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In the year 1966
497 Notable deaths
Harry Beaumont
American film director, actor, and screenwriter (1888-1966).
Born February 10th, 1888 in Abilene.
Died December 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in Providence Saint John's Health Center.
Fritz Bleyl
German artist (1880-1966).
Born October 8th, 1880 in Zwickau.
Died September 19th, 1966 at 85 years old in Bad Iburg.
Jean Lurçat
French painter (1892-1966).
Born July 1st, 1892 in Bruyères. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1966 at 73 years old in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. [ref]
Jakub Szynkiewicz
Polish imam (1884-1966).
Born April 16th, 1884 in Liachavičy.
Died November 1st, 1966 at 82 years old in Waterbury.
Cécile Sorel
French actress.
Born September 7th, 1873 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 3rd, 1966 at 92 years old in Trouville-sur-Mer (fall). [ref]
Philipp Frank
Austrian academic (*1884 – †1966).
Born March 20th, 1884 in Vienna.
Died July 21st, 1966 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
Frank Nighbor
Canadian ice hockey player (1893–1966).
Born January 26th, 1893 in Pembroke.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 73 years old in Pembroke (cancer).
Guillermo Gorostiza
Spanish footballer (1909-1966).
Born February 15th, 1909 in Santurtzi.
Died August 23rd, 1966 at 57 years old in Bilbao.
Alice Masaryková
Czech social worker and politician (1879-1966).
Born May 3rd, 1879 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1966 at 87 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Wäinö Aaltonen
Finnish artist and sculptor (1894–1966).
Born March 8th, 1894 in Marttila, Karinainen.
Died May 30th, 1966 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Samuel Kahanamoku
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1902–1966).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Honolulu.
Died April 26th, 1966 at 63 years old in Honolulu.
Ethel Clayton
American actress (1882–1966).
Born November 8th, 1882 in Champaign.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 83 years old in Oxnard.
Neil Hamilton Fairley
Australian physician and soldier (1891-1966).
Born July 15th, 1891 in Inglewood.
Died April 19th, 1966 at 74 years old in Sonning.
Pierre Montet
French egyptologist.
Born June 27th, 1885 in Villefranche-sur-Saône. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1966 at 80 years old in Paris.
Carmelita Geraghty
American actress and painter (1901-1966).
Born March 21st, 1901 in Rushville.
Died July 7th, 1966 at 65 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Hazel Abel
American politician (1888-1966).
Born July 10th, 1888 in Plattsmouth. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1966 at 78 years old in Lincoln.
René Schick
President of nicaragua from 1963 to 1966.
Born November 23rd, 1909 in Managua.
Died August 3rd, 1966 at 56 years old in Managua (myocardial infarction).
Hans Ferdinand Geisler
German general.
Born April 19th, 1891 in Hanover.
Died June 25th, 1966 at 75 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Rex Lease
American actor (1903-1966).
Born February 11th, 1903 in West Virginia.
Died January 3rd, 1966 at 62 years old in Van Nuys.
David H. Keller
American writer (1880–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1880 in Philadelphia.
Died July 13th, 1966 at 85 years old in Stroudsburg.
Bobby Burns
Actor, film director (1878-1966).
Born September 1st, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died January 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Chit Phumisak
Thai author (1930-1966).
Born September 25th, 1930 in Prachantakham.
Died May 5th, 1966 at 35 years old in Kham Bo.
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer (1923–1966).
Born January 11th, 1923 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 10th, 1966 at 43 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Zengo Yoshida
Japanese admiral (1885-1966).
Born February 14th, 1885 in Konomura.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 81 years old in Kakinokizaka.
Albert Divo
French racing driver (1895–1966).
Born January 24th, 1895 in Paris.
Died September 19th, 1966 at 71 years old in Morsang-sur-Orge (myocardial infarction).
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner