Notable deaths
Walt Disney
American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of the walt disney company (1901–1966).
Born December 5th, 1901 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1966 at 65 years old in Burbank (circulatory collapse). [ref]
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer (1891–1956).
Born April 14th, 1891 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Bhim Janmabhoomi. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1956 at 65 years old in Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial (disease). [ref]
Val Kilmer
American actor (1959–2025).
Born December 31st, 1959 in Los Angeles.
Died April 1st, 2025 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Bob Saget
American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host (1956–2022).
Born May 17th, 1956 in Philadelphia.
Died January 9th, 2022 at 65 years old in Orlando (blunt trauma, head injury). [ref]
Yul Brynner
Russian-born actor (1920–1985).
Born July 11th, 1920 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1985 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005).
Born December 1st, 1940 in Peoria.
Died December 10th, 2005 at 65 years old in Encino (multiple sclerosis, myocardial infarction).
Wernher von Braun
German and later american aerospace engineer and space architect.
Born March 23rd, 1912 in Wyrzysk. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1977 at 65 years old in Alexandria (pancreatic cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
Eddie Van Halen
American rock musician (1955-2020).
Born January 26th, 1955 in Amsterdam.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (laryngeal cancer, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926–1991).
Born May 26th, 1926 in Alton. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1991 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia, stroke). [ref]
Paul G. Allen
American businessman, investor and philanthropist (1953–2018).
Born January 21st, 1953 in Seattle. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2018 at 65 years old in Seattle (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi