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In the year 1965

461 Notable deaths

W. T. Cosgrave

Irish politician (1880-1965).

Born June 6th, 1880 in Dublin. [ref]

Died November 16th, 1965 at 85 years old in Dublin. [ref]

Dan Burros

American nazi.

Born March 5th, 1937 in New York City.

Died October 31st, 1965 at 28 years old in Reading (ballistic trauma).

Kodendera Subayya Thimayya

Indian chief of army staff (1906-1965).

Born March 30th, 1906 in Madikeri.

Died December 17th, 1965 at 59 years old in Cyprus (myocardial infarction).

Taimur bin Feisal

Sultan of oman (1886-1965).

Born January 1st, 1886 in Muscat.

Died January 28th, 1965 at 79 years old in Mumbai.

Nance O'Neil

Actress (1874-1965).

Born October 8th, 1874 in Oakland.

Died February 7th, 1965 at 90 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home.

Sonny Boy Williamson I

American blues musician (1914-1965).

Born March 30th, 1914 in Jackson. [ref]

Died May 25th, 1965 at 51 years old in Chicago. [ref]

Edward Elmer Smith

Food engineer and author (1890-1965).

Born May 2nd, 1890 in Sheboygan. [ref]

Died August 31st, 1965 at 75 years old in Seaside (myocardial infarction). [ref]

David Smith

American visual artist (1906-1965).

Born March 9th, 1906 in Decatur. [ref]

Died May 23rd, 1965 at 59 years old in Bennington (traffic collision). [ref]

Eleanor Farjeon

English children's writer.

Born February 13th, 1881 in London. [ref]

Died June 5th, 1965 at 84 years old in Hampstead. [ref]

Nancy Cunard

English writer, heiress and political activist.

Born March 10th, 1896 in Nevill Holt. [ref]

Died March 17th, 1965 at 69 years old in Hôpital Cochin. [ref]

Deaths 81 to 90 of 461

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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid