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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler
American mathematician.
Born May 5th, 1883 in Hawarden.
Died March 26th, 1966 at 82 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Saeed Nafisi
Iranian writer.
Born June 8th, 1896 in Tehran.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 70 years old in Tehran.
Louis Persinger
American musician.
Born February 11th, 1887 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
President of nicaragua (1871-1966).
Born May 11th, 1871 in Nicaragua. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1966 at 94 years old in Managua.
Dimitar Talev
Bulgarian author.
Born September 1st, 1898 in Prilep. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1966 at 68 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Dino Alfieri
Politician.
Born December 8th, 1886 in Bologna.
Died January 2nd, 1966 at 79 years old in Milan.
Ferdinando Innocenti
Italian businessman (1891-1966).
Born September 1st, 1891 in Pescia.
Died June 21st, 1966 at 74 years old in Milan.
Hans Dreier
German art director (1885-1966).
Born August 21st, 1885 in Bremen.
Died October 24th, 1966 at 81 years old in Bernardsville.
Gene Gauntier
American actor and screenwriter (1885-1966).
Born May 17th, 1885 in Kansas City.
Died December 18th, 1966 at 81 years old in Cuernavaca.
Vilis Lācis
Latvian writer, politician (1904-1966).
Born May 12th, 1904 in Vecmīlgrāvis. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1966 at 61 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 441
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi