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In the year 1966
472 Notable deaths
Paula Strasberg
American actress, drama coach (1909-1966).
Born March 8th, 1909 in New York City.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 57 years old in New York City (bone cancer).
Brian O'Nolan
Irish writer (1911-1966).
Born October 5th, 1911 in Strabane.
Died April 1st, 1966 at 54 years old in Dublin.
Lucy Burns
American suffragist (1879-1966).
Born July 28th, 1879 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1966 at 87 years old in Brooklyn.
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]
Johnny Kidd
British singer, songwriter (1935–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1935 in Willesden.
Died October 7th, 1966 at 30 years old in Bury, Radcliffe (traffic collision).
Sadao Araki
Japanese general (1877-1966).
Died November 2nd, 1966 at 89 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Eva Justin
German anthropologist.
Born August 23rd, 1909 in Dresden.
Died September 11th, 1966 at 57 years old in Offenbach am Main (cancer).
Marguerite Higgins
American journalist (1920-1966).
Born September 3rd, 1920 in British Hong Kong.
Died January 3rd, 1966 at 45 years old in Washington, D.C. (leishmaniasis).
Abe Saperstein
American basketball player (1902-1966).
Born July 4th, 1902 in London.
Died March 15th, 1966 at 63 years old in Chicago.
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.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 472
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