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In the year 1966
484 Notable deaths
Wäinö Aaltonen
Finnish artist and sculptor (1894–1966).
Born March 8th, 1894 in Marttila, Karinainen.
Died May 30th, 1966 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Samuel Kahanamoku
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1902–1966).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Honolulu.
Died April 26th, 1966 at 63 years old in Honolulu.
Ethel Clayton
American actress (1882–1966).
Born November 8th, 1882 in Champaign.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 83 years old in Oxnard.
Neil Hamilton Fairley
Australian physician and soldier (1891-1966).
Born July 15th, 1891 in Inglewood.
Died April 19th, 1966 at 74 years old in Sonning.
Pierre Montet
French egyptologist.
Born June 27th, 1885 in Villefranche-sur-Saône. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1966 at 80 years old in Paris.
Carmelita Geraghty
American actress and painter (1901-1966).
Born March 21st, 1901 in Rushville.
Died July 7th, 1966 at 65 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Hazel Abel
American politician (1888-1966).
Born July 10th, 1888 in Plattsmouth. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1966 at 78 years old in Lincoln.
René Schick
President of nicaragua from 1963 to 1966.
Born November 23rd, 1909 in Managua.
Died August 3rd, 1966 at 56 years old in Managua (myocardial infarction).
Hans Ferdinand Geisler
German general.
Born April 19th, 1891 in Hanover.
Died June 25th, 1966 at 75 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Rex Lease
American actor (1903-1966).
Born February 11th, 1903 in West Virginia.
Died January 3rd, 1966 at 62 years old in Van Nuys.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 484
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