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In the year 1966
544 Notable deaths
Jud Larson
American racecar driver (1923-1966).
Born January 21st, 1923 in Grand Prairie.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 43 years old in Reading.
Roland-Manuel
French composer and musicologist.
Born March 22nd, 1891 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 1st, 1966 at 75 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Albert Hull
American inventor (1880–1966).
Born April 19th, 1880 in Southington.
Died January 22nd, 1966 at 85 years old in Schenectady.
Víctor Andrés Belaúnde
Peruvian politician (1883-1966).
Born December 15th, 1883 in Arequipa.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 82 years old in New York City.
Grigori Nelyubov
Ukrainian soviet pilot & cosmonaut (1934–1966).
Born March 31st, 1934 in Porfirivka.
Died February 18th, 1966 at 31 years old in Mikhaylovsky District, Primorsky Krai (railway accident).
Erich Engel
German film and theatre director (1891-1966).
Born February 14th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died May 10th, 1966 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Inga Artamonova
Soviet speed skater (1936-1966).
Born August 29th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died January 4th, 1966 at 29 years old in Moscow.
Jimmy Davies
American racing driver.
Born August 18th, 1929 in Glendale.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 36 years old in Chicago.
Eugen Ott
German general and knight's cross recipient (1890-1966).
Born May 20th, 1890 in Sinzig.
Died August 11th, 1966 at 76 years old in Schäftlarn.
George O'Hara
American actor and screenwriter (1899-1966).
Born February 22nd, 1899 in New York City.
Died October 16th, 1966 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros
Spanish general (1896-1966).
Born July 11th, 1896 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died February 9th, 1966 at 69 years old in Bucharest.
Néstor Guillén
President of bolivia (1890-1966).
Born January 28th, 1890 in La Paz.
Died March 12th, 1966 at 76 years old in La Paz.
Caterina Albert
Spanish writer (1869-1966).
Born September 11th, 1869 in L'Escala.
Died January 27th, 1966 at 96 years old in L'Escala.
Yuri Shaporin
Soviet composer and conductor (1887–1966).
Born November 8th, 1887 in Hlukhiv.
Died December 9th, 1966 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Francesco Paolo Cantelli
Italian mathematician (1875-1966).
Born December 20th, 1875 in Palermo.
Died July 21st, 1966 at 90 years old in Rome.
Robert F. Hill
Canadian-american film director and screenwriter (1886–1966).
Born April 14th, 1886 in Port Rowan.
Died March 18th, 1966 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Wolfgang Langhoff
German actor and director (1901-1966).
Born October 6th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died August 25th, 1966 at 64 years old in East Berlin.
Áron Tamási
Hungarian writer (1897-1966).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Lupeni.
Died May 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Budapest.
Gösta Nystroem
Swedish composer (1890-1966).
Born October 13th, 1890 in Silvberg.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 75 years old
Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster
German academic, philosopher, editor and pacifist (1869-1966).
Born June 2nd, 1869 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1966 at 96 years old in Kilchberg. [ref]
Christian Günther
Swedish diplomat (1886-1966).
Born December 3rd, 1886 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died March 6th, 1966 at 79 years old in Oscar Parish.
Wenzel Jaksch
Czech sudeten german socialdemocrat politician (1896-1966).
Born September 25th, 1896 in Dlouhá Stropnice. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1966 at 70 years old in Wiesbaden (traffic collision). [ref]
Alfred Neuland
Estonian weightlifter and coach (1895–1966).
Born October 10th, 1895 in Walk.
Died November 16th, 1966 at 71 years old in Tallinn.
Albrecht Schubert
German general.
Born June 23rd, 1886 in Kłodzko.
Died November 26th, 1966 at 80 years old in Bielefeld.
Felipe Pascucci
Italian footballer (1907-1966).
Born June 24th, 1907 in Genoa.
Died December 18th, 1966 at 59 years old
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