Dead at age 66

1,126 Notable deaths

Oskar Fischinger

German-american abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter (1900-1967).

Born June 22nd, 1900 in Gelnhausen. [ref]

Died January 31st, 1967 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Benegal Narsing Rau

Indian civil servant and jurist (1887-1953).

Born February 26th, 1887 in Mangalore.

Died November 30th, 1953 at 66 years old in Zürich.

Juliette Gordon Low

Founder of the girl scouts (1860–1927).

Born October 31st, 1860 in Savannah.

Died January 17th, 1927 at 66 years old in Savannah (breast cancer).

Papa Wemba

Was a congolese singer and musician who played congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo..

Born June 14th, 1949 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lubefu.

Died April 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Ivory Coast, Abidjan (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Neil Aspinall

Road manager, personal assistant, producer, executive (1941–2008).

Born October 13th, 1941 in Prestatyn.

Died March 24th, 2008 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer).

Plaek Phibunsongkhram

Thai politician and general (1897-1964).

Born July 14th, 1897 in Nonthaburi.

Died June 11th, 1964 at 66 years old in Sagamihara.

Serhiy Tkach

Ukrainian serial killer.

Born September 15th, 1952 in Kiselyovsk.

Died November 4th, 2018 at 66 years old in Zhytomyr (heart failure).

Ali Farka Touré

Malian musician (1939–2006).

Born October 31st, 1939 in Timbuktu.

Died March 7th, 2006 at 66 years old in Bamako (bone cancer). [ref]

Rajesh Vivek

Indian actor (1949-2016).

Born January 31st, 1949 in Jaunpur.

Died January 14th, 2016 at 66 years old in Hyderabad (myocardial infarction).

Glenda Farrell

Actress (1904-1971).

Born June 30th, 1904 in Enid. [ref]

Died May 1st, 1971 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

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Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon