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Dead at age 65
1,528 Notable deaths
Michael Williams
British actor (1935–2001).
Born July 9th, 1935 in Liverpool.
Died January 11th, 2001 at 65 years old in Hampstead (lung cancer).
Howlin' Wolf
American blues musician (1910–1976).
Born June 10th, 1910 in West Point, Clay County.
Died January 10th, 1976 at 65 years old in Hines (carcinoma).
Wendy Richard
British actress (1943–2009).
Born July 20th, 1943 in Middlesbrough.
Died February 26th, 2009 at 65 years old in London (breast cancer). [ref]
Lewis Arquette
American actor (1935–2001).
Born December 14th, 1935 in Chicago.
Died February 10th, 2001 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Olive Oatman
American living in mormon, tolkepaya, and mohave societies after childhood kidnapping.
Born September 7th, 1837 in La Harpe.
Died March 20th, 1903 at 65 years old in Sherman (myocardial infarction).
Bob Welch
American musician (1945–2012).
Born July 31st, 1946 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2012 at 65 years old in Antioch (gunshot wound). [ref]
Carl Perkins
American guitarist.
Born April 9th, 1932 in Tiptonville.
Died January 19th, 1998 at 65 years old in Jackson (laryngeal cancer).
Shari Lewis
American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and television show host (1933-1998).
Born January 17th, 1933 in The Bronx.
Died August 2nd, 1998 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
John Peel
English dj and radio presenter (1939–2004).
Born August 30th, 1939 in Heswall.
Died October 26th, 2004 at 65 years old in Cusco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Theodor W. Adorno
German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969).
Born September 11th, 1903 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1969 at 65 years old in Visp.
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