Deaths in January 1966
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
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
- Henry Ah Kew, New Zealand lawyer and community leader (b. 1900)
- Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley, British Conservative Party politician, MP (b. 1895)
- James Carmichael, British politician, MP (b. 1894)
- Édouard Paul Dhorme, French Semitologist (b. 1881)
- Frank Foyston, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1891)
- Ada Cherry Kearton, South African singer (b. 1877)
- Ruth Landshoff, German-American actress (b. 1904)
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
- Robert Corkey, Northern Ireland politician and Presbyterian minister (b. 1881)
- Stanton Crawford, American academic, Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (b. 1897)
- William Carey Graves, American politician, member of the Texas State Senate (b. 1895)
- Frederick Hawkes, English Anglican Bishop of Kingston (b. 1878)
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
- 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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