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Dead at age 66

1,031 Notable deaths

Bubba Smith

American actor and athlete (1945-2011).

Born February 28th, 1945 in Beaumont, Orange. [ref]

Died August 3rd, 2011 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]

James Ingram

American singer–songwriter and record producer (1952-2019).

Born February 16th, 1952 in Akron. [ref]

Died January 29th, 2019 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]

Ken Kesey

American novelist (1935-2001).

Born September 17th, 1935 in La Junta. [ref]

Died November 10th, 2001 at 66 years old in Sacred Heart Medical Center University District (liver cancer). [ref]

Reza Shah

Shah of iran from 1925 to 1941.

Born March 15th, 1878 in Alasht.

Died July 26th, 1944 at 66 years old in Johannesburg (cardiovascular disease).

Friedrich Paulus

German general.

Born September 21st, 1890 in Guxhagen. [ref]

Died February 1st, 1957 at 66 years old in Dresden (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Charles Ponzi

Italian businessman and con artist (1882–1949).

Born March 3rd, 1882 in Lugo.

Died January 18th, 1949 at 66 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cerebral hemorrhage).

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]

Barbara Hutton

American philanthropist and socialite (1912-1979).

Born November 14th, 1912 in New York City.

Died May 11th, 1979 at 66 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).

Martin McGuinness

Irish republican and sinn féin politician (1950-2017).

Born May 23rd, 1950 in Derry.

Died March 21st, 2017 at 66 years old in Altnagelvin Area Hospital (amyloidosis). [ref]

Clarence Gilyard

American actor.

Born December 24th, 1955 in Moses Lake.

Died November 28th, 2022 at 66 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]

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