In the year 1966
497 Notable deaths
Edward Gordon Craig
Modernist stage designer and theatre director (1872-1966).
Born January 16th, 1872 in Stevenage. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1966 at 94 years old in Vence.
Seán T. O'Kelly
Second president of ireland (1882-1966).
Born August 25th, 1882 in Dublin.
Died November 23rd, 1966 at 84 years old in Dublin (heart failure).
Walt Hansgen
Racecar driver (1919-1966).
Born October 28th, 1919 in Westfield.
Died April 7th, 1966 at 46 years old in Orléans.
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
Indian mathematician.
Born July 31st, 1907 in Goa. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1966 at 58 years old in Pune. [ref]
Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji
Indian cricketer (1895-1966).
Born September 18th, 1895.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Mumbai.
John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Eastern orthodox ascetic (1896-1966).
Born June 16th, 1896 in Kharkiv Oblast.
Died July 2nd, 1966 at 70 years old in Seattle.
Gino Severini
Italian painter (1883–1966).
Born April 7th, 1883 in Cortona. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1966 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
Polish military leader (1895-1966).
Born June 1st, 1895 in Khorobriv.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 71 years old in Buckley (myocardial infarction).
Mina Loy
British writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps (1882-1966).
Born December 27th, 1882 in Hampstead.
Died September 25th, 1966 at 83 years old in Aspen.
Robert Rossen
American screenwriter, film director, and producer (1908-1966).
Born March 16th, 1908 in New York City.
Died February 18th, 1966 at 57 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Christian Herter
American politician (1895-1966).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Paris.
Died December 30th, 1966 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..
Lao She
Chinese writer, novelist and playwright (1899-1966).
Born February 3rd, 1899 in Beijing.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 67 years old in Taiping Lake (drowning).
Deems Taylor
American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music (1885–1966).
Born December 22nd, 1885 in New York City.
Died July 3rd, 1966 at 80 years old in New York City.
Cléo de Mérode
French dancer (1875-1966).
Born September 27th, 1875 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 17th, 1966 at 91 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (dementia).
Louis A. Johnson
American politician (1891-1966).
Born January 10th, 1891 in Roanoke.
Died April 24th, 1966 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C..
Edmond Locard
French forensic scientist (1877–1966).
Born December 13th, 1877 in Saint-Chamond.
Died May 4th, 1966 at 88 years old in Caluire-et-Cuire.
Siegfried Kracauer
German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Frankfurt.
Died November 26th, 1966 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Alfred Naujocks
Ss officer (1911–1966).
Born September 20th, 1911 in Kiel.
Died April 4th, 1966 at 54 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Sutan Sjahrir
Prime minister of indonesia (1909–1966).
Born March 5th, 1909 in Padang Panjang.
Died April 9th, 1966 at 57 years old in Zurich.
Felix von Luckner
German sailor.
Born June 9th, 1881 in Dresden. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1966 at 84 years old in Malmö. [ref]
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.
Arthur Waley
British orientalist and sinologist (1889–1966).
Born August 19th, 1889 in Royal Tunbridge Wells. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1966 at 76 years old in Highgate. [ref]
Gertrude Berg
American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 1966 at 67 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Erwin Piscator
German theatre director (1893–1966).
Born December 17th, 1893 in Ulm, Greifenstein. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1966 at 72 years old in Starnberg.
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