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Dead at age 65

1,078 Notable deaths

Toller Cranston

Canadian figure skater and painter (1949-2015).

Born April 20th, 1949 in Hamilton.

Died January 24th, 2015 at 65 years old in San Miguel de Allende (myocardial infarction).

Stefan George

German poet, editor, and translator.

Born July 12th, 1868 in Büdesheim. [ref]

Died December 4th, 1933 at 65 years old in Minusio. [ref]

Fredric Brown

American novelist, short story author (1906–1972).

Born October 29th, 1906 in Cincinnati.

Died March 12th, 1972 at 65 years old in Tucson.

Ernst Haas

American photographer.

Born March 2nd, 1921 in Vienna. [ref]

Died September 12th, 1986 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]

Arturo de Córdova

Mexican actor (1908-1973).

Born May 8th, 1908 in Mérida.

Died November 3rd, 1973 at 65 years old in Mexico City (stroke). [ref]

Kārlis Ulmanis

Prime minister of latvia (1877-1942).

Born September 4th, 1877 in Bērze.

Died September 20th, 1942 at 65 years old in Türkmenbaşy (dysentery).

Dino Buzzati

Italian writer (1906-1972).

Born October 16th, 1906 in Belluno.

Died January 28th, 1972 at 65 years old in Milan (pancreatic cancer).

William Friese-Greene

British photographer and inventor.

Born September 5th, 1855 in Bristol.

Died May 5th, 1921 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler

American musician.

Born July 1st, 1952 in Shreveport.

Died February 3rd, 2018 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).

Robert J. Van de Graaff

American physicist (1901–1967).

Born December 20th, 1901 in Tuscaloosa.

Died January 16th, 1967 at 65 years old in Boston.

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel