Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1966

May 14 Georgia BD Camp Johnson, US poet/playwright, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

May 16 Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home died in the year 1966.  

May 18 Paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 19 Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Capt Cook (1773), dies on this day in history.  

May 21 Pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

May 22 On this day in history tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies  

May 23 Ruth Gates, Denton TX, actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

May 26 Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Jun 01 Papa Jack Laine, American musician (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

Jun 03 Alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 Natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69 in the year 1966.  

Jun 06 Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash on this day in history.  

Jun 07 In the year 1966 hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor, dies at 78  

Jun 08 In the year 1966 death of anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890)  

Jun 11 In the year 1966 ethel Clayton, actress (Warning Shadows), dies at 82  

Jun 12 On this day in history hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74  

Jun 19 Ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79 in the year 1966.  

Jun 22 Roger Blunt, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 330 runs, 12 wickets), dies in the year 1966.  

Jun 27 In the year 1966 arthur D Waley, [Schloss], British sinology/poet (Monkey), dies  

Jun 29 In the year 1966 arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer, dies at 82  

Jul 02 On this day in history death of jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (b. 1900)  

Jul 03 Andre Gailhard, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1966.  

Jul 05 In the year 1966 death of george de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885)  

Jul 06 On this day in history anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50  

Jul 07 Carmelita Geraghty, dies of heart attack at 65 on this day in history.  

Jul 11 Delmore Schwartz, US poet/critic (Shenandoah), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Jul 12 D T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo Japan at 96 on this day in history.  

Jul 14 On this day in history death of julie Manet, French painter (b. 1878)  

Jul 17 August Baeyens, Flemish composer (Piranesi-suite), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 18 Bobby Fuller, rocker (I Fought the Law), found dead at 22 died in the year 1966.  

Jul 20 Julien Carette, dies of burns at 68 in the year 1966.  

Jul 21 Eugeen Calleen, Flemish sculptor, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 23 Donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jul 24 On this day in history tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32  

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Jan 02 Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World) was born in the year 1966.  

Jan 03 Chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987) was born in the year 1966.  

Jan 03 John Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders) was born in the year 1966.  

Jan 03 Luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners) was born in the year 1966.  

Jan 03 Wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts) was born in the year 1966.  

Jan 03 In the year 1966 birth of martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer  

Jan 04 In the year 1966 birth of deana Carter, country singer  

Jan 07 In the year 1966 birth of carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr