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In the year 1966
472 Notable deaths
Christian Herter
American politician (1895-1966).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Paris.
Died December 30th, 1966 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..
Lao She
Chinese writer, novelist and playwright (1899-1966).
Born February 3rd, 1899 in Beijing.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 67 years old in Taiping Lake (drowning).
Deems Taylor
American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music (1885–1966).
Born December 22nd, 1885 in New York City.
Died July 3rd, 1966 at 80 years old in New York City.
Cléo de Mérode
French dancer (1875-1966).
Born September 27th, 1875 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 17th, 1966 at 91 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (dementia).
Louis A. Johnson
American politician (1891-1966).
Born January 10th, 1891 in Roanoke.
Died April 24th, 1966 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C..
Edmond Locard
French forensic scientist (1877–1966).
Born December 13th, 1877 in Saint-Chamond.
Died May 4th, 1966 at 88 years old in Caluire-et-Cuire.
Siegfried Kracauer
German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Frankfurt.
Died November 26th, 1966 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Alfred Naujocks
Ss officer (1911–1966).
Born September 20th, 1911 in Kiel.
Died April 4th, 1966 at 54 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Sutan Sjahrir
Prime minister of indonesia.
Born March 5th, 1909 in Padang Panjang.
Died April 9th, 1966 at 57 years old in Zürich.
Felix von Luckner
German sailor.
Born June 9th, 1881 in Dresden. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1966 at 84 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 472
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