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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Katharine Anthony
Author
27-Nov-1877 20-Nov-1965 Biographer, The Lambs
Edward Victor Appleton
Physicist
6-Sep-1892 21-Apr-1965 Ionosphere, shortwave radio
Irving Bacon
Actor
6-Sep-1893 5-Feb-1965 Mr. Beazley
Bernard M. Baruch
Business
19-Aug-1870 20-Jun-1965 Coined the term Cold War
Reginald Beckwith
Actor
2-Nov-1908 26-Jun-1965 The Million Pound Note
Constance Bennett
Actor
22-Oct-1904 24-Jul-1965 The Affairs of Cellini
Harry Blackstone
Magician
27-Sep-1885 16-Nov-1965 Vaudeville illusionist
Michael Bohnen
Singer
2-May-1887 26-Apr-1965 Operatic bass baritone
Mary Boland
Actor
28-Jan-1880 23-Jun-1965 Ruggles of Red Gap
Clara Bow
Actor
29-Jul-1905 26-Sep-1965 Schizophrenic actress, Wings
Ernest S. Brown
Attorney
25-Sep-1903 23-Jul-1965 US Senator from Nevada, 1954
Martin Buber
Philosopher
8-Feb-1878 13-Jun-1965 Ich und Du
Dan Burros
Activist
5-Mar-1937 31-Oct-1965 Antisemitic Jew outed by NY Times
Nancy Carroll
Actor
19-Nov-1903 6-Aug-1965 The Devil's Holiday
Francis Cherry
Politician
5-Sep-1908 15-Jul-1965 Governor of Arkansas, 1953-55
Winston Churchill
Head of State
30-Nov-1874 24-Jan-1965 WWII Prime Minister of England
Steve Cochran
Actor
25-May-1917 15-Jun-1965 The Damned Don't Cry
Eli Cohen
Spy
26-Dec-1924 18-May-1965 Israel's greatest spy
Nat King Cole
Singer
17-Mar-1917 15-Feb-1965 Unforgettable
Ray Collins
Actor
10-Dec-1889 11-Jul-1965 Lt. Tragg on Perry Mason
Le Corbusier
Architect
6-Oct-1887 27-Aug-1965 Most influential 20th century architect
Henry Cowell
Composer
11-Mar-1897 10-Dec-1965 New Musical Resources
Dorothy Dandridge
Actor
9-Nov-1922 8-Sep-1965 Carmen Jones
Linda Darnell
Actor
16-Oct-1923 10-Apr-1965 Star Dust
Father Divine
Religion
1880 1965 Founder of the International Peace Mission
Allen B. DuMont
Inventor
29-Jan-1901 14-Nov-1965 TV picture tube and TV network
Margaret Dumont
Actor
20-Oct-1882 6-Mar-1965 Foil to the Marx Brothers
James Chuter Ede
Politician
11-Sep-1882 11-Nov-1965 UK Home Secretary, 1945-51
T. S. Eliot
Poet
26-Sep-1888 4-Jan-1965 Author of "The Waste Land"
Wild Bill Elliott
Actor
16-Oct-1903 26-Nov-1965 1940s movie cowboy
Ray Enright
Film Director
25-Mar-1896 3-Apr-1965 The Spoilers
Joseph Erlanger
Scientist
5-Jan-1874 5-Dec-1965 Nerve conduction
Marshall Field IV
Business
15-Jun-1916 18-Sep-1965 Owner of the Chicago Sun-Times, 1956-65
Felix Frankfurter
Judge
15-Nov-1882 22-Feb-1965 US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-62
Alan Freed
Disc Jockey
15-Dec-1922 20-Jan-1965 Legendary rock-and-roll DJ
John H. Gaddum
Scientist
31-Mar-1900 30-Jun-1965 Drug antagonism
Joseph Grew
Diplomat
27-May-1880 25-May-1965 US Ambassador to Japan, 1932-41
Lorraine Hansberry
Playwright
19-May-1930 12-Jan-1965 A Raisin in the Sun
Ethel Browne Harvey
Zoologist
14-Dec-1885 2-Sep-1965 Embryology of sea urchins
Frank B. Heintzleman
Politician
3-Dec-1888 24-Jun-1965 Territorial Governor of Alaska, 1953-57
Philip S. Hench
Scientist
28-Feb-1896 30-Mar-1965 Adrenocortical hormones
Myra Hess
Pianist
25-Feb-1890 26-Nov-1965 Held lunchtime concerts during WWII
Judy Holliday
Actor
21-Jun-1921 7-Jun-1965 Born Yesterday
Arthur Holmes
Geologist
14-Jan-1890 20-Sep-1965 Father of the geological timescale
Hastings Ismay
Military
21-Jun-1887 17-Dec-1965 Churchill's chief military assistant
Shirley Jackson
Novelist
14-Dec-1916 8-Aug-1965 The Lottery
Randall Jarrell
Poet
6-May-1914 14-Oct-1965 The Woman at the Washington Zoo
Rita Johnson
Actor
13-Aug-1913 31-Oct-1965 Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Olin D. Johnston
Politician
18-Nov-1896 18-Apr-1965 Governor and Senator from South Carolina
Spike Jones
Musician
14-Dec-1911 1-May-1965 Cocktails for Two
Tom Kennedy
Actor
15-Jul-1885 6-Oct-1965 Character actor, 1910s to 1960s
Sophie Kerr
Novelist
23-Aug-1880 6-Feb-1965 The Sound of Petticoats
Dorothy Kilgallen
Columnist
3-Jul-1913 8-Nov-1965 What's My Line?
Curly Lambeau
Football
9-Apr-1898 1-Jun-1965 Founder, Green Bay Packers
Dorothea Lange
Photographer
26-May-1895 11-Oct-1965 Depression-era photographer
Fritz G. Lanham
Politician
3-Jan-1880 31-Jul-1965 Congressman from Texas, 1919-47
Stan Laurel
Actor
16-Jun-1890 23-Feb-1965 Laurel and Hardy
Bertil Lindblad
Astronomer
26-Nov-1895 25-Jun-1965 Spiral structure of the galaxy
Oren E. Long
Politician
4-Mar-1889 6-May-1965 US Senator from Hawaii, 1959-62
Jeanette MacDonald
Actor
18-Jun-1903 14-Jan-1965 The Merry Widow
Malcolm X
Activist
19-May-1925 21-Feb-1965 Nation of Islam
William C. Marland
Politician
26-Mar-1918 26-Nov-1965 Governor of West Virginia, 1953-57
Pepper Martin
Baseball
29-Feb-1904 5-Mar-1965 St. Louis Cardinals
W. Somerset Maugham
Novelist
25-Jan-1874 16-Dec-1965 Of Human Bondage
Albert Cardinal Meyer
Religion
9-Mar-1903 9-Apr-1965 Archbishop of Chicago, 1958-65
George T. Mickelson
Politician
23-Jul-1903 28-Feb-1965 Governor of South Dakota, 1947-51
Sherman Minton
Judge
20-Oct-1890 9-Apr-1965 US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-56
Walter Monckton
Politician
17-Jan-1891 9-Jan-1965 UK Minister of Defence, 1955-56
Herbert Morrison
Politician
3-Jan-1888 6-Mar-1965 UK Home Secretary, 1940-45
Willard Motley
Author
14-Jul-1909 4-Mar-1965 The original Bud Billiken
Paul H. Müller
Scientist
12-Jan-1899 12-Oct-1965 Synthesized DDT
Mae Murray
Actor
10-May-1889 23-Mar-1965 The Girl with the Bee Stung Lips
Edward R. Murrow
Journalist
25-Apr-1908 27-Apr-1965 The epitome of broadcast journalism
Red Nichols
Jazz Musician
8-May-1905 28-Jun-1965 Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
Frances Perkins
Government
10-Apr-1882 14-May-1965 First female US cabinet member
Dawn Powell
Novelist
28-Nov-1897 14-Nov-1965 She Walks In Beauty
Fred Quimby
Film/TV Producer
31-Jul-1886 16-Sep-1965 Producer of Tom and Jerry
Syngman Rhee
Head of State
26-Mar-1875 19-Jul-1965 First President of South Korea
Branch Rickey
Baseball
20-Dec-1881 9-Dec-1965 Longtime Baseball GM
Sabato Rodia
Artist
12-Feb-1879 19-Jul-1965 Watts Towers
Arthur M. Schlesinger
Historian
27-Feb-1888 30-Oct-1965 The Rise of the City
Albert Schweitzer
Activist
14-Jan-1875 4-Sep-1965 Humanitarian and theologian
Zachary Scott
Actor
24-Feb-1914 3-Oct-1965 The Mask of Dimitrios
David O. Selznick
Film/TV Producer
10-May-1902 22-Jun-1965 Producer of A Star Is Born
Moshe Sharett
Head of State
15-Oct-1894 7-Jul-1965 Prime Minister of Israel, 1953-55
Charles Sheeler
Painter
16-Jul-1883 7-May-1965 American modernist painter, precisionist
Everett Sloane
Actor
1-Oct-1909 6-Aug-1965 Patterns
E. E. "Doc" Smith
Novelist
2-May-1890 31-Aug-1965 Lensman series
Perry Smith
Criminal
27-Oct-1928 14-Apr-1965 In Cold Blood
Nikolai Sokoloff
Conductor
28-May-1886 25-Sep-1965 Founding Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Football
16-Aug-1862 17-Mar-1965 Mr. Football
Hermann Staudinger
Chemist
23-Mar-1881 8-Sep-1965 Macromolecular chemistry
Adlai Stevenson
Politician
5-Feb-1900 14-Jul-1965 Governor of Illinois, 1949-53
T. S. Stribling
Novelist
4-Mar-1881 8-Jul-1965 The Store
Harry Tierney
Composer
21-May-1890 22-Mar-1965 Irene
Paul Tillich
Religion
20-Aug-1886 22-Oct-1965 Systematic Theology
Henry Travers
Actor
5-Mar-1874 18-Oct-1965 It's a Wonderful Life
Trigger
Actor
1932 3-Jul-1965 Roy Rogers' trustworthy steed
Edgard Varèse
Composer
22-Dec-1883 8-Nov-1965 Poème électronique
Helen Waddell
Author
31-May-1889 5-Mar-1965 The Wandering Scholars
Henry A. Wallace
Politician
7-Oct-1888 18-Nov-1965 US Vice President, 1941-45
Minor Watson
Actor
22-Dec-1889 28-Jul-1965 Guadalcanal Diary
Thomas D. White
Military
6-Aug-1901 22-Dec-1965 USAF Chief of Staff, 1957-61


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