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In the year 1966
472 Notable deaths
Väinö Tanner
Finnish politician, prime minister of finland (1881-1966).
Born March 12th, 1881 in Helsinki.
Died April 19th, 1966 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
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]
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.
Zinovy Peshkov
French general (1884-1966).
Born October 16th, 1884 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died November 27th, 1966 at 82 years old in Paris.
Albert Renger-Patzsch
German photographer.
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1966 at 69 years old in Wamel. [ref]
Papa Jack Laine
American musician (1873-1966).
Born September 21st, 1873 in New Orleans.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 92 years old in Jackson.
Emil Julius Gumbel
German mathematician and statistician.
Born July 18th, 1891 in Munich. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1966 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian (1887-1966).
Born December 15th, 1887 in Dordrecht.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in Utrecht.
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]
Hewlett Johnson
English priest and stalinist theorist (1874–1966).
Born January 25th, 1874 in Manchester.
Died October 22nd, 1966 at 92 years old in London.
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