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In the year 1966
544 Notable deaths
Hans Purrmann
German painter (1880-1966).
Born April 10th, 1880 in Speyer.
Died April 17th, 1966 at 86 years old in Basel.
Sergio Zardini
Canadian bobsledder (1931–1966).
Born November 22nd, 1931 in Turin.
Died February 22nd, 1966 at 34 years old in Lake Placid.
Saul Adler
Israeli microbiologist (1895–1966).
Born May 17th, 1895 in Kareličy.
Died January 25th, 1966 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.
Vicente Mejía Colindres
President of honduras.
Born April 6th, 1878 in Intibucá Department.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 88 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Howard Kinsey
Us tennis player (1899–1966).
Born December 3rd, 1899 in St. Louis.
Died July 26th, 1966 at 66 years old in San Francisco.
Bernhard Zondek
German-israeli endocrinologist.
Born July 29th, 1891 in Poznań.
Died November 8th, 1966 at 75 years old in New York City.
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.
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.
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.
Jimmy Daywalt
Racecar driver (1924-1966).
Born August 28th, 1924 in Wabash.
Died April 4th, 1966 at 41 years old in Indianapolis (cancer).
Harry Welfare
English footballer and manager (1888-1966).
Born August 20th, 1888 in Liverpool.
Died September 1st, 1966 at 78 years old in Angra dos Reis.
Raffaello Matarazzo
Italian filmmaker (1909–1966).
Born August 17th, 1909 in Rome.
Died May 17th, 1966 at 56 years old in Rome.
Betty Arlen
American actress (1909-1966).
Born November 4th, 1909 in Webster County.
Died August 4th, 1966 at 56 years old in Farmington.
Artur Alliksaar
Estonian poet (1923-1966).
Born April 15th, 1923 in Tartu.
Died August 12th, 1966 at 43 years old in Tartu (colorectal cancer).
Edmond T. Gréville
French film director (1906-1966).
Died May 26th, 1966 at 59 years old in Nice (traffic collision).
Vera Steadman
American actress (1900-1966).
Born June 23rd, 1900 in Monterey.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 66 years old in Long Beach.
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.
Clifton Cushman
American hurdler (1938–1966).
Born June 2nd, 1938 in Michigan.
Died September 25th, 1966 at 28 years old in Haiphong.
André Bloc
French architect (1896–1966).
Born May 23rd, 1896 in Algiers. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1966 at 70 years old in New Delhi.
Dorothy Kelly
American actress (1894-1966).
Born February 12th, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died May 31st, 1966 at 72 years old in Minneapolis (cerebral hemorrhage).
Matvey Genrikhovich Manizer
Soviet sculptor (1891-1966).
Born March 5th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Wivi Lönn
Finnish architect (1872-1966).
Born May 20th, 1872 in Tampere. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1966 at 94 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
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.
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