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Dead at age 66
1,552 Notable deaths
Willie Steele
American long jumper (1923–1989).
Born July 14th, 1923 in Seeley.
Died September 19th, 1989 at 66 years old in Oakland.
Gertrude Short
Actress (1902-1968).
Born April 6th, 1902 in Cincinnati.
Died July 31st, 1968 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Jansug Kakhidze
Soviet and georgian conductor (1936–2002).
Born May 26th, 1935 in Tbilisi.
Died March 8th, 2002 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Jaap Bakema
Dutch modernist architect (1914–1981).
Born March 3rd, 1914 in Groningen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1981 at 66 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Francisco Valdés
Chilean footballer (1943-2009).
Born March 19th, 1943 in Santiago.
Died August 10th, 2009 at 66 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alfonso Gatto
Italian art critic and writer (1909-1976).
Born July 17th, 1909 in Salerno.
Died March 8th, 1976 at 66 years old in Orbetello (traffic collision).
Fernand Widal
French physician (1862-1929).
Born March 9th, 1862 in Dellys.
Died January 14th, 1929 at 66 years old in Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Charles Wagner
French writer (1852–1918).
Born January 4th, 1852 in Vibersviller.
Died May 12th, 1918 at 66 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
Portuguese politician (1917-1983).
Born June 5th, 1917 in Luanda.
Died August 10th, 1983 at 66 years old in Lisbon (myocardial infarction).
Ludvig Puusepp
Estonian medical researcher and physician (1875-1942).
Born December 3rd, 1875 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1942 at 66 years old in Tartu (stomach cancer). [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson