In the year 1966
544 Notable deaths
Vladimir Petrov
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1896–1966).
Born July 22nd, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 7th, 1966 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Curt Badinski
German general and knight's cross recipient (1890–1966).
Born May 17th, 1890 in Grebenstein.
Died February 27th, 1966 at 75 years old in Oldenburg.
John Spellman
Olympic wrestler (1899-1966).
Born June 14th, 1899 in Middletown.
Died August 1st, 1966 at 67 years old in Mashonaland West Province.
Alessandro Marchetti
Italian aircraft engineer (1884-1966).
Died December 5th, 1966 at 82 years old in Busto Arsizio.
Kawabata Ryushi
Japanese painter (1885-1966).
Born June 6th, 1885 in Wakayama.
Died April 10th, 1966 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Hans Stille
German geologist (1876-1966).
Born October 8th, 1876 in Hanover.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Robert Charpentier
French racing cyclist (1916–1966).
Born April 4th, 1916 in Maule. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1966 at 50 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
Jarmo Wasama
Finnish ice hockey player (1943–1966).
Born December 2nd, 1943 in Kouvola.
Died February 2nd, 1966 at 22 years old in Tampere (traffic collision).
Osvald Sirén
Swedish art historian (1879–1966).
Born April 6th, 1879 in Helsinki.
Died June 26th, 1966 at 87 years old in Lidingö.
Isabel Martin Lewis
American astronomer (1881-1966).
Born July 11th, 1881 in Old Orchard Beach.
Died July 31st, 1966 at 85 years old
André Spire
French poet, writer, and zionist activist (1868-1966).
Born July 28th, 1868 in Nancy.
Died July 29th, 1966 at 98 years old in Paris.
Nikolay Afanásiev
Theologian.
Born September 4th, 1893 in Odesa.
Died December 4th, 1966 at 73 years old in Paris.
Bruno Ahlberg
Boxer (1911-1966).
Born April 23rd, 1911 in Espoo.
Died February 9th, 1966 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Ann Haven Morgan
American zoologist and ecologist (1882-1966).
Born May 6th, 1882 in Waterford.
Died June 5th, 1966 at 84 years old in South Hadley.
Marjan Kozina
Slovene composer and writer (1907-1966).
Born June 4th, 1907 in Novo Mesto.
Died June 20th, 1966 at 59 years old in Novo Mesto.
Svetoslav Minkov
Bulgarian writer (1902-1966).
Born February 17th, 1902 in Radomir.
Died November 22nd, 1966 at 64 years old in Sofia.
Jaime Sarlanga
Argentine footballer and manager (1916-1966).
Born February 24th, 1916 in Tigre.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 50 years old
Steingrímur Steinþórsson
Prime minister of iceland (1893-1966).
Born February 12th, 1893 in Mývatn.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 73 years old in Reykjavík.
Anna Gréki
Algerian poet (1931–1966).
Born March 14th, 1931 in Batna.
Died January 6th, 1966 at 34 years old in Algiers.
George Goulding
Canadian athletics competitor (1884–1966).
Born November 16th, 1884 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 81 years old in Toronto.
Henri Fescourt
French film director (1880-1966).
Born November 23rd, 1880 in Béziers.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 85 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Gustavo Marzi
Italian fencer (1908–1966).
Born November 25th, 1908 in Livorno.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 57 years old in Trieste.
Reino Ragnar Lehto
Finnish politician (1898–1966).
Born May 2nd, 1898 in Turku. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1966 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Alfred Berger
Austrian figure skater (1894–1966).
Born August 25th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 71 years old
Emilio Cecchi
Italian film producer and art historian (1884-1966).
Born July 14th, 1884 in Florence.
Died September 8th, 1966 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche