Dead at age 66

1,022 Notable deaths

Juan Gabriel

Mexican singer and songwriter (1950-2016).

Born January 7th, 1950 in Parácuaro.

Died August 28th, 2016 at 66 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Mark Rothko

American painter of latvian-jewish descent (1903-1970).

Born September 25th, 1903 in Daugavpils. [ref]

Died February 25th, 1970 at 66 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

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]

W. H. Auden

Anglo-american poet.

Born February 21st, 1907 in York. [ref]

Died September 29th, 1973 at 66 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Dale Carnegie

American writer and lecturer (1888-1955).

Born November 24th, 1888 in Maryville.

Died November 1st, 1955 at 66 years old in Forest Hills (lymphoma).

Henri Charrière

French convict and author (1906-1973).

Born November 16th, 1906 in Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès.

Died July 29th, 1973 at 66 years old in Madrid (esophageal cancer).

Denny Doherty

Canadian singer (1940–2007).

Born November 29th, 1940 in Halifax.

Died January 19th, 2007 at 66 years old in Mississauga (abdominal aortic aneurysm). [ref]

Jill Clayburgh

American actress (1944-2010).

Born April 30th, 1944 in New York City.

Died November 5th, 2010 at 66 years old in Lakeville (cancer, leukemia). [ref]

Ron Cephas Jones

American actor (1957-2023).

Born January 8th, 1957 in Paterson.

Died August 19th, 2023 at 66 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Kevin Conroy

American actor (1955–2022).

Born November 30th, 1955 in Westbury.

Died November 10th, 2022 at 66 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital (intestinal cancer). [ref]

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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker