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Dead at age 66
1,552 Notable deaths
Sao Shwe Thaik
First president of burma and last saopha of yawnghwe.
Born October 16th, 1896 in Yawnghwe.
Died November 21st, 1962 at 66 years old in Yangon.
Theresa Kachindamoto)
Paramount chief in malawi.
Born November 23rd, 1958 in Dedza District. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2025 at 66 years old in Lilongwe. [ref]
Maurice Sand
French illustrator and writer (1823-1889).
Born June 30th, 1823 in Paris.
Died September 4th, 1889 at 66 years old in Nohant-Vic.
Ludwig Crüwell
German general (1892–1958).
Born March 20th, 1892 in Dortmund.
Died September 25th, 1958 at 66 years old in Essen.
James Leo Herlihy
American writer (1927–1993).
Born February 27th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died October 21st, 1993 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (intoxication).
Pierre Renoir
French actor (1885–1952).
Born March 21st, 1885 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1952 at 66 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vojtech Tuka
Slovak minister of foreign affairs of the slovakia, prime minister of the slovakia and war criminal (1880-1946).
Born July 4th, 1880 in Štiavnické Bane.
Died August 20th, 1946 at 66 years old in Bratislava (hanging to death).
Robert John McClure
Royal navy admiral and arctic explorer (1807–1873).
Born January 28th, 1807 in Wexford.
Died October 17th, 1873 at 66 years old in Portsmouth.
Fanny Bullock Workman
American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer (1859–1925).
Born January 8th, 1859 in Worcester.
Died January 22nd, 1925 at 66 years old in Cannes.
Steve Mackay
American musician (1949-2015).
Born September 25th, 1949 in Grand Rapids.
Died October 10th, 2015 at 66 years old in Daly City (sepsis). [ref]
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