Famous People Who Died In 1966
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1966. This list includes people like Walt Disney, Georges LemaƮtre, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Montgomery Clift, Buster Keaton and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, poets and military leaders who died in 1966. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & France and many more countries.
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1
Walt Disney(Pioneer of the American Animation Industry)
Birthdate: December 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: December 15
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
2
Buster Keaton(Comedian, Actor and Filmmaker Known for His Deadpan Expressions, Which Earned Him the Nickname āThe Great Stone Faceā)
Birthdate: October 4, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Piqua, Kansas, United States
Died: February 1
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: October 17, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: July 23
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
4
Lenny Bruce(American Stand-Up Comedian and Social Critic)
Birthdate: October 13, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mineola, New York, United States
Died: August 3
Birthdate: February 26, 1887
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Burlington, Iowa
Died: March 3
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Chester W. Nimitz(American Admiral Known for His Role as Commander in Chief of US Pacific Fleet in World War II)
Birthdate: February 24, 1885
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fredericksburg, Texas, United States
Died: February 20
7
Margaret Sanger(Birth Control Activist Who Opened the First Birth Control Clinic in the United States)
Birthdate: September 14, 1879
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Corning, New York, United States
Died: September 6
Birthdate: October 2, 1904
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: January 11
Birthdate: July 17, 1894
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Charleroi, Belgium
Died: June 20
Birthdate: July 4, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santa Paula, California, United States
Died: September 28
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: November 9, 1886
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: June 19
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: May 2, 1885
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 1
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: October 10, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Borgonovo, Bregaglia, Switzerland
Died: January 11
Birthdate: October 30, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mumbai, India
Died: January 24
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Evelyn Waugh(One of the Great Prose Stylists of the English Language in the 20th Century)
Birthdate: October 28, 1903
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: West Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Died: April 10
16
Andre Breton(French Writer, Poet and Co-Founder of āSurrealismā)
Birthdate: February 19, 1896
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tinchebray, France
Died: September 28
17
Sergei Korolev
(Lead Rocket Engineer and Founder of the Soviet Unionās Space Program)
Birthdate: January 1, 1907
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Died: January 14
Birthdate: May 28, 1883
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bhagur
Died: February 26
19
Elizabeth Arden
(Canadian-American Businesswoman)
Birthdate: December 31, 1878
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
Died: October 18
20
Clifton Webb
(Film actor, Singer)
Birthdate: November 19, 1889
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: October 13
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: October 16, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: March 3
Birthdate: August 27, 1899
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Died: April 2
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Herbert Marshall(Screen and Radio Actor Best Known for His Role as āGaston Monescuā in the Film āTrouble in Paradiseā)
Birthdate: May 23, 1890
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 22
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Bobby Fuller
(Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist)
Birthdate: October 22, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Baytown
Died: July 18
25
Anna Akhmatova
(One of the Most Significant Russian Poets of 20th Century)
Birthdate: June 23, 1889
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Odessa, Ukraine
Died: March 5
26
Dorothy Macmillan
(Socialite)
Birthdate: July 28, 1900
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lancashire, United Kingdom
Died: May 21
27
Mississippi John Hurt
(Singer)
Birthdate: March 8, 1892
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Teoc, Mississippi, United States
Died: November 2
Birthdate: May 23, 1875
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Haven
Died: February 17
29
Bud Powell
(Pianist, Jazz musician)
Birthdate: September 27, 1924
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City
Died: August 1
30
Elliot See
(Officer, Test pilot, Astronaut)
Birthdate: July 23, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dallas
Died: February 28
31
Giuseppe Farina
(ItalianĀ Racing DriverĀ and First OfficialĀ Formula One World Champion)
Birthdate: October 30, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: June 30
32
Sophie Tucker
(American Comedian, Actress, Singer, and Radio Personality)
Birthdate: January 13, 1886
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tul'chyn, Ukraine
Died: February 9
33
Jean Arp
(German-French-Sculptor Best Known for His Biomorphic Sculptures)
Birthdate: September 16, 1886
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: June 7
34
Ahmadu Bello
(The First and Only Premier of Northern Nigeria)
Birthdate: June 12, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rabbah bar Nahmani
Died: January 15
Birthdate: May 28, 1892
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hawangen, Germany
Died: April 21
Birthdate: February 6, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moberly, Missouri, United States
Died: August 29
37
Joseph A. Walker
(Astronaut, Physicist, Test pilot)
Birthdate: February 20, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Washington
Died: June 8
38
Lucy Burns
(Suffragist, women's rights activist)
Birthdate: July 28, 1879
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died: December 22
39
Courtney Hicks Hodges
(General)
Birthdate: January 5, 1887
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Perry, Georgia, United States
Died: January 16
40
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: April 20, 1884
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Eastwell Park, Kent, England
Died: July 13
41
Charles Bassett
(Test pilot)
Birthdate: December 30, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: February 28
Birthdate: July 31, 1867
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: October 18
Birthdate: August 27, 1884
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Revel, France
Died: January 1
Birthdate: September 6, 1899
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: February 10
45
Sadao Araki
(Military personnel)
Birthdate: May 26, 1877
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Komae, Tokyo, Japan
Died: November 2
46
Paul Reynaud
(French Lawyer and Politician)
Birthdate: October 15, 1878
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Barcelonnette
Died: September 21
47
Bai Chongxi
(First defense minister of the Republic of China from 1946 to 1948)
Birthdate: March 18, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Guilin, China
Died: December 2
48
Johnny Kidd
(English Singer and Songwriter)
Birthdate: December 23, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Willesden, London, United Kingdom
Died: October 8
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Harry F. Byrd
(Politician, Publisher)
Birthdate: June 10, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States
Died: October 20
50
Cleo de Merode
(Ballet dancer)
Birthdate: September 27, 1875
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 17