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SOPHIE TUCKER = RUSSIAN/UKRAINIAN-born AMERICAN = = Singer, Comedian, Actress and Radio Personality = |
Born: SONIA KALISH 13 January 1886 Tulchyn, UKRAINE | Died: 9 February 1966 |
80 | Lung Cancer |
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BILLY ROSE = AMERICAN = = Impresario, Theatrical Showman, and Lyricist = |
Born: WILLIAM SAMUEL ROSENBERG 6 September 1899 New York City, USA | Died: 10 February 1966 New York City, USA |
66 | |
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BILLY KYLE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: WILLIAM OSBORNE KYLE 14 July 1914 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 23 February 1966 Youngstown, Ohio, USA |
51 | |
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JAZZ GILLUM = AMERICAN = = Blues Harmonica Player = |
Born: WILLIAM McKINLEY GILLUM 11 September 1904 Indianola, Mississippi, USA | Died: 29 March 1966 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
61 | Shot |
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RUSSEL CROUSE = AMERICAN = = Playwright and Librettist = |
Born: 20 February 1893 Findlay, Ohio, USA | Died: 3 April 1966 New York City, New York, USA |
73 | |
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JAVIER SOLIS = MEXICAN = = Ranchera & Bolero Singer and Actor = |
Born: GABRIEL SIRIA LEVARIO 1 September 1931 Nogales, Sonora, MÉXICO | Died: 19 April 1966 Mexico City, MÉXICO |
34 | Complications following gall bladder surgery |
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RICHARD FARIÑA = AMERICAN = = Folksinger, Songwriter, Poet and Novelist = |
Born: RICHARD GEORGE FARIÑA 8 March 1937 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA | Died: 30 April 1966 Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USA |
29 | Motorcycle Accident |
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PAPA JACK LAINE = AMERICAN = = Musician and Bandleader = |
Born: GEORGE VITAL LAINE 21 September 1873 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 1 June 1966 Jackson, Louisiana, USA |
92 | |
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HERMANN SCHERCHEN = GERMAN = = Conductor = |
Born: 21 June 1891 Berlin, GERMANY | Died: 12 June 1966 Florence, ITALY |
74 | |
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JOHNNY ST. CYR = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: 17 April 1890 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 17 June 1966 Los Angeles, California, USA |
76 | |
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DEEMS TAYLOR = AMERICAN = = Composer and Music Critic = |
Born: JOSEPH DEEMS TAYLOR 22 December 1885 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 3 July 1966 New York City, New York, USA |
80 | |
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BOBBY FULLER = AMERICAN = = Singer and Guitarist = |
Born: ROBERT GASTON FULLER 22 October 1942 Baytown, Texas, USA | Died: 18 July 1966 Los Angeles, California, USA |
23 | Possible Suicide or Murder |
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BUD POWELL = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: EARL RUDOLPH POWELL 27 September 1924 Harlem, New York, USA | Died: 31 July 1966 New York, USA |
41 | Tuberculosis, Malnutrition, and Alcoholism |
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BOYD RAEBURN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Bandleader and Bass Saxophonist = |
Born: ALBERT BOYD RAEBURN 27 October 1913 Faith, South Dakota, USA | Died: 2 August 1966 Lafayette, Louisiana, USA |
52 | Heart Attack |
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HELEN TAMIRIS = AMERICAN = = Dancer and Choreographer = |
Born: HELEN BECKER 24 April 1905 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 4 August 1966 New York City, New York, USA |
61 | |
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JAN KIEPURA = POLISH = = Tenor and Actor = |
Born: JAN WIKTOR KIEPURA 16 May 1902 Sosnowiec, POLAND | Died: 15 August 1966 New York City, USA |
64 | Heart Attack |
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FRITZ WUNDERLICH = GERMAN = = Tenor = |
Born: FRIEDRICH KARL OTTO WUNDERLICH 26 September 1930 Kusel, GERMANY | Died: 17 September 1966 Heidelberg, GERMANY |
35 | Fell Downstairs |
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HELEN KANE = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: HELEN CLARE SCHROEDER 4 August 1904 The Bronx, New York City, USA | Died: 26 September 1966 Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, USA |
62 | Breast Cancer |
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LUCIUS "LUCKY" MILLINDER = AMERICAN = = Bandleader = |
Born: LUCIUS VENABLES 8 August 1910 Anniston, Alabama, USA | Died: 28 September 1966 Harlem, New York, USA |
56 | Liver Disease |
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DAVE LAMBERT = AMERICAN = = Jazz Lyricist, Singer, = = and an originator of Vocalese = |
Born: DAVID ALDEN LAMBERT 19 June 1917 Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 3 October 1966 Connecticut Turnpike, Connecticut, USA |
49 | Road Accident |
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JOHNNY KIDD = BRITISH = = Singer and Songwriter = = lead vocalist of = = Johnny Kidd & the Pirates = |
Born: FREDERICK ALBERT HEATH 23 December 1935 Willesden, North London, ENGLAND | Died: 7 October 1966 Radcliffe, Lancashire, ENGLAND |
30 | Car Accident |
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SMILEY LEWIS = AMERICAN = = R&B Musician = |
Born: OVERTON AMOS LEMONS 5 July 1913 DeQuincy, Louisiana, USA | Died: 7 October 1966 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
53 | Stomach Cancer |
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ARTHUR LOURIÉ = RUSSIAN = = Composer = |
Born: ARTHUR-VINCENT LOURIÉ 14 May 1892 Propoysk, BELARUS | Died: 12 October 1966 Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
74 | |
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CLÉO DE MÉRODE = FRENCH = = Dancer = |
Born: CLÉOPATRA DIANE DE MÉRODE 27 September 1875 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 17 October 1966 Paris, FRANCE |
91 | |
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ALMA COGAN = ENGLISH = = Singer = |
Born: ALMA ANGELA COHEN 19 May 1932 Whitechapel, East London, ENGLAND | Died: 26 October 1966 London, ENGLAND |
34 | Stomach Cancer |
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WELLMAN BRAUD = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: WELLMAN BREAUX 25 January 1891 St. James Parish, Louisiana, USA | Died: 29 October 1966 Los Angeles, California, USA |
75 | |
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DICK ROBERTS = AMERICAN = = Guitar and Banjo Player = |
Born: CHARLES ROBERTS 9 October 1897 Virginia, USA | Died: 1 November 1966 Los Angeles, California, USA |
69 | |
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ALEXIS ROLAND-MANUEL = FRENCH = = Composer and Critic = |
Born: ROLAND ALEXIS MANUEL LÉVY 22 March 1891 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 1 November 1966 Paris, FRANCE |
75 | |
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MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician = |
Born: JOHN SMITH HURT 8 March 1892 or 1893 Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi, USA | Died: 2 November 1966 Grenada, Mississippi, USA |
73 or 74 | |
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WASHBOARD SAM = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician and Singer = |
Born: ROBERT CLIFFORD BROWN 15 July 1910 Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, USA | Died: 6 November 1966 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
56 | Heart Disease |
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QUINCY PORTER = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 7 February 1897 New Haven, Connecticut, USA | Died: 12 November 1966 Bethany, Connecticut, USA |
69 | |
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VITTORIO GIANNINI = AMERICAN = = Opera Composer = |
Born: 19 October 1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 28 November 1966 New York City, New York, USA |
63 | |
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CARTER STANLEY = AMERICAN = = Bluegrass Musician = = half of = = The Stanley Brothers = |
Born: CARTER GLEN STANLEY 27 August 1925 Big Spraddle Creek, Virginia, USA | Died: 1 December 1966 Bristol, Tennessee, USA |
41 | Alcohol-Related |
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NELLIE BRIERCLIFFE = ENGLISH = = Singer and Actress with the D'Oyly Carte company = |
Born: April 1889 Bolton, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 12 December 1966 Portsmouth, ENGLAND |
77 | |
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SHAILENDRA = INDIAN = = Hindi Lyricist = |
Born: SHANKARDAS KESARILAL 30 August 1923 Rawalpindi, Punjab, BRITISH INDIA (now in PAKISTAN) | Died: 14 December 1966 |
43 | |
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GASPAR CASSADÓ = SPANISH = = Cellist and Composer = |
Born: GASPAR CASSADÓ I MOREU 30 September 1897 Barcelona, SPAIN | Died: 24 December 1966 |
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