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In the year 1966
545 Notable deaths
Saul Adler
Israeli microbiologist (1895–1966).
Born May 17th, 1895 in Kareličy.
Died January 25th, 1966 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.
Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea
President of el salvador (1899-1966).
Born December 16th, 1899 in Juayúa.
Died January 9th, 1966 at 66 years old in Mejicanos.
Sergio Zardini
Canadian bobsledder (1931–1966).
Born November 22nd, 1931 in Turin.
Died February 22nd, 1966 at 34 years old in Lake Placid.
Felipe Pascucci
Italian footballer (1907-1966).
Born June 24th, 1907 in Genoa.
Died December 18th, 1966 at 59 years old
William Jeffrey
American soccer player (1892-1966).
Born August 3rd, 1892 in Edinburgh.
Died January 7th, 1966 at 73 years old in New York City.
Bernhard Zondek
German-israeli endocrinologist.
Born July 29th, 1891 in Poznań.
Died November 8th, 1966 at 75 years old in New York City.
Edmond T. Gréville
French film director (1906-1966).
Died May 26th, 1966 at 59 years old in Nice (traffic collision).
André Bloc
French architect (1896–1966).
Born May 23rd, 1896 in Algiers. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1966 at 70 years old in New Delhi.
José Isbert
Spanish actor (1886–1966).
Born March 3rd, 1886 in Madrid.
Died November 28th, 1966 at 80 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Lloyd Whitlock
American actor (1891–1966).
Born January 2nd, 1891 in Springfield.
Died January 8th, 1966 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Raffaello Matarazzo
Italian filmmaker (1909–1966).
Born August 17th, 1909 in Rome.
Died May 17th, 1966 at 56 years old in Rome.
Sam Hardy
English footballer (1883-1966).
Born August 26th, 1883 in Chesterfield.
Died October 24th, 1966 at 83 years old in Chesterfield.
Jimmy Daywalt
Racecar driver (1924-1966).
Born August 28th, 1924 in Wabash.
Died April 4th, 1966 at 41 years old in Indianapolis (cancer).
Artur Alliksaar
Estonian poet (1923-1966).
Born April 15th, 1923 in Tartu.
Died August 12th, 1966 at 43 years old in Tartu (colorectal cancer).
Vera Steadman
American actress (1900-1966).
Born June 23rd, 1900 in Monterey.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 66 years old in Long Beach.
Betty Arlen
American actress (1909-1966).
Born November 4th, 1909 in Webster County.
Died August 4th, 1966 at 56 years old in Farmington.
Otto-Wilhelm Förster
German general (1885–1966).
Born March 16th, 1885 in Ilmenau.
Died June 24th, 1966 at 81 years old in Walsrode.
Hedwig Conrad-Martius
German philosopher (1888–1966).
Born February 27th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 15th, 1966 at 77 years old in Starnberg.
William Eccles
British physicist (1875–1966).
Born August 23rd, 1875 in Barrow-in-Furness.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 90 years old in Oxford.
Clifton Cushman
American hurdler (1938–1966).
Born June 2nd, 1938 in Michigan.
Died September 25th, 1966 at 28 years old in Haiphong.
Wivi Lönn
Finnish architect (1872-1966).
Born May 20th, 1872 in Tampere. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1966 at 94 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Giorgio Simonelli
Italian film director and film editor (1901-1966).
Born November 23rd, 1901 in Rome.
Died October 3rd, 1966 at 64 years old in Rome.
Matvey Genrikhovich Manizer
Soviet sculptor (1891-1966).
Born March 5th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Dorothy Kelly
American actress (1894-1966).
Born February 12th, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died May 31st, 1966 at 72 years old in Minneapolis (cerebral hemorrhage).
Edward Gourdin
Athletics competitor; massachusetts superior court judge (1897–1966).
Born August 10th, 1897 in Jacksonville.
Died July 22nd, 1966 at 68 years old in Quincy.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 545
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi