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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Fritz Bleyl
German artist (1880-1966).
Born October 8th, 1880 in Zwickau. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1966 at 85 years old in Bad Iburg. [ref]
Samuel Kahanamoku
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born November 4th, 1902 in Honolulu.
Died April 26th, 1966 at 63 years old in Honolulu.
Bobby Burns
Actor, film director (1878-1966).
Born September 1st, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died January 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian (1887-1966).
Born December 15th, 1887 in Dordrecht. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in Utrecht. [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.
Jean Lurçat
French painter (1892-1966).
Born July 1st, 1892 in Bruyères. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1966 at 73 years old in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. [ref]
Wäinö Aaltonen
Finnish artist and sculptor (1894–1966).
Born March 8th, 1894 in Marttila, Karinainen. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1966 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov
Russian and soviet weapons designer (1874-1966).
Born May 3rd, 1874 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 19th, 1966 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Hiroshi Shimizu
Japanese screenwriter (1903-1966).
Born March 28th, 1903 in Hamamatsu. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1966 at 63 years old in Kyoto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Philipp Frank
Austrian academic.
Born March 20th, 1884 in Vienna.
Died July 21st, 1966 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 201 to 210 of 441
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