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In the year 1966
461 Notable deaths
William Ernest Hocking
American philosopher (1873-1966).
Born August 10th, 1873 in Cleveland.
Died June 12th, 1966 at 92 years old in New Hampshire.
Vera Weizmann
First lady of israel (1881–1966).
Born November 27th, 1881 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died September 24th, 1966 at 84 years old in London.
Évariste Kimba
Democratic republic of the congo prime minister (1926-1966).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Belgian Congo.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 39 years old in Kinshasa (hanging).
Elio Vittorini
Italian writer, literary translator and editor.
Born July 23rd, 1908 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1966 at 57 years old in Milan (stomach cancer). [ref]
Marguerite Long
French musician.
Born November 13th, 1874 in Nîmes.
Died February 13th, 1966 at 91 years old in Paris.
Papa Jack Laine
American musician (1873-1966).
Born September 21st, 1873 in New Orleans.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 92 years old in Jackson.
Ludwig Meidner
German expressionist artist (1884-1966).
Born April 18th, 1884 in Bierutów. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1966 at 82 years old in Darmstadt. [ref]
Arthur Lourié
Russian composer.
Born May 1st, 1892 in Slauharad. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1966 at 74 years old in Princeton. [ref]
John Taylor
Race car driver, completed four formula one races 1964-1966, died from a crash at the 1966 german grand prix.
Born March 23rd, 1933 in Anstey.
Died September 8th, 1966 at 33 years old in Koblenz.
Vladimir Minorsky
Russian historian, orientalist, iranist.
Born February 5th, 1877 in Korcheva. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1966 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 461
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius