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Dead at age 66
1,552 Notable deaths
Emil Wiechert
German geophysicist and seismologist (1861-1928).
Born December 26th, 1861 in Sovetsk.
Died March 19th, 1928 at 66 years old in Göttingen.
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
Anarchist and inventor (1847–1914).
Born March 24th, 1847 in Leeds.
Died January 30th, 1914 at 66 years old in England, Shottermill (heart failure).
Sait Altınordu
Turkish association football player (1912–1978).
Born July 24th, 1912 in Üsküdar.
Died November 17th, 1978 at 66 years old in İzmir.
Arnold Hugh Martin Jones
British historian of classical antiquity (1904–1970).
Born March 9th, 1904 in Birkenhead.
Died April 9th, 1970 at 66 years old in Thessaloniki (myocardial infarction).
Albert von Schrenck-Notzing
German parapsychologist & psychotherapist (1862-1929).
Born May 18th, 1862 in Oldenburg, Osternburg.
Died February 12th, 1929 at 66 years old in Munich.
József Rippl-Rónai
Hungarian artist (1861-1927).
Born May 23rd, 1861 in Kaposvár.
Died November 25th, 1927 at 66 years old in Kaposvár.
Walter Susskind
Czech-british conductor, composer and pianist (1913-1980).
Born May 1st, 1913 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1980 at 66 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Anita Das
Odia actress.
Born October 1st, 1951 in Jajpur district.
Died May 11th, 2018 at 66 years old in Cuttack (myocardial infarction).
Alan Schneider
American theatre-director (1917-1984).
Born December 12th, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died May 3rd, 1984 at 66 years old in London (struck by vehicle).
Eduard Čech
Czech mathematician (1893-1960).
Born June 29th, 1893 in Stračov. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1960 at 66 years old in Prague. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde