In the year 1965

508 Notable deaths

Katherine Cameron

British artist (1874-1965).

Born February 26th, 1874 in Glasgow.

Died August 21st, 1965 at 91 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]

Edward Spencer

British racewalker (1881–1965).

Born November 5th, 1882 in Salford.

Died May 6th, 1965 at 82 years old in London Borough of Hounslow.

Maurice Letchford

Canadian wrestler.

Born August 27th, 1908 in Pretoria.

Died August 15th, 1965 at 56 years old in Durban.

Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues

Brazilian footballer (1892-1965).

Born June 1st, 1892 in São Paulo.

Died August 30th, 1965 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Einar Berntsen

Norwegian sailor and speed skater.

Born November 20th, 1891 in Tønsberg. [ref]

Died February 1st, 1965 at 73 years old in Nøtterøy. [ref]

Galina Nikolayeva

Russian writer (1911-1963).

Born February 18th, 1911 in Tomsk.

Died October 18th, 1965 at 54 years old in Moscow.

Bruce Logan

British rower.

Born March 2nd, 1886 in Chesterton.

Died November 24th, 1965 at 79 years old in Hitchin.

Robert Stephen Adamson

British botanist (1885-1965).

Born March 2nd, 1885 in Manchester.

Died November 6th, 1965 at 80 years old in Scotland.

Alajos Keserű

Hungarian water polo player (1905–1965).

Born March 8th, 1905 in Budapest.

Died May 3rd, 1965 at 60 years old in Budapest.

Thor Ørvig

Sailor.

Born December 14th, 1891 in Kragerø.

Died June 17th, 1965 at 73 years old

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel