On what date did C.S. Lewis die, exactly one week before his 65th birthday?

C.S. Lewis died on 22 November 1963, exactly one week before his 65th birthday.

He died at his home, The Kilns, near Oxford, after suffering from health problems in his later years. His death date coincided with the assassination of U.S. president John F. Kennedy and the death of writer Aldous Huxley, creating an unusual historical overlap that is often noted in accounts of 22 November 1963.

Lewis was born on 29 November 1898, so he was 64 when he died. His funeral took place at Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry, Oxford, where a memorial stone later recorded his death.

By the time of his death, Lewis had established major reputations in several fields: medieval and Renaissance literary scholarship, Christian apologetics, children’s fantasy, and science fiction. His books continued to gain readers after 1963, particularly The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity.