Famous Deaths Happened In 1966
Saturday, 29 March 2025
Jan 01 On this day in history vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82
Jan 03 Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 in the year 1966.
Jan 05 George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies in the year 1966.
Jan 09 On this day in history haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68
Jan 10 George Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide died in the year 1966.
Jan 11 On this day in history albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64
Jan 14 In the year 1966 sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies
Jan 15 Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 on this day in history.
Jan 16 In the year 1966 margarete Susman, writer, dies at 91
Jan 17 Vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50 on this day in history.
Jan 18 In the year 1966 kathleen Norris, US author, dies at 85
Jan 22 Herbert Marshall, actor (Dark Angel, Duel in the Sun), dies at 75 in the year 1966.
Jan 24 On this day in history death of homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist (b. 1909)
Jan 29 On this day in history josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Tolle Bomberg), dies at 84
Jan 31 Elizabeth Patterson, actress (Tall Story), dies at 90 on this day in history.
Feb 01 Buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69 on this day in history.
Feb 03 On this day in history june Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65
Feb 04 Gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90 on this day in history.
Feb 06 Johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
Feb 09 Sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79 on this day in history.
Feb 10 On this day in history billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66
Feb 13 In the year 1966 elio Vittorini, writer, dies
Feb 15 In the year 1966 camillo Torres, Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies
Feb 16 On this day in history hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81
Feb 17 Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75 on this day in history.
Feb 18 On this day in history anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94
Feb 20 Chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80 in the year 1966.
Feb 21 Paul Comtois, French Canadian politician (b. 1895) died on this day in history.
Feb 22 Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
Feb 25 In the year 1966 death of james D. Norris, American sports businessman (b. 1906)
Feb 26 Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71 in the year 1966.
Feb 27 Minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at 81 on this day in history.
Feb 28 Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet in the year 1966.
Mar 01 Fritz Houtermans, German physicist (b. 1903) died in the year 1966.