In the year 1966
484 Notable deaths
Hannes Kolehmainen
Finnish long-distance runner.
Born December 9th, 1889 in Kuopio.
Died January 11th, 1966 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
George Camsell
English footballer (1902–1966).
Born November 27th, 1902 in Durham.
Died March 7th, 1966 at 63 years old in Middlesbrough.
Vicente Rojo Lluch
Spanish general (1894–1966).
Born October 8th, 1894 in Barcelona, La Font de la Figuera. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Madrid.
Lillian Smith
American author, social critic (1897-1966).
Born December 12th, 1897 in Jasper.
Died September 28th, 1966 at 68 years old in Atlanta (breast cancer).
Emma Dunn
Actress (1875-1966).
Born February 26th, 1875 in Birkenhead.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
William Zorach
American artist.
Born February 28th, 1887 in Jurbarkas. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1966 at 79 years old in Bath. [ref]
Fuat Köprülü
Turkish historian and politician (1890–1966).
Born December 5th, 1890 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1966 at 75 years old in Istanbul (traffic collision).
Rolf Sievert
Swedish medical physicist, professor.
Born May 6th, 1896 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Frank Chodorov
American libertarian thinker (1887–1966).
Born February 15th, 1887 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 1966 at 79 years old in United States.
Célestin Freinet
French pedagogue.
Born October 15th, 1896 in Gars. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1966 at 69 years old in Vence.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 484
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved