Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1966
Thursday, 04 December 2025
Jul 25 On this day in history frank O'Hara, writer, dies at 40 


Jul 29 Pal Jardanyi, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history. 


Jul 30 Edward G Craig, English actor/dir (On Art of Theatre), dies at 94 on this day in history. 


Jul 31 In the year 1966 alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, dies at 87 


Aug 01 On this day in history bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer, dies 


Aug 03 On this day in history lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 


Aug 05 Austin Diamond, cricketer (Australian capt to America 1913), dies on this day in history. 


Aug 06 Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53 on this day in history. 


Aug 08 On this day in history pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63 


Aug 09 On this day in history gosta Nystroem, composer, dies at 75 


Aug 10 On this day in history felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79 


Aug 14 S J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies on this day in history. 


Aug 15 Gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64 on this day in history. 


Aug 16 In the year 1966 jack Mather, actor (Cisco Kid), dies of heart attack at 58 


Aug 17 Archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies on this day in history. 


Aug 18 Isaac Keesing, Dutch founder (System Keesing), dies at 80 on this day in history. 


Aug 22 In the year 1966 apolinary Szeluto, composer, dies at 82 


Aug 23 In the year 1966 francis Xavier Bushman, actor (Ben-Hur), dies at 83 


Aug 26 Art Baker, TV host (You Asked For It), dies at 67 in the year 1966. 


Aug 29 Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theoretician (b. 1906) died in the year 1966. 


Aug 31 Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75 in the year 1966. 


Sep 05 In the year 1966 death of dezső Lauber, Hungarian athlete (b. 1879) 


Sep 06 In the year 1966 death of hendrik F Verwoerd, South African PM (1958-66), assassinated at 64 


Sep 07 On this day in history al Kelly, double talk comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 67 


Sep 09 On this day in history antonio Massana, composer, dies at 76 


Sep 10 In the year 1966 james Langridge, cricketer (242 runs & 19 wkts for England), dies 


Sep 11 Charlie Cantor, actor (Artie-Ray Bolger Show), dies at 68 on this day in history. 


Sep 14 On this day in history gertrude Berg, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs), dies at 66 


Sep 17 Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35 on this day in history. 


Sep 18 Fernand Lamy, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1966. 


Sep 21 Paul Reynaud, premier France (1940), dies on this day in history. 


Sep 26 On this day in history helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62 


Sep 28 In the year 1966 eric Fleming, actor (Gil-Rawhide), dies at 41 


Sep 29 On this day in history maurits H E Uyldert, Dutch poet/writer (Motion), dies at 75 


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