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In the year 1966
484 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
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]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 484
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi