In the year 1965
508 Notable deaths
George Erskine
British army officer.
Born August 23rd, 1899 in Hascombe.
Died August 29th, 1965 at 66 years old in Rusper.
Tito Schipa
Italian tenor (1889-1965).
Born January 2nd, 1888 in Lecce.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 77 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest, type 2 diabetes).
James Collip
Canadian biochemist, part of group that isolated insulin (1892–1965).
Born November 20th, 1892 in Belleville. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1965 at 72 years old in London.
Harry Porter
Athletics competitor (1882-1965).
Born August 31st, 1882 in Bridgeport.
Died June 27th, 1965 at 82 years old in Hartford.
Antonio Ligabue
Italian painter (1899-1965).
Born December 18th, 1899 in Zurich.
Died May 27th, 1965 at 65 years old in Gualtieri.
Frederick John Kiesler
Austrian architect and sculptor (1890-1965).
Born September 22nd, 1890 in Vienna, Chernivtsi.
Died December 27th, 1965 at 75 years old in New York City.
Kodo Sawaki
Japanese zen buddhist monk (1880-1965).
Died December 21st, 1965 at 85 years old in Antai-ji.
Spencer Williams
American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer (1889-1965).
Born October 14th, 1889 in New Orleans.
Died July 14th, 1965 at 75 years old in Flushing.
Leopoldine Konstantin
Austrian actress (1886-1965).
Born March 12th, 1886 in Brno.
Died December 14th, 1965 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Ahn Eak-tai
Korean composer (1906–1965).
Born December 5th, 1906 in Pyongyang.
Died September 16th, 1965 at 58 years old in Mallorca.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius