In the year 1966
485 Notable deaths
Adrian Cole
Raaf senior commander (1895-1966).
Born June 19th, 1895 in Glen Iris.
Died February 14th, 1966 at 70 years old in Melbourne.
Frankie Genaro
Boxer.
Born August 26th, 1901 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 1966 at 65 years old in Staten Island.
Kees Boeke
Dutch activist (1884-1966).
Born September 25th, 1884 in Alkmaar.
Died July 3rd, 1966 at 81 years old in Abcoude.
Vladimir Veksler
Experimental physicist, starting development of the synchrocyclotron particle accelerator.
Born March 4th, 1907 in Zhytomyr.
Died September 22nd, 1966 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Dino Alfieri
Italian politician (1886–1966).
Born December 8th, 1886 in Bologna.
Died January 2nd, 1966 at 79 years old in Milan.
Reinhold Platz
German aircraft designer (1886–1966).
Born January 16th, 1886 in Cottbus.
Died November 15th, 1966 at 80 years old in Ahrensburg.
Raúl Pateras Pescara
Argentine engineer (1890-1966).
Born April 27th, 1890 in Adrogué.
Died May 7th, 1966 at 76 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Hans von Ahlfen
German army general (1897-1966).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died September 11th, 1966 at 69 years old in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
President of nicaragua (1871-1966).
Born May 11th, 1871 in Nicaragua. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1966 at 94 years old in Managua.
Don Branson
Racecar driver (1920-1966).
Born June 2nd, 1920 in Rantoul. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1966 at 46 years old in Gardena. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 485
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain