In the year 1966
544 Notable deaths
Bruno Bieler
German general and knight's cross recipient (1888-1966).
Born June 18th, 1888 in Gusev.
Died March 22nd, 1966 at 77 years old in Dorfmark.
Dirk Brouwer
Dutch-american astronomer.
Born September 1st, 1902 in Rotterdam.
Died January 31st, 1966 at 63 years old in New Haven.
Anna Langfus
Polish/french author (1920–1966).
Born January 1st, 1920 in Lublin. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1966 at 46 years old in Gonesse.
William Eccles
British physicist (1875–1966).
Born August 23rd, 1875 in Barrow-in-Furness.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 90 years old in Oxford.
Sam Hardy
English footballer (1883-1966).
Born August 26th, 1883 in Chesterfield.
Died October 24th, 1966 at 83 years old in Chesterfield.
Noël Gallon
French composer (1891-1966).
Born September 11th, 1891 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 75 years old in Paris.
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.
Sidney Hatch
American long-distance runner.
Born August 18th, 1883 in River Forest.
Died October 17th, 1966 at 83 years old in Maywood.
Hermann Kasack
German writer (1896–1966).
Born July 24th, 1896 in Potsdam.
Died January 10th, 1966 at 69 years old in Stuttgart.
Renate Ewert
German actress (1933-1966).
Born November 9th, 1933 in Königsberg.
Died December 4th, 1966 at 33 years old in Munich.
Paul Zielinski
German footballer (1911-1966).
Born November 20th, 1911 in Germany.
Died February 20th, 1966 at 54 years old in Germany.
Adele DeGarde
American actress (1899–1966).
Born May 3rd, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died January 7th, 1966 at 66 years old in Brooklyn.
Curt Backeberg
German botanist (1894-1966).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in Lüneburg.
Died January 14th, 1966 at 71 years old in Hamburg.
Gilberto Govi
Italian actor (1885-1966).
Born October 22nd, 1885 in Genoa.
Died April 28th, 1966 at 80 years old in Genoa.
Ina Boudier-Bakker
Dutch writer (1875-1966).
Born April 15th, 1875 in Amsterdam.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 91 years old in Utrecht.
Frank Verner
American middle and long distance runner (1883–1966).
Born June 24th, 1883 in Grundy County.
Died July 1st, 1966 at 83 years old in Pinckney.
Pablo Birger
Argentine racing driver.
Born January 7th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 9th, 1966 at 42 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
Evelyn Sears
Us tennis player (1875–1966).
Born March 9th, 1875 in Waltham.
Died November 10th, 1966 at 91 years old in Waltham.
Dimitrios Tofalos
Greek weightlifter (1884-1966).
Born April 14th, 1884 in Patras. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1966 at 82 years old in Patras.
Jānis Mediņš
Latvian composer (1890-1966).
Born October 9th, 1890 in Riga.
Died March 4th, 1966 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Heinrich Stuhlfauth
German footballer.
Born January 11th, 1896 in Nuremberg.
Died September 12th, 1966 at 70 years old in Nuremberg.
Allie Morrison
Olympic wrestler (1904–1966).
Born June 29th, 1904 in Marshalltown.
Died April 18th, 1966 at 61 years old in Omaha.
Joel Stebbins
American astronomer (1878–1966).
Born July 30th, 1878 in Omaha.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Palo Alto.
Lloyd Spooner
American sport shooter (1884–1966).
Born October 6th, 1884 in Tacoma.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 82 years old in Zephyrhills.
Enrico Glori
Italian actor (1901-1966).
Born August 3rd, 1901 in Naples.
Died April 22nd, 1966 at 64 years old in Rome.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 544
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson