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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Douglass Montgomery
Actor (1907-1966).
Born October 29th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died July 23rd, 1966 at 58 years old in Norwalk (cancer).
Ludwig Binswanger
Swiss psychiatrist and essayist (1881-1966).
Born April 13th, 1881 in Kreuzlingen. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1966 at 84 years old in Kreuzlingen. [ref]
Battista Farina
Italian automobile designer.
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Turin.
Died April 3rd, 1966 at 72 years old in Lausanne.
George Ohsawa
Twentieth century japanese philosopher.
Born October 18th, 1893 in Shingū. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1966 at 72 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Robert Graf
1923-1966 german actor.
Born November 18th, 1923 in Witten.
Died February 4th, 1966 at 42 years old in Munich (cancer).
Ernest Burgess
American sociologist.
Born May 16th, 1886 in Tilbury. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1966 at 80 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Herbert Otto Gille
German general (1897-1966).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Bad Gandersheim.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 69 years old in Stemmen (myocardial infarction).
Andrew McNaughton
Canadian scientist, diplomat, and general (1887-1966).
Born February 25th, 1887 in Moosomin.
Died July 11th, 1966 at 79 years old in Quebec.
Emil Brunner
Swiss theologian (1889-1966).
Born December 23rd, 1889 in Winterthur. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1966 at 76 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Sydney Camm
British aeronautical engineer.
Born August 5th, 1893 in Windsor.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 72 years old in Richmond.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 441
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