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In the year 1966
485 Notable deaths
Néstor Guillén
President of bolivia (1890-1966).
Born January 28th, 1890 in La Paz.
Died March 12th, 1966 at 76 years old in La Paz.
Caterina Albert
Spanish writer (1869-1966).
Born September 11th, 1869 in L'Escala.
Died January 27th, 1966 at 96 years old in L'Escala.
Yuri Shaporin
Soviet composer and conductor (1887–1966).
Born November 8th, 1887 in Hlukhiv.
Died December 9th, 1966 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Francesco Paolo Cantelli
Italian mathematician (1875-1966).
Born December 20th, 1875 in Palermo.
Died July 21st, 1966 at 90 years old in Rome.
Robert F. Hill
Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Born April 14th, 1886 in Port Rowan, Ontario. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1966 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Wolfgang Langhoff
German actor and director (1901-1966).
Born October 6th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died August 25th, 1966 at 64 years old in East Berlin.
Áron Tamási
Hungarian writer (1897-1966).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Lupeni.
Died May 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Budapest.
Gösta Nystroem
Swedish composer (1890-1966).
Born October 13th, 1890 in Silvberg.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 75 years old
Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster
German academic and philosopher, editor (1869-1966).
Born June 2nd, 1869 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1966 at 96 years old in Kilchberg. [ref]
Christian Günther
Swedish diplomat (1886-1966).
Born December 3rd, 1886 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died March 6th, 1966 at 79 years old in Oscar Parish.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 485
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau