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In the year 1965
485 Notable deaths
Frederick Fleet
British sailor, survivor of the sinking of rms titanic (1887-1965).
Born October 15th, 1887 in Liverpool.
Died January 10th, 1965 at 77 years old in Southampton (hanging).
Helena Rubinstein
Polish-american businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist.
Born December 25th, 1872 in Kraków. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1965 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Edgard Varèse
French composer.
Born December 22nd, 1883 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1965 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues musician (1912–1965).
Born December 5th, 1899 in Glendora. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1965 at 65 years old in Helena (myocardial infarction).
Steve Cochran
American actor.
Born May 25th, 1917 in Eureka.
Died June 15th, 1965 at 48 years old in Guatemala (lung disease). [ref]
Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese writer (1894–1965).
Born October 21st, 1894 in Nabari.
Died July 28th, 1965 at 70 years old in Ikebukuro (cerebral hemorrhage).
Pedro Albizu Campos
Puerto rican politician and independence advocate (1891-1965).
Born September 12th, 1891 in Ponce.
Died April 21st, 1965 at 73 years old in San Juan.
Frederick Browning
British army general (1896–1965).
Born October 20th, 1896 in Kensington.
Died March 14th, 1965 at 68 years old in Cornwall (myocardial infarction).
Maxime Weygand
French military commander in world war i and world war ii (1867-1965).
Born January 21st, 1867 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1965 at 98 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese author (1886–1965).
Born July 24th, 1886 in Nihonbashi-ku.
Died July 30th, 1965 at 79 years old in Atami (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 485
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