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Events on Wednesday 3 August 1966 1
1925 – 1966Lenny Bruce (1925-1966)Died 3 August 1966, aged 40Lenny Bruce was an American stand-up comedian whose confrontational, taboo-breaking material led to repeated obscenity prosecutions. He was found dead of a morphine overdose in his Los Angeles home on 3 August 1966.