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
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)