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Dead at age 66

1,554 Notable deaths

Charlie Whiting

Formula one race director.

Born August 12th, 1952 in Sevenoaks.

Died March 14th, 2019 at 66 years old in Melbourne (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Ayub Khan

President of pakistan from 1958 to 1969.

Born May 14th, 1907 in Rehana.

Died April 19th, 1974 at 66 years old in Rawalpindi (cardiac arrest).

Edward Arnold

American actor (1890-1956).

Born February 18th, 1890 in Manhattan.

Died April 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Encino (cerebral hemorrhage).

Franca Sozzani

Italian journalist and editor-in-chief of vogue italia (1950-2016).

Born January 20th, 1950 in Mantua.

Died December 22nd, 2016 at 66 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]

Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia

Dynast of the russian empire (1866-1933); brother-in-law of tsar nicholas ii.

Born April 13th, 1866 in Tbilisi.

Died February 26th, 1933 at 66 years old in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

Jim Ward

American voice actor (1959-2025).

Born May 19th, 1959 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died December 10th, 2025 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Thomas A. Hendricks

American politician (1819–1885).

Born September 7th, 1819 in Zanesville.

Died November 25th, 1885 at 66 years old in Indianapolis.

Spencer Dryden

American drummer (1938–2005).

Born April 7th, 1938 in New York City.

Died January 11th, 2005 at 66 years old in Petaluma (colorectal cancer).

Samuel Butler

English novelist and critic (1835–1902).

Born December 4th, 1835 in Langar.

Died June 18th, 1902 at 66 years old in St John's Wood Road.

Muslim Magomayev

Soviet-azerbaijani singer.

Born August 17th, 1942 in Baku.

Died October 25th, 2008 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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