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In the year 1966
545 Notable deaths
Bimal Roy
Indian film director (1909–1966).
Born July 12th, 1909 in Dhaka.
Died January 8th, 1966 at 56 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Elliot See
American test pilot and nasa astronaut (1927-1966).
Born July 23rd, 1927 in Dallas.
Died February 28th, 1966 at 38 years old in St. Louis (injury).
Ahmadu Bello
Nigerian politician.
Born June 12th, 1910 in Rabbah.
Died January 15th, 1966 at 55 years old in Kaduna.
Dora Richter
German trans woman and the first known person to undergo complete male-to-female gender-affirming surgery.
Born April 16th, 1892 in Ryžovna.
Died April 26th, 1966 at 74 years old [ref]
Wallace Ford
British-american actor (1898-1966).
Born February 12th, 1898 in Bolton.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Robert Keith
American actor (1898–1966).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Fowler.
Died December 22nd, 1966 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Nandalal Bose
Indian artist (1882-1966).
Born December 3rd, 1882 in Tarapur.
Died April 16th, 1966 at 83 years old in Santiniketan.
Alfred P. Sloan
American businessman (1875–1966).
Born May 23rd, 1875 in New Haven.
Died February 17th, 1966 at 90 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (myocardial infarction).
Helen Menken
American actress (1901–1966).
Born December 12th, 1901 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 1966 at 64 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Giuseppe Farina
Italian racecar driver (1906-1966).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Turin.
Died June 30th, 1966 at 59 years old in Chambéry (traffic collision).
Jean Arp
Alsatian sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (1886–1966).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1966 at 77 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
British princess (1884-1966).
Born April 20th, 1884 in Eastwell Park.
Died July 13th, 1966 at 82 years old in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
D. T. Suzuki
Japanese buddhist scholar, doctor of letters (1870–1966).
Born October 11th, 1870 in Hondamachi.
Died June 12th, 1966 at 95 years old in St. Luke's International Hospital (bowel obstruction).
Richard Fariña
American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist (1937–1966).
Born March 8th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died April 30th, 1966 at 29 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (traffic collision).
Margery Allingham
English writer of detective fiction, editor (1904–1966).
Born May 20th, 1904 in Ealing. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1966 at 62 years old in Severalls Hospital (breast cancer). [ref]
Billy Rose
American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist (1899–1966).
Born September 6th, 1899 in The Bronx.
Died February 10th, 1966 at 66 years old in Montego Bay (pneumonia).
Francis X. Bushman
American actor, director, and writer (1883-1966).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Baltimore.
Died August 23rd, 1966 at 83 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction).
Vincent Auriol
16th president of the french republic (1884–1966).
Born August 27th, 1884 in Revel.
Died January 1st, 1966 at 81 years old in Paris.
Prince Frederick of Prussia
Prussian prince (1911-1966).
Born December 19th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1966 at 54 years old in Schloss Reinhartshausen (drowning).
Abdul Salam Arif
Iraqi politician (1921-1966).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Baghdad.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 45 years old in Shatt al-Arab (helicopter crash).
Pauline Boty
Pop art painter (1938–1966).
Born March 6th, 1938 in London.
Died July 1st, 1966 at 28 years old in Royal Marsden Hospital (thymoma).
Courtney Hodges
United states general (1887-1966).
Born January 5th, 1887 in Perry.
Died January 16th, 1966 at 79 years old in San Antonio.
Cemal Gürsel
4th president of the republic of turkey (1895–1966).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Hınıs.
Died September 14th, 1966 at 70 years old in Ankara (stroke).
Joseph Albert Walker
American test pilot (1921–1966).
Born February 20th, 1921 in Washington.
Died June 8th, 1966 at 45 years old in Barstow.
Alexander von Falkenhausen
German general (1878-1966).
Born October 29th, 1878 in Kwiatków, Opole Voivodeship.
Died July 31st, 1966 at 87 years old in Nassau.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan