In the year 1966
485 Notable deaths
Allie Morrison
Olympic wrestler.
Born June 29th, 1904 in Marshalltown.
Died April 18th, 1966 at 61 years old in Omaha.
Joel Stebbins
American astronomer.
Born July 30th, 1878 in Omaha.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Palo Alto.
Lloyd Spooner
American sport shooter (1884–1966).
Born October 6th, 1884 in Tacoma.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 82 years old in Zephyrhills.
Vladimir Petrov
Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor.
Born July 22nd, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 7th, 1966 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Curt Badinski
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born May 17th, 1890 in Grebenstein.
Died February 27th, 1966 at 75 years old in Oldenburg.
John Spellman
Olympic wrestler (1899-1966).
Born June 14th, 1899 in Middletown.
Died August 1st, 1966 at 67 years old in Mashonaland West Province.
Alessandro Marchetti
Italian aircraft engineer.
Died December 5th, 1966 at 82 years old in Sesto Calende.
Kawabata Ryushi
Japanese painter (1885-1966).
Born June 6th, 1885 in Wakayama.
Died April 10th, 1966 at 80 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Hans Stille
German geologist (1876-1966).
Born October 8th, 1876 in Hanover.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Robert Charpentier
French racing cyclist.
Born April 4th, 1916 in Maule. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1966 at 50 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 485
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson