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In the year 1966
545 Notable deaths
J. F. C. Fuller
British army general (1878-1966).
Born September 1st, 1878 in Chichester.
Died February 10th, 1966 at 87 years old in Falmouth.
Gene Gauntier
American actor and screenwriter (1885-1966).
Born May 17th, 1885 in Kansas City.
Died December 18th, 1966 at 81 years old in Cuernavaca.
Fernande Olivier
French artist and model (1881-1966).
Died January 29th, 1966 at 84 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Hans Hofmann
German-american painter (1880–1966).
Born March 21st, 1880 in Weißenburg in Bayern, Weißenberg. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1966 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
George de Hevesy
Hungarian chemist (1885–1966).
Born August 1st, 1885 in Budapest.
Died July 5th, 1966 at 80 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Demchugdongrub
Mongol prince (1902–1966).
Born February 8th, 1902 in Sonid Right Banner.
Died May 23rd, 1966 at 64 years old in Hohhot.
Peter Debye
Dutch-american physicist and physical chemist (1884–1966).
Born March 24th, 1884 in Maastricht.
Died November 2nd, 1966 at 82 years old in Ithaca (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cordwainer Smith
American author (1913–1966).
Born July 11th, 1913 in Milwaukee.
Died August 6th, 1966 at 53 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Pai Chung-hsi
Chinese military officer and politician (1893-1966).
Born March 18th, 1893 in Lingui District.
Died December 1st, 1966 at 73 years old in Taipei (thrombosis).
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
President of el salvador (1882–1966).
Born October 21st, 1882 in El Salvador. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1966 at 83 years old in Honduras (stab wound).
Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji
Indian cricketer (1895-1966).
Born September 18th, 1895.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Mumbai.
Delmore Schwartz
American poet (1913–1966).
Born December 8th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died July 11th, 1966 at 52 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Randy Turpin
British boxer (1928-1966).
Born June 7th, 1928 in Leamington Spa.
Died May 17th, 1966 at 37 years old in Leamington Spa (gunshot wound).
Elizabeth Patterson
American actress (1874-1966).
Born November 22nd, 1874 in Savannah.
Died January 31st, 1966 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Guillermo Stábile
Argentine football player and manager.
Born January 17th, 1906 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 60 years old in Buenos Aires.
Brian O'Nolan
Irish writer (1911-1966).
Born October 5th, 1911 in Strabane.
Died April 1st, 1966 at 54 years old in Dublin.
Charles Bassett
United states air force test pilot and astronaut (1931–1966).
Born December 30th, 1931 in Dayton.
Died February 28th, 1966 at 34 years old in St. Louis (injury).
Jisaburō Ozawa
Japanese admiral (1886–1966).
Born October 2nd, 1886 in Koyu district.
Died November 9th, 1966 at 80 years old in Tokyo (multiple sclerosis).
Frank O'Connor
Irish writer (1903-1966).
Born September 17th, 1903 in Cork.
Died March 10th, 1966 at 62 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction).
Elena Stasova
Soviet politician (1873-1966).
Born October 15th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1966 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Paula Strasberg
American actress, drama coach (1909-1966).
Born March 8th, 1909 in New York City.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 57 years old in New York City (bone cancer).
Lucy Burns
American suffragist (1879-1966).
Born July 28th, 1879 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1966 at 87 years old in Brooklyn.
Johnny Kidd
British singer, songwriter (1935–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1935 in Willesden.
Died October 7th, 1966 at 30 years old in Bury, Radcliffe (traffic collision).
Sadao Araki
Japanese officer and general (1877–1966).
Died November 2nd, 1966 at 89 years old in Totsukawa (myocardial infarction).
Marguerite Higgins
American journalist (1920–1966).
Born September 3rd, 1920 in British Hong Kong.
Died January 3rd, 1966 at 45 years old in Washington, D.C. (leishmaniasis).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 545
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson