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Dead at age 65

1,026 Notable deaths

Nathan Söderblom

Swedish clergyman and archbishop.

Born January 15th, 1866 in Trönö. [ref]

Died July 12th, 1931 at 65 years old in Uppsala. [ref]

Lawrence Hargrave

Australian engineer and inventor (1850–1915).

Born January 29th, 1850 in Greenwich.

Died July 14th, 1915 at 65 years old in Sydney (peritonitis).

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969).

Born October 10th, 1903 in Parafjanava. [ref]

Died January 16th, 1969 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]

Helmut Gröttrup

German engineer and inventor of the smart card (1916-1981).

Born February 12th, 1916 in Cologne.

Died July 4th, 1981 at 65 years old in Munich.

Clara Haskil

Romanian-swiss classical pianist (1895-1960).

Born January 7th, 1895 in Bucharest. [ref]

Died December 7th, 1960 at 65 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (fall). [ref]

Fritz von Below

German first world war general.

Born September 23rd, 1853 in Gdańsk.

Died November 23rd, 1918 at 65 years old in Weimar.

Vann Nath

Cambodian writer and sculptor (1946-2011).

Born April 5th, 1946 in Battambang Province. [ref]

Died September 5th, 2011 at 65 years old in Phnom Penh (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Maurice Prendergast

American-canadian artist (1858-1924).

Born October 10th, 1858 in St. John's. [ref]

Died February 1st, 1924 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]

Ali Sami Yen

Turkish footballer-manager (1886-1951).

Born May 20th, 1886 in Istanbul.

Died July 29th, 1951 at 65 years old in Istanbul.

Michel Colombier

French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939-2004).

Born May 23rd, 1939 in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]

Died November 14th, 2004 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]

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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