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)