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Dead at age 65

1,079 Notable deaths

Živojin Mišić

Field marshal.

Born July 19th, 1855 in Struganik.

Died January 20th, 1921 at 65 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Violette Leduc

French writer.

Born April 7th, 1907 in Arras.

Died May 28th, 1972 at 65 years old in Faucon (breast cancer). [ref]

Donald Payne Jr.

American politician (1958–2024).

Born December 17th, 1958 in Newark.

Died April 24th, 2024 at 65 years old in Newark (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ken Fletcher

Australian tennis player.

Born June 14th, 1940 in Brisbane.

Died February 11th, 2006 at 65 years old in Brisbane (cancer).

Walter Sande

American actor.

Born July 9th, 1906 in Denver.

Died February 22nd, 1972 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).

Oleg Yankovsky

Soviet and russian actor.

Born February 23rd, 1944 in Karsakpay.

Died May 20th, 2009 at 65 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).

Roger Caillois

French author and philosopher (1913-1978).

Born March 3rd, 1913 in Reims. [ref]

Died December 21st, 1978 at 65 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]

Walter Heitz

German general (1878–1944).

Born December 8th, 1878 in Berlin.

Died February 9th, 1944 at 65 years old in Moscow (cancer).

Gladys Horton

American singer.

Born May 30th, 1945 in Gainesville.

Died January 26th, 2011 at 65 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]

Luis Ángel Firpo

Argentine boxer (1894-1960).

Born October 11th, 1894.

Died August 7th, 1960 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.

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