In the year 1966
484 Notable deaths
Richard Hageman
Dutch conductor (1881-1966).
Born July 9th, 1882 in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1966 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Vera Weizmann
First lady of israel (1881–1966).
Born November 27th, 1881 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died September 24th, 1966 at 84 years old in London.
Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
German general (1899-1966).
Born January 2nd, 1899 in Berlin.
Died September 19th, 1966 at 67 years old in Gaißach.
Jules Furthman
American screenwriter and journalist (1888-1966).
Born March 5th, 1888 in Chicago.
Died September 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in Oxford (stroke).
Claire McDowell
Actress (1877-1966).
Born November 2nd, 1877 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 1966 at 88 years old in Hollywood.
Seena Owen
Actress (1894-1966).
Born November 14th, 1894 in Spokane.
Died August 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Hermann Scherchen
German conductor.
Born June 21st, 1891 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1966 at 74 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rafael Sánchez Mazas
Spanish nationalist writer (1894-1966).
Born February 18th, 1894 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1966 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
William Ernest Hocking
American philosopher (1873-1966).
Born August 10th, 1873 in Cleveland.
Died June 12th, 1966 at 92 years old in New Hampshire.
Vladimir Minorsky
Russian historian, orientalist, iranist (1877–1966).
Born February 6th, 1877 in Korcheva. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1966 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 484
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine