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In the year 1966
497 Notable deaths
Peter George
British novelist.
Born March 26th, 1924 in Treorchy.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 42 years old in Hastings.
Kathleen Norris
American writer (1880-1966).
Born July 16th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died January 18th, 1966 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Venceslau Brás
President of brazil (1868-1966).
Born February 26th, 1868 in Brasópolis.
Died May 15th, 1966 at 98 years old in Itajubá.
Gʻafur Gʻulom
Uzbekistani writer.
Born May 10th, 1903 in Tashkent.
Died July 10th, 1966 at 63 years old in Tashkent.
Erwin Komenda
Austrian automobile designer (1904–1966).
Born April 6th, 1904 in Spital am Semmering.
Died August 22nd, 1966 at 62 years old in Stuttgart.
Art Baker
Film, television and radio actor (1898-1966).
Born January 7th, 1898 in New York City.
Died August 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Rameshwari Nehru
Indian social worker (1886–1966).
Born December 10th, 1886 in Lahore. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1966 at 79 years old in Delhi.
Heimito von Doderer
Austrian writer.
Born September 5th, 1896 in Weidlingau. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Vienna (stomach cancer). [ref]
Jan Kiepura
Polish actor and singer.
Born May 16th, 1902 in Sosnowiec. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1966 at 64 years old in Harrison (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nikolai Bernstein
Soviet neurophysiologist (1896–1966).
Born November 5th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1966 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Jan Brzechwa
Polish writer (1898-1966).
Born August 15th, 1900 in Zhmerynka. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1966 at 65 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Amédée Ozenfant
French painter (1886-1966).
Born April 15th, 1886 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1966 at 80 years old in Cannes.
Erich Pommer
German film producer (1889-1966).
Born July 20th, 1889 in Hildesheim.
Died May 8th, 1966 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Évariste Kimba
Democratic republic of the congo prime minister (1926-1966).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Belgian Congo.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 39 years old in Kinshasa (hanging).
Gaspar Cassadó
Catalan cellist and composer (1897–1966).
Born October 5th, 1897 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1966 at 69 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Naima Akef
Egyptian belly dancer, film actress, acrobat, and performer.
Born October 7th, 1929 in Tanta.
Died April 23rd, 1966 at 36 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Albrecht Brandi
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born June 20th, 1914 in Dortmund.
Died January 6th, 1966 at 51 years old in Cologne.
Georges Duhamel
French writer.
Born June 30th, 1884 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1966 at 81 years old in Valmondois. [ref]
Richard Hageman
Dutch conductor (1881-1966).
Born July 9th, 1882 in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1966 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Vera Weizmann
First lady of israel (1881–1966).
Born November 27th, 1881 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died September 24th, 1966 at 84 years old in London.
Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
German general (1899-1966).
Born January 2nd, 1899 in Berlin.
Died September 19th, 1966 at 67 years old in Gaißach.
Jules Furthman
American screenwriter and journalist (1888-1966).
Born March 5th, 1888 in Chicago.
Died September 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in Oxford (stroke).
Claire McDowell
Actress (1877-1966).
Born November 2nd, 1877 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 1966 at 88 years old in Hollywood.
Seena Owen
Actress (1894-1966).
Born November 14th, 1894 in Spokane.
Died August 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Hermann Scherchen
German conductor.
Born June 21st, 1891 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1966 at 74 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 176 to 200 of 497
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo