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In the year 1966
545 Notable deaths
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.
Joseph Crehan
American actor (1883–1966).
Born July 15th, 1883 in Baltimore.
Died April 15th, 1966 at 82 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Battista Farina
Italian automobile designer (1893–1966).
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Turin.
Died April 3rd, 1966 at 72 years old in Lausanne.
Suzanne Césaire
Martiniquan writer (1915–1966).
Born August 11th, 1915 in Les Trois-Îlets.
Died May 16th, 1966 at 50 years old in Yvelines (brain cancer).
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.
Richard Hageman
Dutch conductor (1881-1966).
Born July 9th, 1882 in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1966 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills.
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).
Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
German general (1899-1966).
Born January 2nd, 1899 in Berlin.
Died September 19th, 1966 at 67 years old in Gaißach.
Claire McDowell
Actress (1877-1966).
Born November 2nd, 1877 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 1966 at 88 years old in Hollywood.
William Ernest Hocking
American philosopher (1873-1966).
Born August 10th, 1873 in Cleveland.
Died June 12th, 1966 at 92 years old in Madison. [ref]
Hermann Scherchen
German conductor (1891–1966).
Born June 21st, 1891 in Berlin.
Died June 12th, 1966 at 74 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction).
Rafael Sánchez Mazas
Spanish nationalist writer (1894-1966).
Born February 18th, 1894 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1966 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Vladimir Minorsky
Russian historian, orientalist, iranist (1877–1966).
Born February 5th, 1877 in Korcheva. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1966 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Seena Owen
Actress (1894-1966).
Born November 14th, 1894 in Spokane.
Died August 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Nikolay Cherkasov
Soviet actor (1903-1966).
Born July 27th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 14th, 1966 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
Marguerite Long
French musician.
Born November 13th, 1874 in Nîmes.
Died February 13th, 1966 at 91 years old in Paris.
Väinö Tanner
Finnish politician, prime minister of finland (1881–1966).
Born March 12th, 1881 in Helsinki.
Died April 19th, 1966 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
Vernon Sturdee
Former australian chief of the general staff.
Born April 16th, 1890 in Frankston.
Died May 25th, 1966 at 76 years old in Heidelberg.
Elio Vittorini
Italian writer and novelist (1908–1966).
Born July 23rd, 1908 in Syracuse.
Died February 12th, 1966 at 57 years old in Milan (stomach cancer).
John Taylor
Race car driver, completed four formula one races 1964-1966, died from a crash at the 1966 german grand prix.
Born March 23rd, 1933 in Anstey.
Died September 8th, 1966 at 33 years old in Koblenz.
Zinovy Peshkov
French general (1884-1966).
Born October 16th, 1884 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died November 27th, 1966 at 82 years old in Paris.
Papa Jack Laine
American musician (1873-1966).
Born September 21st, 1873 in New Orleans.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 92 years old in Jackson.
Emil Julius Gumbel
German mathematician and statistician (1891–1966).
Born July 18th, 1891 in Munich.
Died September 10th, 1966 at 75 years old in New York City.
Violette Nozière
French convicted murderer (1915–1966).
Born January 11th, 1915 in Neuvy-sur-Loire.
Died November 26th, 1966 at 51 years old in Le Petit-Quevilly (cancer).
Albert Renger-Patzsch
German photographer (1897–1966).
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1966 at 69 years old in Wamel. [ref]
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