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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Fritz Houtermans
Physicist (1903-1966).
Born January 22nd, 1903 in Gdańsk.
Died March 1st, 1966 at 63 years old in Bern (lung cancer).
Harry Beaumont
American film director, actor, and screenwriter (1888-1966).
Born February 10th, 1888 in Abilene. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in Providence Saint John's Health Center. [ref]
Alice Masaryková
Czech social worker and politician (1879-1966).
Born May 3rd, 1879 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1966 at 87 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Neil Hamilton Fairley
Australian physician and soldier (1891-1966).
Born July 15th, 1891 in Inglewood.
Died April 19th, 1966 at 74 years old in Sonning.
Władysław Bortnowski
Polish historian and general.
Born November 12th, 1891 in Radom.
Died November 21st, 1966 at 75 years old in Doylestown.
Nishizō Tsukahara
Japanese admiral (1887-1966).
Born April 3rd, 1887 in Fukui Prefecture.
Died January 10th, 1966 at 78 years old in Fuchū.
Jakub Szynkiewicz
Polish imam (1884-1966).
Born April 16th, 1884 in Liachavičy.
Died November 1st, 1966 at 82 years old in Waterbury.
Ethel Clayton
Actress (1882-1966).
Born November 8th, 1882 in Champaign.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 83 years old in Oxnard.
Frank Nighbor
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born January 26th, 1893 in Pembroke.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 73 years old in Pembroke (cancer).
Pierre Montet
French egyptologist.
Born June 27th, 1885 in Villefranche-sur-Saône. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1966 at 80 years old in Paris.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 441
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