Deaths in January 1966

The following is a list of notable deaths in January 1966.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

January 1966

Vincent Auriol

Hannes Kolehmainen

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Sergei Korolev

1

• Vincent Auriol, President of France (b. 1884)
• Oscar Dugey, American baseball player (b. 1887)
• George Featherston, Australian rules footballer (b. 1889)
• Friedrich Wilhelm Levi, German mathematician (b. 1888)

2

• Haps Benfer, American football and basketball player and coach (b. 1893)
• Jan Gadomski, Polish astronomer (b. 1889)
• Fidel Luña, Mexican fencer, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics

3

• Haidar Abashidze, Georgian politician, journalist, and educator (b. 1893)
• Luther Bonin, American baseball player (b. 1888)
• Henry James Forman, American writer (b. 1879)
• Bill Hickey, Australian rules footballer (b. 1881)
• Marguerite Higgins, Hong Kong-born American journalist (b. 1920)
• Rex Lease, American actor (b. 1903)

4

• Inga Artamonova, Soviet speed skater (b. 1936)
• Marshall Caffyn, Australian rules footballer (b. 1892)
• Arthur Charlesworth, English footballer (b. 1898)
• Cecil Copping, American composer (b. 1888)
• John F. Dittbrender, American politician, Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (b. 1878)
• Guido Fiorini, Italian art director (b. 1897)
• Seiko Fujita, Japanese martial artist (b. 1898)
• Orson Kinney, American basketball player and coach (b. 1894)
• E. E. Kurth, Australian geologist (b. 1895)
• Eric Ralph Lingeman, British diplomat, ambassador to Afghanistan and to Uruguay (b. 1898)
• Gordon McLennan, Australian rugby player (b. 1915)

5

• Mirashi Buwa, Indian classical singer (b. 1883)
• Richard C. Dillon, American politician, Governor of New Mexico (b. 1877)
• George Duckworth, English cricketer (b. 1901)

6

• Albrecht Brandi, German U-boat commander in World War II (b. 1914)
• Harmar D. Denny, Jr., American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (b. 1886)
• James Lawrence Fly, American lawyer, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (b. 1898)
• Carl Gerard, Danish-born American actor (b. 1885)
• Anna Gréki, Algerian writer (b. 1931)
• Louis Henry Hantelman, American-born Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (b. 1884)
• Jean Lurçat, French artist (b. 1892)

7

• Ernest Bernau, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1896)
• Allan Chapman, Scottish politician, MP (b. 1897)
• William Jeffrey, Scottish-born American soccer coach (b. 1892)
• James J. Lyons, American politician, Borough President of the Bronx (b. 1890)

8

• Marthe Cnockaert, Belgian spy during World War I (b. 1892)
• Noah Greenberg, American choral conductor (b. 1919)

9

• Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea, provisional president of El Salvador (b. 1899)
• Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, German-French-American philosopher (b. 1869)
• Wilfred Hanbury, Canadian politician, member of the House of Commons of Canada (b. 1887)
• Vladas Jurgutis, Lithuanian banker, first chairman of the Bank of Lithuania (b. 1885)

10

• Fen Cresswell, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1915)
• Vernon Dahmer, American civil rights leader (b. 1908)
• Hermann Kasack, German writer (b. 1896)
• Nishizō Tsukahara, Japanese admiral (b. 1887)

11

• Joseph William Comeau, Canadian politician, member of the Senate of Canada (b. 1876)
• Robin de la Condamine, English actor (b. 1877)
• Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (b. 1901)
• Maurice Hill, British geophysicist (b. 1919)
• Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1889)
• Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India (b. 1904)

12

• Norman Emerson, Irish Anglican priest and author (b. 1900)
• Narhar Vishnu Gadgil, Indian politician, Minister of Public Works (b. 1896)

13

• Johan Arnd Aasgaard, American Lutheran church leader (b. 1876)
• Leopoldo Baracco, Italian politician, member of Constituent Assembly of Italy and of the Chamber of Deputies (b. 1886)
• Flora Jean Cameron, New Zealand nurse (b. 1902)
• Hans Edvard Kjølseth, Norwegian politician, MP (b. 1870)
• Albert Langereis, Dutch sports shooter, competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics (b. 1888)
• John Lees-Jones, British politician, MP (b. 1887)

14

• Curt Backeberg, German horticulturist (b. 1894)
• Beatrice Mary Barth, New Zealand piano teacher (b. 1877)
• Bill Carr, American athlete, Olympic gold medalist in 1932 (b. 1909)
• Lella Secor Florence, American writer and activist (b. 1887)
• Sergei Korolev, Soviet rocket engineer, chief designer during the Space Race (b. 1907)
• K. S. Venkatakrishna Reddiar, Indian politician (b. 1909)

15

• Samuel Akintola, Nigerian premier of the Western region and Aare Ona Kakanfo XIII of the Yoruba (b. 1910)
• Charles Elliot Allen, Irish rugby union forward (b. 1880)
• Sir Ahmadu Bello, Nigerian politician, first premier of the Northern Nigeria region (b. 1910)
• Birger Braadland, Norwegian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1879)
• Stiles O. Clements, American architect (b. 1883)
• Heinrich Keimig, German handball player, gold medalist at the 1936 Summer Olympics (b. 1913)
• Sergei Korolev, Russian space scientist (b. 1907)

16

• Raynold E. Acre, American aviation pioneer (b. 1889)
• Nikolai Bernstein, Soviet neurophysiologist (b. 1896)
• Johnny Broderick, American police detective in New York City (b. 1896)
• Bobby Burns, American actor and director (b. 1878)
• Archibald Bush, American businessman (b. 1887)
• Gen. Courtney Hodges, American general during World War II (b. 1887)

17

• Percival Barnett, English cricketer (b. 1889)
• Edward Craigie, Australian politician, member of the South Australian House of Assembly (b. 1871)
• Vincent J. Donehue, American stage director (b. 1917)
• Georges Figon, French secret agent
• Otto Flügel, German submariner (b. 1917)
• Ivo Krbek, Croatian politician, Mayor of Zagreb (b. 1890)

18

• Hyacinthe-Adélard Fortier, Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons (b. 1875)
• Kathleen Norris, American writer (b. 1880)

19

• Henry Ah Kew, New Zealand lawyer and community leader (b. 1900)
• Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley, British Conservative Party politician, MP (b. 1895)
• James Carmichael, British politician, MP (b. 1894)
• Édouard Paul Dhorme, French Semitologist (b. 1881)
• Frank Foyston, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1891)
• Ada Cherry Kearton, South African singer (b. 1877)
• Ruth Landshoff, German-American actress (b. 1904)

20

• Bill Anderton, New Zealand Labour Party politician (b. 1891)
• George Devine, English theatrical producer, manager, actor (b. 1910)
• Victor Cicero Kays, American academic, president of Arkansas State University (b. 1882)
• Gordon Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald of Gwaenysgor, British politician, MP, last British governor of the Dominion of Newfoundland, and Chairman of the Newfoundland Commission of Government (b. 1888)

21

• Pol Abraham, French architect (b. 1891)
• Robert Beasley, British cricketer (b. 1882)
• Sir Richard Layton Butler, Australian politician, Premier of South Australia (b. 1885)
• Paul Comtois, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1895)
• William Davies, Welsh footballer (b. 1882)
• Mary Teresa Enright, New Zealand educator (b. 1880)
• K. T. Keller, American businessman, president of Chrysler (b. 1885)
• Murray Macgregor, Scottish geologist (b. 1884)

22

• Cyril Dugmore, British athlete, competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics (b. 1882)
• Jean Galtier-Boissière, French writer (b. 1891)
• Morris Gray, Russian-born Canadian politician, member of the Manitoba Legislature (b. 1889)
• Leo Krzycki, American politician, chairman of the Socialist Party of America (b. 1881)
• Herbert Marshall, English actor (b. 1890)

23

• Jo van Ammers-Küller, Dutch writer (b. 1884)
• Frank L. Anders, United States Army soldier, received Medal of Honor (b. 1875)
• Berton Braley, American poet (b. 1882)
• Pat Cannon, American politician, United States Representative from Florida (b. 1904)
• Martin Conlon, Irish politician, TD (b. 1879)

24

• Homi J. Bhabha, Indian nuclear physicist, known as "father of the Indian nuclear programme" (b. 1909)
• David Brynmor Anthony, Welsh academic administrator (b. 1886)
• Arvid G. Hansen, Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1894)
• Ernesto Igel, Austrian-Brazilian businessman (b. 1893)

25

• Saul Adler FRS, Russian-born British-Israeli expert on parasitology (b. 1895)
• Edmund Blaurock, German Army general during World War II (b. 1899)
• Miguel Bover, Spanish bicycle racer (b. 1928)
• Alfred Cliff, English cricketer (b. 1878)
• Bradshaw Crandell, American artist (b. 1896)
• Margaret Graham, Australian broadcaster (b. 1889)
• Alexander Ireland, Scottish wrestler and boxer, silver medalist at the 1920 Summer Olympics (b. 1901)

26

• Robert Corkey, Northern Ireland politician and Presbyterian minister (b. 1881)
• Stanton Crawford, American academic, Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (b. 1897)
• William Carey Graves, American politician, member of the Texas State Senate (b. 1895)
• Frederick Hawkes, English Anglican Bishop of Kingston (b. 1878)

27

• Caterina Albert, Spanish writer (b. 1869)
• Major Ronald Armstrong-Jones, British barrister and soldier; father-in-law of Princess Margaret (b. 1899)
• Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, American pilot who went to Germany to avoid service in World War I (b. 1893)
• Norman Blackburn, English World War I pilot and aviation industrialist (b. 1896)
• Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, British Royal Navy officer during World War II (b. 1900)
• Ludwig Gies, German sculptor (b. 1887)

28

• Benjamin Burrows, English composer (b. 1891)
• Edward J. Hickox, American basketball coach (b. 1878)
• Olaf H. Johnson, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Senate (b. 1892)
• Victims of Lufthansa Flight 005:
  • Bruno Bianchi, Italian swimmer, competitor at 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games (b. 1943)
  • Paolo Costoli, Italian swimmer, competed at 1928 Olympics and 1932 Olympics (b. 1910)
  • Sergio De Gregorio, Italian swimmer, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics (b. 1946)
  • Dino Rora, Italian swimmer, competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics (b. 1945)

29

• Sir George Barstow KCB, British civil servant and businessman (b. 1874)
• Robert Elias Fries, Swedish botanist (b. 1876)

30

• Erik Bergström, Swedish footballer, Olympic competitor in 1908 and 1912 (b. 1886)
• Florence St John Cadell, Scottish artist (b. 1877)
• Harry Curtis, English footballer and manager (b. 1890)
• Charlie Foletta, Australian rules footballer (b. 1875)
• Nestor Hammarlund, Swedish politician (b. 1888)
• Jaan Hargel, Estonian musician (b. 1912)
• Rudolf Löb, German banker (b. 1877)
• Al Maginnes, American football player (b. 1897)

31

• Karl Björkänge, Swedish politician, member of parliament (b. 1895)
• Dirk Brouwer, Dutch-American astronomer (b. 1902)
• Manishi Dey, Indian painter (b. 1909)
• Pat Donahue, American baseball player (b. 1884)
• George Goulding, English-born Canadian athlete, gold medalist at 1912 Summer Olympics (b. 1884)
• Edgar King, New Zealand-born Australian surgeon and pathologist (b. 1900)
• Frej Liewendahl, Finnish distance runner, gold medalist at the 1924 Summer Olympics (b. 1902)
• Elizabeth Patterson, American actress (b. 1875)
• Arthur Percival, British general (b.1887)