Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1965

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1965. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Aug. 1 Kiyoshi Nobutoki

    Composer dies at 77

  • Nancy Carroll
    Aug. 6 Nancy Carroll

    Actress (alice aldrich family), dead at 60

  • Aug. 6 Aksel Sandemose

    Writer

  • Aug. 6 Everett Sloane

    At 55, there were five apparent suicides with barbiturates

  • Aug. 6 Peter Ronnefeld

    Composer dies at the age of 30

  • Aug. 8 Shirley Jackson

    Influential American writer renowned for her gothic and psychological fiction, including the iconic short story 'The Lottery' and novels like 'The Haunting of Hill House'. Her works are celebrated for their exploration of psychological horror and social critique.

  • Aug. 9 Creighton Hale

    At 83, silent film actor (cat & canary) dies

  • Aug. 11 Bill Woodfull

    Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1897)

  • Aug. 13 Hayato Ikeda

    Japanese lawyer and politician, 58th prime minister of japan (b. 1899)

  • Aug. 14 Jan van Nijlen

    Flemish poet / writer (walk at dawn).

  • Aug. 16 Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky

    Composer dies at 64

  • Aug. 20 Jonathan Daniels

    American seminarian and civil rights activist (b. 1939)

  • Aug. 22 Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur

    Actress (revolt at mental home)

  • Aug. 23 John Bata

    Czech shoe manufacturer dies at 67

  • Aug. 25 Moonlight Graham

    American baseball player and physician (b. 1879)

  • Aug. 27 Le Corbusier

    Swiss-french architect and urban planner, designed the philips pavilion (b. 1887)

  • Aug. 27 Edmond of Dooren

    Flemish painter dies at 68

  • Aug. 27 Otto Reinhold

    Composer dies at 66

  • Aug. 27 Le Corbusier [Charles Jeanneret]

    At 77, a french/swiss architect dies

  • Aug. 28 Giulio Racah

    Italian-israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909)

  • Aug. 31 E. E. Smith

    American engineer and author (b. 1890)