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In the year 1966
545 Notable deaths
Eva Justin
German anthropologist (1909–1966).
Born August 23rd, 1909 in Dresden.
Died September 11th, 1966 at 57 years old in Offenbach am Main (cancer).
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).
Abe Saperstein
American sports executive and basketball coach.
Born July 4th, 1902 in London.
Died March 15th, 1966 at 63 years old in Chicago.
Yasuji Okamura
Japanese general (1884-1966).
Born May 15th, 1884 in Yotsuya-ku.
Died September 2nd, 1966 at 82 years old in Shinjuku.
John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Eastern orthodox ascetic (1896-1966).
Born June 4th, 1896 in Kharkiv Oblast.
Died July 2nd, 1966 at 70 years old in Seattle.
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.
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 (*1907 - †1966).
Died June 29th, 1966 at 59 years old in Pune.
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
Polish military leader (1895-1966).
Born June 1st, 1895 in Khorobriv.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 71 years old in Bletchley, Buckley (myocardial infarction).
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).
Gino Severini
Italian painter (1883–1966).
Born April 7th, 1883 in Cortona. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1966 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
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).
Christian Herter
American politician (1895-1966).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Paris.
Died December 30th, 1966 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..
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.
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).
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.
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..
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.
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.
Alfred Naujocks
Ss officer (1911–1966).
Born September 20th, 1911 in Kiel.
Died April 4th, 1966 at 54 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
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).
Camilo Torres Restrepo
Colombian theologian (1929-1966).
Born February 3rd, 1929 in Bogotá.
Died February 15th, 1966 at 37 years old in San Vicente de Chucurí.
Felix von Luckner
German sailor.
Born June 9th, 1881 in Dresden. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1966 at 84 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Gertrude Berg
American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966).
Born October 3rd, 1899 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 1966 at 66 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Waley
British orientalist and sinologist (1889–1966).
Born August 19th, 1889 in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Died June 27th, 1966 at 76 years old in London.
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