In the year 1966
545 Notable deaths
Neil Hamilton Fairley
Australian tropical physician and military officer (1891-1966).
Born July 15th, 1891 in Inglewood.
Died April 19th, 1966 at 74 years old in Sonning.
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).
Chit Phumisak
Thai author (1930-1966).
Born September 25th, 1930 in Prachantakham.
Died May 5th, 1966 at 35 years old in Kham Bo.
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).
Hans Ferdinand Geisler
German general.
Born April 19th, 1891 in Hanover.
Died June 25th, 1966 at 75 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Ben Lear
United states army general (1879–1966).
Born May 12th, 1879 in Hamilton.
Died November 2nd, 1966 at 87 years old in Murfreesboro. [ref]
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.
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.
Isaak Pomeranchuk
Soviet physicist (1913-1966).
Born May 20th, 1913 in Warsaw.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 53 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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).
Tom Florie
American soccer player (1897-1966).
Born September 6th, 1897 in Harrison.
Died April 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Providence.
Stylianos Gonatas
Greek politician (1876-1966).
Born August 15th, 1876 in Patras.
Died March 29th, 1966 at 89 years old in Athens.
Adrian Cole
Raaf senior commander (1895-1966).
Born June 19th, 1895 in Glen Iris.
Died February 14th, 1966 at 70 years old in Melbourne.
Boris Nicolaevsky
Russian historian (1887-1966).
Born October 20th, 1887 in Belebey. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
President of nicaragua (1871-1966).
Born May 11th, 1871 in Nicaragua. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1966 at 94 years old in Managua.
Kees Boeke
Dutch activist (1884-1966).
Born September 25th, 1884 in Alkmaar.
Died July 3rd, 1966 at 81 years old in Abcoude.
Frankie Genaro
American boxer (1901–1966).
Born August 26th, 1901 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 1966 at 65 years old in Staten Island.
Dino Alfieri
Italian politician (1886–1966).
Born December 8th, 1886 in Bologna.
Died January 2nd, 1966 at 79 years old in Milan.
Jelly d'Arányi
Hungarian-born british violinist (1893–1966).
Born May 30th, 1895 in Budapest.
Died March 30th, 1966 at 70 years old in Florence.
Vladimir Veksler
Experimental physicist, starting development of the synchrocyclotron particle accelerator.
Born March 4th, 1907 in Zhytomyr.
Died September 22nd, 1966 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Hans von Ahlfen
German army general (1897-1966).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died September 11th, 1966 at 69 years old in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Reinhold Platz
German aircraft designer (1886–1966).
Born January 16th, 1886 in Cottbus.
Died November 15th, 1966 at 80 years old in Ahrensburg.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 545
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling