Dead at age 66
1,174 Notable deaths
Shel Silverstein
American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer (1930-1999).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died May 10th, 1999 at 66 years old in Key West (myocardial infarction).
Roxie Roker
Bahamian–american actress (1929-1995).
Born August 28th, 1929 in Miami.
Died December 2nd, 1995 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
Joseph Conrad
Polish-british writer (1857–1924).
Born December 3rd, 1857 in Terekhove. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1924 at 66 years old in Bishopsbourne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hubert Humphrey
Vice president of the united states from 1965 to 1969.
Born May 27th, 1911 in Wallace. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1978 at 66 years old in Waverly (bladder cancer). [ref]
Mobutu Sese Seko
Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997).
Born October 14th, 1930 in Lisala.
Died September 7th, 1997 at 66 years old in Rabat (prostate cancer).
Moshe Dayan
Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981).
Born May 20th, 1915 in Degania Alef. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1981 at 66 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer, myocardial infarction, colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ernest Rutherford
New zealand-born british physicist (1871–1937).
Born August 30th, 1871 in Spring Grove. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1937 at 66 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Satish Kaushik
Indian film actor and director.
Born April 13th, 1956 in Mahendragarh.
Died March 9th, 2023 at 66 years old in Gurugram (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Annie Oakley
American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter.
Born August 13th, 1860 in Darke County.
Died November 3rd, 1926 at 66 years old in Greenville (pernicious anemia).
Tallulah Bankhead
Actress.
Born January 31st, 1902 in Huntsville.
Died December 12th, 1968 at 66 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore