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 Peter Debye

  CHE - Dutch-american physicist and chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1884)

• 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 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. 7 Rube Bressler

  American baseball player (d. 1966).

• Nov. 8 Bernhard Zondek

  German-israeli gynecologist (d. 1966).

• 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 Jean Peugeot

  French auto manufacturer

• Nov. 18 Bela Tardos

  Composer dies at 56

• 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 Vittorio Giannini

  Composer dies at 63

• Nov. 30 Salah Suheimat

  Jordanian lawyer and politician (b. 1914)