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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Gino Severini
Italian painter (1883-1966).
Born April 7th, 1883 in Cortona. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1966 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
Elena Stasova
Soviet politician (1873-1966).
Born October 15th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1966 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Eva Justin
German anthropologist.
Born August 23rd, 1909 in Dresden.
Died September 11th, 1966 at 57 years old in Offenbach am Main (cancer).
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
President of el salvador (1878-1966).
Born October 21st, 1882 in El Salvador. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1966 at 83 years old in Honduras (stab wound).
Edward Gordon Craig
Modernist stage designer and theatre director (1872-1966).
Born January 16th, 1872 in Stevenage. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1966 at 94 years old in Vence. [ref]
Jisaburō Ozawa
Japanese admiral.
Born October 2nd, 1886 in Koyu district.
Died November 9th, 1966 at 80 years old in Japan (multiple sclerosis).
Siegfried Kracauer
German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1966 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mina Loy
British writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps (1882-1966).
Born December 27th, 1882 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1966 at 83 years old in Aspen. [ref]
Guillermo Stábile
Argentine football player and manager.
Born January 17th, 1906 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 60 years old in Buenos Aires.
Walt Hansgen
Racecar driver (1919-1966).
Born October 28th, 1919 in Westfield.
Died April 7th, 1966 at 46 years old in Orléans.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 441
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