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In the year 1965
508 Notable deaths
Spiridon Putin
Russian chef and grandfather of vladimir putin (1879-1965).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Tver Governorate.
Died December 19th, 1965 at 86 years old
Bill Black
American bassist (1926–1965).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Memphis.
Died October 21st, 1965 at 39 years old in Memphis (brain cancer).
Geoffrey de Havilland
English aircraft engineer (1882–1965).
Born July 27th, 1882 in High Wycombe.
Died May 21st, 1965 at 82 years old in Watford (cerebral hemorrhage).
Dan Burros
American neo-nazi (1937–1965).
Born March 5th, 1937 in The Bronx.
Died October 31st, 1965 at 28 years old in Reading (gunshot wound).
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad
Religious leader of the ahmadiyya faith (1889–1965).
Born January 12th, 1889 in Kotha.
Died November 7th, 1965 at 76 years old in Rabwah.
Herbert Morrison
British labour politician (1888-1965).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in London.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 77 years old in Sidcup.
V. P. Menon
Indian civil servant (1893-1965).
Born September 30th, 1893 in Kerala.
Died December 31st, 1965 at 72 years old in Jabalpur.
Henry Cowell
American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario (1897-1965).
Born March 11th, 1897 in Menlo Park.
Died December 10th, 1965 at 68 years old in New York City.
Norman Morrison
American vietnam war self-immolator (1933-1965).
Born December 29th, 1933 in Erie.
Died November 2nd, 1965 at 31 years old in The Pentagon (self-immolation).
Sālote Tupou III of Tonga
Monarch of tonga (1918-1965).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Nukuʻalofa, Royal Palace of Nukuʻalofa.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 65 years old in Auckland.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 508
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