In the year 1966

472 Notable deaths

George Camsell

English footballer (1902–1966).

Born November 27th, 1902 in Durham.

Died March 7th, 1966 at 63 years old in Middlesbrough.

Vicente Rojo Lluch

Spanish general (1894–1966).

Born October 8th, 1894 in Barcelona, La Font de la Figuera. [ref]

Died June 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Madrid.

Lillian Smith

American author, social critic (1897-1966).

Born December 12th, 1897 in Jasper.

Died September 28th, 1966 at 68 years old in Atlanta (breast cancer).

Emma Dunn

Actress.

Born February 26th, 1875 in Birkenhead.

Died December 14th, 1966 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

William Zorach

American artist.

Born February 28th, 1887 in Jurbarkas. [ref]

Died November 15th, 1966 at 79 years old in Bath. [ref]

Fuat Köprülü

Turkish historian and politician (1890–1966).

Born December 5th, 1890 in Istanbul. [ref]

Died June 28th, 1966 at 75 years old in Istanbul (traffic collision).

Rolf Sievert

Swedish medical physicist, professor.

Born May 6th, 1896 in Stockholm. [ref]

Died December 3rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Célestin Freinet

French pedagogue.

Born October 15th, 1896 in Gars. [ref]

Died October 8th, 1966 at 69 years old in Vence.

Otto von Knobelsdorff

German general.

Born March 31st, 1886 in Berlin.

Died October 21st, 1966 at 80 years old in Hanover.

Konrad Heiden

German journalist and historian.

Born August 7th, 1901 in Munich. [ref]

Died July 18th, 1966 at 64 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

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Everyone dies but not everyone lives. William Wallace