In the year 1966
545 Notable deaths
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.
Don Branson
Racecar driver (1920-1966).
Born June 2nd, 1920 in Rantoul. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1966 at 46 years old in Gardena. [ref]
Jack London
British athlete (1905–1966).
Born January 13th, 1905 in Georgetown.
Died May 2nd, 1966 at 61 years old in London.
Karl Adam
German theologian (1876-1966).
Born October 22nd, 1876 in Pursruck.
Died April 1st, 1966 at 89 years old in Tübingen.
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).
Max Friz
German aerospace engineer (1883-1966).
Born October 1st, 1883 in Bad Urach.
Died June 9th, 1966 at 82 years old in Tegernsee.
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).
Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler
American mathematician (1883–1966).
Born May 5th, 1883 in Hawarden.
Died March 26th, 1966 at 82 years old in Bryn Mawr.
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]
Frank Merrill
American actor (1893-1966).
Born March 21st, 1893 in Newark.
Died February 12th, 1966 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
Pat O'Malley
American stage and film actor (1890-1966).
Born September 3rd, 1890 in Forest City.
Died May 21st, 1966 at 75 years old in Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Hans Dreier
German art director (1885-1966).
Born August 21st, 1885 in Bremen.
Died October 24th, 1966 at 81 years old in Bernardsville.
Vilis Lācis
Latvian writer, politician (1904-1966).
Born May 12th, 1904 in Vecmīlgrāvis.
Died February 6th, 1966 at 61 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Bill Carr
American sprinter (1909–1966).
Born October 24th, 1909 in Pine Bluff.
Died January 14th, 1966 at 56 years old in Tokyo.
Sylvère Maes
Belgian cyclist (1909–1966).
Born August 27th, 1909.
Died December 5th, 1966 at 57 years old in Ostend (cancer).
Don Herold
Cartoonist (1889-1966).
Born July 9th, 1889 in Bloomfield.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 76 years old in Vero Beach.
Marie Thomas
Indonesian physician (1896-1966).
Born February 17th, 1896 in North Minahasa.
Died October 10th, 1966 at 70 years old in Bukittinggi.
Ferdinando Innocenti
Italian businessman (1891-1966).
Born September 1st, 1891 in Pescia.
Died June 21st, 1966 at 74 years old in Milan (cardiac arrest).
Saeed Nafisi
Iranian writer.
Born June 8th, 1896 in Tehran.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 70 years old in Tehran.
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
Dutch geophysicist (1887-1966).
Born July 30th, 1887 in The Hague.
Died August 10th, 1966 at 79 years old in Amersfoort.
Marija Petković
Croatian catholic nun, founder of the catholic congregation of the daughters of mercy (1892-1966).
Born December 10th, 1892 in Blato, Korčula.
Died July 9th, 1966 at 73 years old in Rome.
Louis Persinger
American musician (1887–1966).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Rochester.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in New York City.
Otto Schultze
Generaladmiral with the kriegsmarine during world war ii (1884–1966).
Born May 11th, 1884 in Oldenburg.
Died January 22nd, 1966 at 81 years old in Hamburg.
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson