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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Célestin Freinet
French pedagogue.
Born October 15th, 1896 in Gars. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1966 at 69 years old in Vence. [ref]
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.
Born November 27th, 1902 in Durham.
Died March 7th, 1966 at 63 years old in England.
Emma Dunn
Actress.
Born February 26th, 1875 in Birkenhead.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Fuat Köprülü
Turkish scientist, politician and historian (1890-1966).
Born December 4th, 1890 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1966 at 75 years old in Istanbul (traffic collision). [ref]
Vicente Rojo Lluch
Spanish general.
Born October 8th, 1894 in La Font de la Figuera.
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.
Jan Kiepura
Polish actor and singer.
Born May 16th, 1902 in Sosnowiec. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1966 at 64 years old in Harrison (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Venceslau Brás
President of brazil (1868-1966).
Born February 26th, 1868 in Brasópolis.
Died May 15th, 1966 at 98 years old in Itajubá.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 441
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