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Dead at age 66
1,552 Notable deaths
Siegfried Marcus
German-austrian inventor and automobile pioneer.
Born September 18th, 1831 in Malchin.
Died June 30th, 1898 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Robert Fortune
British botanist.
Born September 16th, 1813 in Berwickshire.
Died April 13th, 1880 at 66 years old in London.
Monteiro Lobato
Brazilian writer (1882–1948).
Born April 18th, 1882 in Taubaté.
Died July 4th, 1948 at 66 years old in São Paulo (lung cancer).
Muriel Rukeyser
Poet and political activist (1913–1980).
Born December 15th, 1913 in New York City.
Died February 12th, 1980 at 66 years old in New York City.
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
American painter (1863–1930).
Born August 8th, 1863 in Philadelphia.
Died March 18th, 1930 at 66 years old in Philadelphia.
Heiner Müller
German writer, poet, and theatre director (1929–1995).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Eppendorf. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1995 at 66 years old in Berlin (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Joseph O. Shelby
Confederate states army general (1830–1897).
Born December 12th, 1830 in Lexington.
Died February 13th, 1897 at 66 years old in Bates County.
Tarık Akan
Turkish actor and film producer (1949–2016).
Born December 13th, 1949 in Istanbul.
Died September 16th, 2016 at 66 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Ales Adamovich
Soviet belarusian writer (1927–1994).
Born September 3rd, 1927 in Kaniuchi.
Died January 26th, 1994 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Eduard Pernkopf
Austrian anatomist (1888-1955).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Rappottenstein.
Died April 17th, 1955 at 66 years old in Vienna (stroke).
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