In the year 1966

485 Notable deaths

Paul Sophus Epstein

Russian-american mathematician.

Born March 20th, 1883 in Warsaw.

Died February 8th, 1966 at 82 years old in Pasadena.

Santiago Lovell

Argentine heavyweight boxer.

Born April 23rd, 1912 in Buenos Aires.

Died March 17th, 1966 at 53 years old in Buenos Aires.

Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez

Prime minister of the netherlands antilles.

Born October 27th, 1907 in Otrobanda.

Died November 22nd, 1966 at 59 years old [ref]

Juan Natalicio González

President of paraguay (1897-1966).

Born September 8th, 1897 in Villarrica. [ref]

Died December 6th, 1966 at 69 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).

Petar Radaković

Croatian footballer (1937-1966).

Born February 22nd, 1937 in Rijeka. [ref]

Died November 1st, 1966 at 29 years old in Rijeka (myocardial infarction).

Wilhelm Busch

German protestant pastor and writer (1897-1966).

Born March 27th, 1897 in Elberfeld.

Died June 20th, 1966 at 69 years old in Lübeck.

Julien Carette

Actor (1897–1966).

Born December 23rd, 1897 in Paris.

Died July 20th, 1966 at 68 years old in Le Vésinet.

Vladislav Illich-Svitych

Soviet paleolinguist (1934–1966).

Born September 12th, 1934 in Kyiv.

Died August 22nd, 1966 at 31 years old in Shchyolkovo (struck by vehicle).

Georges Theunis

Belgian former prime minister (1873-1966).

Born February 28th, 1873 in Montegnée.

Died January 4th, 1966 at 92 years old in City of Brussels.

Giorgi Leonidze

Georgian poet, prose writer and literary scholar (1899–1966).

Born January 8th, 1900. [ref]

Died August 9th, 1966 at 66 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]

Deaths 291 to 300 of 485

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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling