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In the year 1966
461 Notable deaths
Battista Farina
Italian automobile designer (1893–1966).
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Turin.
Died April 3rd, 1966 at 72 years old in Lausanne.
Célestin Freinet
French pedagogue.
Born October 15th, 1896 in Gars. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1966 at 69 years old in Vence.
Rolf Sievert
Swedish medical physicist, professor.
Born May 6th, 1896 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Otto von Knobelsdorff
German general.
Born March 31st, 1886 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 1966 at 80 years old in Hanover.
George Camsell
English footballer (1902–1966).
Born November 27th, 1902 in Durham.
Died March 7th, 1966 at 63 years old in Middlesbrough.
Emma Dunn
Actress.
Born February 26th, 1875 in Birkenhead.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
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).
Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji
Indian cricketer (1895-1966).
Born September 18th, 1895.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Mumbai.
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.
Kathleen Norris
American writer (1880-1966).
Born July 16th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died January 18th, 1966 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 461
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