In the year 1966
497 Notable deaths
Isaak Pomeranchuk
Soviet physicist (1913-1966).
Born May 20th, 1913 in Warsaw.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 53 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Tom Florie
American soccer player (1897-1966).
Born September 6th, 1897 in Harrison.
Died April 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Providence.
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]
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.
Frankie Genaro
Boxer.
Born August 26th, 1901 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 1966 at 65 years old in Staten Island.
Kees Boeke
Dutch activist (1884-1966).
Born September 25th, 1884 in Alkmaar.
Died July 3rd, 1966 at 81 years old in Abcoude.
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.
Dino Alfieri
Italian politician (1886–1966).
Born December 8th, 1886 in Bologna.
Died January 2nd, 1966 at 79 years old in Milan.
Reinhold Platz
German aircraft designer (1886–1966).
Born January 16th, 1886 in Cottbus.
Died November 15th, 1966 at 80 years old in Ahrensburg.
Raúl Pateras Pescara
Argentine engineer (1890-1966).
Born April 27th, 1890 in Adrogué.
Died May 7th, 1966 at 76 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
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.
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.
Don Branson
Racecar driver (1920-1966).
Born June 2nd, 1920 in Rantoul. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1966 at 46 years old in Gardena. [ref]
Karl Adam
German theologian (1876-1966).
Born October 22nd, 1876 in Pursruck.
Died April 1st, 1966 at 89 years old in Tübingen.
Max Friz
German aerospace engineer (1883-1966).
Born October 1st, 1883 in Bad Urach.
Died June 9th, 1966 at 82 years old in Tegernsee.
Dimitar Dimov
Bulgarian dramatist, novelist and veterinarian (1909-1966).
Born June 25th, 1909 in Lovech.
Died April 1st, 1966 at 56 years old in Bucharest (cerebrovascular disease).
Frank Merrill
American actor (1893-1966).
Born March 21st, 1893 in Newark.
Died February 12th, 1966 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Stanisław Mackiewicz
Polish writer (1896-1966).
Born December 18th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 18th, 1966 at 69 years old in Warsaw.
Dimitar Talev
Bulgarian author (1898–1966).
Born September 13th, 1898 in Prilep. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1966 at 68 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Carl Osburn
Olympic american shooter and 11-time olympic medalist..
Born November 5th, 1884 in St. Helena.
Died December 28th, 1966 at 82 years old in St. Helena.
Jack London
British athlete (1905–1966).
Born January 13th, 1905 in Georgetown.
Died May 2nd, 1966 at 61 years old in London.
Chen Mengjia
Chinese scholar and archaeologist (1911-1966).
Born April 20th, 1911 in Nanjing.
Died September 3rd, 1966 at 55 years old in Beijing (hanging to death).
Don Herold
Cartoonist (1889-1966).
Born July 9th, 1889 in Bloomfield.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 76 years old in Vero Beach.
Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler
American mathematician.
Born May 5th, 1883 in Hawarden.
Died March 26th, 1966 at 82 years old in Bryn Mawr.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson