Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1966

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

• Sept. 5 Dezső Lauber

  Hungarian golfer, tennis player, and architect (b. 1879)

• Sept. 6 Margaret Sanger

  American nurse and feminist who was imprisoned for her advocacy of birth control. she published a series about sex education in 1613 and began to advocate for birth control. in jail for her activist activities. in 1916, she founded america's first contraceptive center in brooklyn. sanger was one 11-year-old child of an irish stone cutter who was impoverished. the family …

• Sept. 6 Hendrik Verwoerd

  A controversial South African politician who was a key architect of apartheid, serving as Prime Minister from 1958 to 1966. He was assassinated in Cape Town just before his 65th birthday, marking a significant moment in South African political history.

• Sept. 6 Luigi Perrachio

  Composer dies at 83

• Sept. 7 Al Kelly

  Double talk comedian (ernie kovacs show), dies at 67

• Sept. 9 Antonio Massana

  Composer dies at 76

• Sept. 9 Leon de Smet

  Flemish painter dies at 85

• Sept. 9 Nestor Paiva

  Actor (3 stooges in orbit) dies from cancer at 61

• Sept. 10 Emil Julius Gumbel

  German mathematician and statistician (b. 1891)

• Sept. 10 Emil Gumbel

  German mathematician and peace activist (born 1891)

• Sept. 11 Collett E. Woolman

  American businessman, co-founded delta air lines (b. 1889)

• Sept. 11 Charlie Cantor

  Actor (artie-ray bolger show), dies at 68

• Sept. 14 Gertrude Berg

  Pioneering American radio and television actress, writer, and producer.

• Sept. 14 Hiram Wesley Evans

  American ku klux klan leader (b. 1881)

• Sept. 14 Cemal Gürsel

  Turkish general and politician, 4th president of turkey (b. 1895)

• Sept. 14 Nikolai Cherkasov

  Actor ivan the terrible, dies at 63

• Sept. 17 Fritz Wunderlich

  Renowned German operatic tenor who quickly became a leading lyric tenor, making his debut in Freiburg in 1956 and joining Munich Opera in 1960.

• Sept. 18 Fernand Lamy

  Composer dies at 85

• Sept. 18 Jeno Vecsey

  Composer dies at 57

• Sept. 21 Paul Reynaud

  French lawyer and politician, 118th prime minister of france (b. 1878)

• Sept. 28 Eric Fleming

  American actor known for his role in the TV western series 'Rawhide', who tragically died at age 41 during a film production accident in Peru.

• Sept. 28 Andre Breton

  Leading figure in the Surrealist movement and poet.

• Sept. 28 Lucky Millinder

  Bandleader / singer

• Sept. 29 Bernard Gimbel

  American businessman (b. 1885)

• Sept. 29 Maurits H E Uyldert

  Dutch poet / writer (motion) dies at 75