Deaths in January 1966

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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 1966.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

January 1966[]

Vincent Auriol
Hannes Kolehmainen

1[]

  • Vincent Auriol, President of France (b. 1884)[1]
  • Oscar Dugey, American baseball player (b. 1887)
  • George Featherston, Australian rules footballer (b. 1889)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Levi, German mathematician (b. 1888)

2[]

  • Haps Benfer, American football and basketball player and coach (b. 1893)
  • Jan Gadomski, Polish astronomer (b. 1889)
  • Fidel Luña, Mexican fencer, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics

3[]

  • Haidar Abashidze, Georgian politician, journalist, and educator (b. 1893)
  • Luther Bonin, American baseball player (b. 1888)
  • Henry James Forman, American writer (b. 1879)
  • Bill Hickey, Australian rules footballer (b. 1881)
  • Marguerite Higgins, Hong Kong-born American journalist (b. 1920)
  • Rex Lease, American actor (b. 1903)

4[]

  • Inga Artamonova, Soviet speed skater (b. 1936)
  • Marshall Caffyn, Australian rules footballer (b. 1892)
  • Arthur Charlesworth, English footballer (b. 1898)
  • Cecil Copping, American composer (b. 1888)
  • John F. Dittbrender, American politician, Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (b. 1878)
  • Guido Fiorini, Italian art director (b. 1897)
  • Seiko Fujita, Japanese martial artist (b. 1898)
  • Orson Kinney, American basketball player and coach (b. 1894)
  • E. E. Kurth, Australian geologist (b. 1895)
  • Eric Ralph Lingeman, British diplomat, ambassador to Afghanistan and to Uruguay (b. 1898)
  • Gordon McLennan, Australian rugby player (b. 1915)

5[]

  • Mirashi Buwa, Indian classical singer (b. 1883)
  • Richard C. Dillon, American politician, Governor of New Mexico (b. 1877)
  • George Duckworth, English cricketer (b. 1901)

6[]

  • Albrecht Brandi, German U-boat commander in World War II (b. 1914)
  • Harmar D. Denny, Jr., American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (b. 1886)
  • James Lawrence Fly, American lawyer, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (b. 1898)
  • Carl Gerard, Danish-born American actor (b. 1885)
  • Anna Gréki, Algerian writer (b. 1931)
  • Louis Henry Hantelman, American-born Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (b. 1884)
  • Jean Lurçat, French artist (b. 1892)

7[]

  • Ernest Bernau, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1896)
  • Allan Chapman, Scottish politician, MP (b. 1897)
  • William Jeffrey, Scottish-born American soccer coach (b. 1892)
  • James J. Lyons, American politician, Borough President of the Bronx (b. 1890)

8[]

  • Marthe Cnockaert, Belgian spy during World War I (b. 1892)
  • Noah Greenberg, American choral conductor (b. 1919)

9[]

  • Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea, provisional president of El Salvador (b. 1899)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, German-French-American philosopher (b. 1869)
  • Wilfred Hanbury, Canadian politician, member of the House of Commons of Canada (b. 1887)
  • Vladas Jurgutis, Lithuanian banker, first chairman of the Bank of Lithuania (b. 1885)

10[]

  • Fen Cresswell, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1915)
  • Vernon Dahmer, American civil rights leader (b. 1908)
  • Hermann Kasack, German writer (b. 1896)
  • Nishizō Tsukahara, Japanese admiral (b. 1887)

11[]

  • Joseph William Comeau, Canadian politician, member of the Senate of Canada (b. 1876)
  • Robin de la Condamine, English actor (b. 1877)
  • Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (b. 1901)
  • Maurice Hill, British geophysicist (b. 1919)
  • Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1889)
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India (b. 1904)

12[]

  • Norman Emerson, Irish Anglican priest and author (b. 1900)
  • Narhar Vishnu Gadgil, Indian politician, Minister of Public Works (b. 1896)

13[]

  • Johan Arnd Aasgaard, American Lutheran church leader (b. 1876)
  • Leopoldo Baracco, Italian politician, member of Constituent Assembly of Italy and of the Chamber of Deputies (b. 1886)
  • Flora Jean Cameron, New Zealand nurse (b. 1902)
  • Hans Edvard Kjølseth, Norwegian politician, MP (b. 1870)
  • Albert Langereis, Dutch sports shooter, competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics (b. 1888)
  • John Lees-Jones, British politician, MP (b. 1887)

14[]

  • Curt Backeberg, German horticulturist (b. 1894)
  • Beatrice Mary Barth, New Zealand piano teacher (b. 1877)
  • Bill Carr, American athlete, Olympic gold medalist in 1932 (b. 1909)
  • Lella Secor Florence, American writer and activist (b. 1887)
  • Sergei Korolev, Soviet rocket engineer, chief designer during the Space Race (b. 1907)
  • K. S. Venkatakrishna Reddiar, Indian politician (b. 1909)

15[]

  • Samuel Akintola, Nigerian premier of the Western region and Aare Ona Kakanfo XIII of the Yoruba (b. 1910)
  • Charles Elliot Allen, Irish rugby union forward (b. 1880)
  • Sir Ahmadu Bello, Nigerian politician, first premier of the Northern Nigeria region (b. 1910)
  • Birger Braadland, Norwegian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1879)
  • Stiles O. Clements, American architect (b. 1883)
  • Heinrich Keimig, German handball player, gold medalist at the 1936 Summer Olympics (b. 1913)
  • Sergei Korolev, Russian space scientist (b. 1907)

16[]

  • Raynold E. Acre, American aviation pioneer (b. 1889)
  • Nikolai Bernstein, Soviet neurophysiologist (b. 1896)
  • Johnny Broderick, American police detective in New York City (b. 1896)
  • Bobby Burns, American actor and director (b. 1878)
  • Archibald Bush, American businessman (b. 1887)
  • Gen. Courtney Hodges, American general during World War II (b. 1887)

17[]

  • Percival Barnett, English cricketer (b. 1889)
  • Edward Craigie, Australian politician, member of the South Australian House of Assembly (b. 1871)
  • Vincent J. Donehue, American stage director (b. 1917)
  • Georges Figon, French secret agent
  • Otto Flügel, German submariner (b. 1917)
  • Ivo Krbek, Croatian politician, Mayor of Zagreb (b. 1890)

18[]

  • Hyacinthe-Adélard Fortier, Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons (b. 1875)
  • Kathleen Norris, American writer (b. 1880)

19[]

20[]

  • Bill Anderton, New Zealand Labour Party politician (b. 1891)
  • George Devine, English theatrical producer, manager, actor (b. 1910)
  • Victor Cicero Kays, American academic, president of Arkansas State University (b. 1882)
  • Gordon Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald of Gwaenysgor, British politician, MP, last British governor of the Dominion of Newfoundland, and Chairman of the Newfoundland Commission of Government (b. 1888)

21[]

  • Pol Abraham, French architect (b. 1891)
  • Robert Beasley, British cricketer (b. 1882)
  • Sir Richard Layton Butler, Australian politician, Premier of South Australia (b. 1885)
  • Paul Comtois, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1895)
  • William Davies, Welsh footballer (b. 1882)
  • Mary Teresa Enright, New Zealand educator (b. 1880)
  • K. T. Keller, American businessman, president of Chrysler (b. 1885)
  • Murray Macgregor, Scottish geologist (b. 1884)

22[]

  • Cyril Dugmore, British athlete, competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics (b. 1882)
  • Jean Galtier-Boissière, French writer (b. 1891)
  • Morris Gray, Russian-born Canadian politician, member of the Manitoba Legislature (b. 1889)
  • Leo Krzycki, American politician, chairman of the Socialist Party of America (b. 1881)
  • Herbert Marshall, English actor (b. 1890)

23[]

  • Jo van Ammers-Küller, Dutch writer (b. 1884)
  • Frank L. Anders, United States Army soldier, received Medal of Honor (b. 1875)
  • Berton Braley, American poet (b. 1882)
  • Pat Cannon, American politician, United States Representative from Florida (b. 1904)
  • Martin Conlon, Irish politician, TD (b. 1879)

24[]

  • Homi J. Bhabha, Indian nuclear physicist, known as "father of the Indian nuclear programme" (b. 1909)
  • David Brynmor Anthony, Welsh academic administrator (b. 1886)
  • Arvid G. Hansen, Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1894)
  • Ernesto Igel, Austrian-Brazilian businessman (b. 1893)

25[]

  • Saul Adler FRS, Russian-born British-Israeli expert on parasitology (b. 1895)
  • Edmund Blaurock, German Army general during World War II (b. 1899)
  • Miguel Bover, Spanish bicycle racer (b. 1928)
  • Alfred Cliff, English cricketer (b. 1878)
  • Bradshaw Crandell, American artist (b. 1896)
  • Margaret Graham, Australian broadcaster (b. 1889)
  • Alexander Ireland, Scottish wrestler and boxer, silver medalist at the 1920 Summer Olympics (b. 1901)

26[]

27[]

  • Caterina Albert, Spanish writer (b. 1869)
  • Major Ronald Armstrong-Jones, British barrister and soldier; father-in-law of Princess Margaret (b. 1899)
  • Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, American pilot who went to Germany to avoid service in World War I (b. 1893)
  • Norman Blackburn, English World War I pilot and aviation industrialist (b. 1896)
  • Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, British Royal Navy officer during World War II (b. 1900)
  • Ludwig Gies, German sculptor (b. 1887)

28[]

  • Benjamin Burrows, English composer (b. 1891)
  • Edward J. Hickox, American basketball coach (b. 1878)
  • Olaf H. Johnson, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Senate (b. 1892)
  • Victims of Lufthansa Flight 005:
    • Bruno Bianchi, Italian swimmer, competitor at 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games (b. 1943)
    • Paolo Costoli, Italian swimmer, competed at 1928 Olympics and 1932 Olympics (b. 1910)
    • Sergio De Gregorio, Italian swimmer, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics (b. 1946)
    • Dino Rora, Italian swimmer, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics (b. 1945)

29[]

  • Sir George Barstow KCB, British civil servant and businessman (b. 1874)
  • Robert Elias Fries, Swedish botanist (b. 1876)

30[]

  • Erik Bergström, Swedish footballer, Olympic competitor in 1908 and 1912 (b. 1886)
  • Florence St John Cadell, Scottish artist (b. 1877)
  • Harry Curtis, English footballer and manager (b. 1890)
  • Charlie Foletta, Australian rules footballer (b. 1875)
  • Nestor Hammarlund, Swedish politician (b. 1888)
  • Jaan Hargel, Estonian musician (b. 1912)
  • Rudolf Löb, German banker (b. 1877)
  • Al Maginnes, American football player (b. 1897)

31[]

  • Karl Björkänge, Swedish politician, member of parliament (b. 1895)
  • Dirk Brouwer, Dutch-American astronomer (b. 1902)
  • Manishi Dey, Indian painter (b. 1909)
  • Pat Donahue, American baseball player (b. 1884)
  • George Goulding, English-born Canadian athlete, gold medalist at 1912 Summer Olympics (b. 1884)
  • Edgar King, New Zealand-born Australian surgeon and pathologist (b. 1900)
  • Frej Liewendahl, Finnish distance runner, gold medalist at the 1924 Summer Olympics (b. 1902)
  • Elizabeth Patterson, American actress (b. 1875)
  • Arthur Percival, British general (b.1887)

References[]

  1. ^ Jessup, John E. (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-313-28112-9.
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