In the year 1966
544 Notable deaths
Eugene O'Brien
American stage and film actor (1880-1966).
Born November 14th, 1880 in Boulder.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Sofya Yanovskaya
Russian mathematician (1896–1966).
Born January 31st, 1896 in Pružany. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1966 at 70 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]
Alice Calhoun
American silent film actress (1900-1966).
Born November 21st, 1900 in Cleveland.
Died June 3rd, 1966 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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.
Gianni Di Venanzo
Italian cinematographer (1920–1966).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Teramo.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 45 years old in Rome.
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.
Joe Spence
English footballer (1898-1966).
Born December 15th, 1898 in England.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 68 years old in Chesterfield.
Josef von Báky
Was hungarian filmmaker (1902-1966).
Born March 23rd, 1902 in Sombor.
Died July 28th, 1966 at 64 years old in Munich.
Quincy Porter
American composer (1897–1966).
Born February 7th, 1897 in New Haven.
Died November 12th, 1966 at 69 years old in Bethany.
Arturo Riccardi
Italian admiral (1878-1966).
Born October 30th, 1878 in Saluzzo.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 88 years old in Rome.
Nikolay Ignatov
Soviet politician (1901-1966).
Born May 16th, 1901 in Volgograd Oblast.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Paul Sophus Epstein
American mathematician (1883-1966).
Born March 20th, 1883 in Warsaw.
Died February 8th, 1966 at 82 years old in Pasadena.
Santiago Lovell
Argentine heavyweight boxer (1912–1966).
Born April 23rd, 1912 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 17th, 1966 at 53 years old in Buenos Aires.
Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez
Prime minister of the netherlands antilles.
Born October 27th, 1907 in Otrobanda.
Died November 22nd, 1966 at 59 years old [ref]
Zhumabay Shayakhmetov
Soviet politician (1902–1966).
Born August 30th, 1902 in Omsk Uyezd.
Died October 17th, 1966 at 64 years old in Almaty.
Natalicio González
President of paraguay (1897-1966).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Villarrica.
Died December 6th, 1966 at 69 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Petar Radaković
Croatian footballer (1937-1966).
Born February 22nd, 1937 in Rijeka. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1966 at 29 years old in Rijeka (myocardial infarction).
Wilhelm Busch
German protestant pastor and writer (1897-1966).
Born March 27th, 1897 in Elberfeld.
Died June 20th, 1966 at 69 years old in Lübeck.
Julien Carette
Actor (1897–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1897 in Paris.
Died July 20th, 1966 at 68 years old in Le Vésinet.
Vladislav Illich-Svitych
Soviet paleolinguist (1934–1966).
Born September 12th, 1934 in Kyiv.
Died August 22nd, 1966 at 31 years old in Shchyolkovo (struck by vehicle).
Georges Theunis
Belgian former prime minister (1873-1966).
Born February 28th, 1873 in Montegnée.
Died January 4th, 1966 at 92 years old in Brussels.
Giorgi Leonidze
Georgian poet, prose writer and literary scholar (1899–1966).
Born January 8th, 1900. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1966 at 66 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
Lithuanian painter (1876-1966).
Born October 31st, 1876 in Seirijai.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 89 years old in Kaunas.
Arthur C. Cope
American chemist (1909–1966).
Born June 27th, 1909 in Dunreith.
Died June 4th, 1966 at 56 years old in Washington, D.C..
Louisa Martindale
English surgeon (1872-1966).
Born October 30th, 1872 in Leytonstone.
Died February 5th, 1966 at 93 years old in London (disease).
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman