Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1966

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

• Oct. 1 Albert P A A Besnard

  Poet / journalist (doom & thirst).

• Oct. 3 Rolf Maximilian Sievert

  Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1896)

• Oct. 4 Sherman Billingsley

  Talk show host (stork club) dies at 66

• Oct. 6 Sydney Chatton

  48-hours death from heart attack

• Oct. 7 Grigoris Asikis

  Greek singer and songwriter. (born 1890)

• Oct. 10 Charlotte Cooper

  English-scottish tennis player (d. 1966).

• Oct. 10 Louise Thuliez

  French school teacher, resistance fighter during world war i and world war ii and author (b. 1881)

• Oct. 12 Arthur Vincent Lourie

  Composer dies at 74

• Oct. 13 Clifton Webb

  Clifton Webb was a renowned actor who starred in classic films like 'Laura' and 'Sitting Pretty.'

• Oct. 14 George Carstairs

  Australian rugby league player (b. 1900)

• Oct. 14 Arcady Dubensky

  Composer dies at 75

• Oct. 15 Frederick Montague

  1st baron amwell, english lieutenant and politician (b. 1876)

• Oct. 16 George O'Hara

  American actor and screenwriter (b. 1899)

• Oct. 17 Sidney Hatch

  American soldier and runner (d. 1966).

• Oct. 17 Soledad Jiminez

  Spanish actor (phantom ofthe range) dies at 91

• Oct. 18 Elizabeth Arden

  Canadian-american entrepreneur who owns beauty salons, spas, and sells cosmetic products. she was born in poverty and started her business with $6,000 borrowed money in 1910. it was reported that she owned race horses and had them massaged with her beauty products.

• Oct. 18 S. S. Kresge

  American businessman, founded kmart (b. 1867)

• Oct. 18 Sebastian S Kresge

  American merchant (kmart) (born 1867)

• Oct. 18 Bill Nestell

  At 73, a us actor (dangerous venture) dies from a heart attack

• Oct. 21 Gertrude Hoffman

  Actress (mrs odetts - my little margie), passes away at 95

• Oct. 22 Hewlett Johnson

  Red deacon in canterbury

• Oct. 23 Claire McDowell

  Actress, big parade, dies at 88 after a long battle with cancer

• Oct. 24 Sofya Yanovskaya

  Russian historian and mathematician (d. 1966).

• Oct. 26 Alma Cogan

  Prominent English pop singer of the 1950s and early 1960s, known for her distinctive style and chart-topping hits during the early rock and roll era.

• Oct. 29 [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans

  Manner kater, painter/actor, dies at 83

• Oct. 30 Yorgos Theotokas

  Greek novelist (born 1906).