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In the year 1965
461 Notable deaths
Linda Darnell
Actress.
Born October 16th, 1923 in Dallas. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1965 at 41 years old in Glenview.
Lorraine Hansberry
American playwright and writer.
Born May 19th, 1930 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1965 at 34 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Viola Desmond
Canadian activist (1914-1965).
Born July 6th, 1914 in Halifax. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1965 at 50 years old in New York City. [ref]
Dorothea Lange
American photojournalist (1895-1965).
Born May 25th, 1895 in Hoboken. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1965 at 70 years old in San Francisco (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Lauri Törni
Finnish military officer in the finnish army, waffen-ss, and u.s. army (1919-1965).
Born May 28th, 1919 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1965 at 46 years old in Phước Sơn (aircraft crash).
Branch Rickey
American baseball player and coach.
Born December 20th, 1881 in Stockdale.
Died December 9th, 1965 at 83 years old in Columbia (heart failure).
William M. Branham
American christian minister.
Born April 6th, 1909 in Cumberland County. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1965 at 56 years old in Amarillo (traffic collision). [ref]
David O. Selznick
American film producer (1902–1965).
Born May 10th, 1902 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1965 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lee Hoi-chuen
Father of bruce lee (1901-1965).
Born February 4th, 1901 in Jun'an, Guangdong.
Died February 7th, 1965 at 64 years old in British Hong Kong (myocardial infarction).
Robert Sink
United states army officer.
Born April 3rd, 1905 in Lexington.
Died December 13th, 1965 at 60 years old in Fort Bragg.
Deaths 21 to 30 of 461
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin