Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1966

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1966. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

May 3 Wylie Watson
Dies at 77
May 4 Juan Maria Thomas Sabater
Composer dies at 69
May 9 Wilhelmus M Bekkers
Bishop of dukeenbosch dies.
May 9 Alfred Mendelsohn
Composer dies at 56
May 11 Alfred Wintle
British ww1 and ww2 soldier; author, ''the last englishman'' (born in 1897).
May 12 Felix Steiner
Russian-german ss officer (d. 1966).
May 12 Felix Martin Julius Steiner
German heer and waffen ss officer (born 1896).
May 13 Henk [Hendrik M] of Randwijk
Illegal: poet/editor in chief
May 14 Megan Lloyd George
English politician dies at the age of 64
May 14 Georgia BD Camp Johnson
Us playwright/poet, dies at the age of 88
May 17 Randy Turpin
British middleweight boxer who famously defeated Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951, becoming a significant figure in boxing history and challenging the legendary American boxer.
May 18 Paul Althaus
German theologist (that christian wahrheit), is killed at 78
May 23 Ruth Gates of Denton
Texas, actress (aunt jenny-mama), dies at the age of 79.
May 26 Elizabeth Dilling
American activist and author (born in 1894)
May 26 Don Castle
Actor (motor patrol and born to speed) dies at 47
May 26 Neal Dodd
Actor (only women. you belong to me), dies at the age of 86