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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Don Herold
Cartoonist (1889-1966).
Born July 9th, 1889 in Bloomfield.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 76 years old in Vero Beach.
Carmelita Geraghty
American actress and painter (1901-1966).
Born March 21st, 1901 in Rushville.
Died July 7th, 1966 at 65 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Hazel Abel
American politician (1888-1966).
Born July 10th, 1888 in Plattsmouth. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1966 at 78 years old in Lincoln.
Reinhold Platz
German aircraft designer.
Born January 16th, 1886 in Cottbus.
Died November 15th, 1966 at 80 years old in Ahrensburg.
Isaak Pomeranchuk
Soviet physicist (1913-1966).
Born May 20th, 1913 in Warsaw.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 53 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Stylianos Gonatas
Greek politician (1876-1966).
Born August 15th, 1876 in Patras.
Died March 29th, 1966 at 89 years old in Athens.
Stanisław Mackiewicz
Polish writer (1896-1966).
Born December 18th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1966 at 69 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Hans von Ahlfen
German army general (1897-1966).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died September 11th, 1966 at 69 years old in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Karl Adam
German theologian (1876-1966).
Born October 22nd, 1876 in Freudenberg, Pursruck. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1966 at 89 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Dimitar Dimov
Bulgarian dramatist, novelist and veterinarian (1909-1966).
Born June 25th, 1909 in Lovech.
Died April 1st, 1966 at 56 years old in Bucharest (cerebrovascular disease).
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