In the year 1966
472 Notable deaths
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]
Fritz Houtermans
Physicist (1903-1966).
Born January 22nd, 1903 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1966 at 63 years old in Bern (lung cancer).
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.
Arthur Lourié
Russian composer.
Born May 1st, 1892 in Slauharad. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1966 at 74 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Nishizō Tsukahara
Japanese admiral (1887-1966).
Born April 3rd, 1887 in Fukui Prefecture.
Died January 10th, 1966 at 78 years old in Fuchū.
Robert Harold Nimmo
Australian army officer (1893–1966).
Born November 22nd, 1893 in Einasleigh.
Died January 4th, 1966 at 72 years old in Rawalpindi (myocardial infarction).
Władysław Bortnowski
Polish historian and general.
Born November 12th, 1891 in Radom.
Died November 21st, 1966 at 75 years old in Glen Cove.
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]
Fritz Bleyl
German artist (1880-1966).
Born October 8th, 1880 in Zwickau.
Died September 19th, 1966 at 85 years old in Bad Iburg.
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]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 472
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