In the year 1966
472 Notable deaths
Louis Persinger
American musician.
Born February 11th, 1887 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Otto Schultze
Generaladmiral with the kriegsmarine during world war ii.
Born May 11th, 1884 in Oldenburg.
Died January 22nd, 1966 at 81 years old in Hamburg.
Eugene O'Brien
American stage and film actor (1880-1966).
Born November 14th, 1880 in Boulder.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Sofya Yanovskaya
Russian mathematician (1896–1966).
Born January 31st, 1896 in Pružany. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1966 at 70 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]
Alice Calhoun
American silent film actress (1900-1966).
Born November 24th, 1900 in Cleveland.
Died June 3rd, 1966 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Marija Petković
Croatian catholic nun, founder of the catholic congregation of the daughters of mercy (1892-1966).
Born December 10th, 1892 in Blato, Korčula.
Died July 9th, 1966 at 73 years old in Rome.
Gianni Di Venanzo
Italian cinematographer (1920–1966).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Teramo.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 45 years old in Rome.
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
Dutch geophysicist.
Born July 30th, 1887 in The Hague. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1966 at 79 years old in Amersfoort. [ref]
Joe Spence
English footballer (1898-1966).
Born December 15th, 1898 in England.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 68 years old in Chesterfield.
Josef von Báky
Was hungarian filmmaker (1902-1966).
Born March 23rd, 1902 in Sombor. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1966 at 64 years old in Munich. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 472
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon