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In the year 1966
484 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1966 at 57 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 484
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