Famous people and celebrities who died in November 1966
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in November 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
- Nov. 2 Petrus (Peter) Josephus Wilhelmus Debye
Nobel Prize laureate for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases
- Nov. 2 Peter Debye
CHE - Dutch-american physicist and chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1884)
- Nov. 2 Mississippi John Hurt
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1892)
- Nov. 2 Sadao Araki
Japanese general/minister of war (1931-1934), dies at 89
- Nov. 5 Odie Hawkins
Odie Hawkins was an American inventor known for inventing the first automatic elevator door.
- Nov. 7 Rube Bressler
American baseball player (d. 1966).
- Nov. 8 Bernhard Zondek
German-israeli gynecologist (d. 1966).
- Nov. 9 Effa Mann
Pioneer in women's basketball, played for the Philadelphia Tribune Girls.
- Nov. 12 Quincy Porter
Us composer dies at 69
- Nov. 14 Peter Baker
English captain, author, and politician (b. 1921)
- Nov. 15 William Zorach
Lithuanian-american painter and sculptor (d. 1966).
- Nov. 15 Dimitrios Tofalos
Greek weightlifter and wrestler (b. 1877)
- Nov. 18 Bela Tardos
Composer dies at 56
- Nov. 18 Jean Peugeot
French auto manufacturer
- Nov. 22 Moises F da Costa Gomez
Premier dutch antilles
- Nov. 23 Alvin Langdon Coburn
Pioneering photographer known for his contributions to pictorialism.
- Nov. 23 Seán T. O'Kelly
Irish politician, 2nd president of ireland (b. 1882)
- Nov. 26 Harold Burrage
Us singer/pianist (got to find a way) dies at age 35
- Nov. 26 Siegfried Kracauer
Writer dies at 77
- Nov. 28 Boris Podolsky
Contributed to the EPR paradox in quantum mechanics with Einstein and Rosen.
- Nov. 28 Carlyle Smith
Carlyle Smith was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament.
- Nov. 28 Vittorio Giannini
Composer dies at 63
- Nov. 30 Salah Suheimat
Jordanian lawyer and politician (b. 1914)