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Dead at age 66
1,552 Notable deaths
Eugene Cook Bingham
American chemist.
Born December 8th, 1878 in Cornwall.
Died November 6th, 1945 at 66 years old in Easton (viral infectious disease).
Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu
Turkish journalist (1879–1945).
Born January 1st, 1879.
Died June 28th, 1945 at 66 years old in Geneva.
Francis Ellingwood Abbot
American philosopher and theologian (1836-1903).
Born November 6th, 1836 in Boston.
Died October 23rd, 1903 at 66 years old in Beverly (intoxication).
Charles Foulkes
British-canadian general (1903–1969).
Born January 3rd, 1903 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died September 12th, 1969 at 66 years old in Ottawa.
Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen
German geologist (1809–1876).
Born December 17th, 1809 in Göttingen.
Died October 16th, 1876 at 66 years old in Göttingen.
André Bjerke
Norwegian writer and poet (1918–1985).
Born January 30th, 1918 in Grefsen. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1985 at 66 years old in Oslo.
Andrey Lyapchev
Bulgarian politician (1866-1933).
Born December 12th, 1866 in Resen.
Died November 6th, 1933 at 66 years old in Sofia (lung cancer). [ref]
Zdeněk Mlynář
Czech politic writer, political analyst and lawyer (1930-1997).
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Vysoké Mýto. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1997 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Adolphe Messimy
French general and politician (1869-1935).
Born January 31st, 1869 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1935 at 66 years old in Charnoz-sur-Ain.
Humphrey Campbell
Dutch singer (1958–2024).
Born February 26th, 1958 in Moengo.
Died March 25th, 2024 at 66 years old (cancer). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon