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Dead at age 66
1,025 Notable deaths
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019).
Born January 20th, 1953 in Brooklyn.
Died August 10th, 2019 at 66 years old in Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City (hanging, strangling). [ref]
Marie Curie
Polish physicist and chemist nationalized french (1867-1934).
Born November 7th, 1867 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1934 at 66 years old in Sancellemoz (aplastic anemia). [ref]
Tom Petty
American musician (1950–2017).
Born October 20th, 1950 in Gainesville.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 66 years old in UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Indira Gandhi
Prime minister of india, 1966–77 and 1980–84.
Born November 19th, 1917 in Allahabad. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1984 at 66 years old in New Delhi (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Oskar Schindler
German industrialist and holocaust rescuer.
Born April 28th, 1908 in Svitavy. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1974 at 66 years old in Hildesheim (liver failure). [ref]
Jesse Owens
American track and field athlete (1913-1980).
Born September 12th, 1913 in Oakville. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1980 at 66 years old in Tucson (lung cancer). [ref]
Garry Shandling
American stand-up comedian (1949-2016).
Born November 29th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (thrombosis).
Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film producer (1942-2008).
Born October 23rd, 1942 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2008 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (lymphoma). [ref]
Tom Clancy
American author.
Born April 12th, 1947 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2013 at 66 years old in Baltimore (cardiac arrest). [ref]
John Steinbeck
American writer (1902–1968).
Born February 27th, 1902 in Salinas. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1968 at 66 years old in New York City, Harlem (heart failure). [ref]
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