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Dead at age 65
1,123 Notable deaths
George Peppard
American actor (1928–1994).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Detroit.
Died May 8th, 1994 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer).
Langston Hughes
American writer and social activist (1901-1933).
Born February 1st, 1902 in Joplin. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1967 at 65 years old in New York City (prostate cancer).
John Paul I
Pope of the catholic church in 1978 (1912–1978).
Born October 17th, 1912 in Canale d'Agordo.
Died September 29th, 1978 at 65 years old in Vatican City (myocardial infarction).
Frank Herbert
American writer (1920–1986).
Born October 8th, 1920 in Tacoma.
Died February 11th, 1986 at 65 years old in Madison (pancreatic cancer).
Oliver Hardy
American comic actor famous as one half of laurel and hardy (1892–1957).
Born January 18th, 1892 in Harlem.
Died August 7th, 1957 at 65 years old in Hollywood (intracranial thrombosis).
Harry Anderson
American actor and magician (1952–2018).
Born October 14th, 1952 in Newport.
Died April 16th, 2018 at 65 years old in Asheville (influenza). [ref]
Richard Griffiths
English actor (1947-2013).
Born July 31st, 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2013 at 65 years old in University Hospital Coventry (surgical complications). [ref]
Margaret Brown
Survivor of the sinking of the titanic (1867-1932).
Born July 18th, 1867 in Hannibal.
Died October 26th, 1932 at 65 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
Richard Wright
English musician, co-founder of pink floyd (1943–2008).
Born July 28th, 1943 in London.
Died September 15th, 2008 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Melissa Mathison
American film and television screenwriter (1950–2015).
Born June 3rd, 1950 in Los Angeles.
Died November 4th, 2015 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)