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In the year 1966
484 Notable deaths
Frits Zernike
Dutch physicist (1888-1966).
Born July 16th, 1888 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1966 at 77 years old in Amersfoort. [ref]
Boris Podolsky
American physicist (1896-1966).
Born June 29th, 1896 in Taganrog.
Died November 28th, 1966 at 70 years old in Cincinnati.
Herbert Otto Gille
German general (1897-1966) ; affiant in pohl trial (nmt 4).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Bad Gandersheim.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 69 years old in Hanover, Stemmen (myocardial infarction).
George Ohsawa
Twentieth century japanese philosopher (1893–1966).
Born October 18th, 1893 in Shingu.
Died April 24th, 1966 at 72 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Robert Graf
1923-1966 german actor.
Born November 18th, 1923 in Witten.
Died February 4th, 1966 at 42 years old in Munich (cancer).
Douglass Montgomery
Actor (1907-1966).
Born October 29th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died July 23rd, 1966 at 58 years old in Norwalk (cancer).
Ludwig Binswanger
Swiss psychiatrist and essayist (1881-1966).
Born April 13th, 1881 in Kreuzlingen. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1966 at 84 years old in Kreuzlingen. [ref]
Wilhelm Röpke
German economist (1899–1966).
Born October 10th, 1899 in Schwarmstedt.
Died February 12th, 1966 at 66 years old in Geneva.
Irma Stern
South african artist (1894-1966).
Born October 2nd, 1894 in Schweizer-Reneke.
Died August 23rd, 1966 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 484
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht