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In the year 1966
461 Notable deaths
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.
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 Glen Cove.
Nishizō Tsukahara
Japanese admiral (1887-1966).
Born April 3rd, 1887 in Fukui Prefecture.
Died January 10th, 1966 at 78 years old in Fuchū.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 461
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