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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Quincy Porter
American composer.
Born February 7th, 1897 in New Haven. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1966 at 69 years old in Bethany. [ref]
Santiago Lovell
Argentine heavyweight boxer.
Born April 23rd, 1912 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 17th, 1966 at 53 years old in Buenos Aires.
Gʻafur Gʻulom
Uzbekistani writer.
Born May 10th, 1903 in Tashkent.
Died July 10th, 1966 at 63 years old in Tashkent.
Paul Sophus Epstein
Russian-american mathematician.
Born March 20th, 1883 in Warsaw.
Died February 8th, 1966 at 82 years old in Pasadena.
Jimmy Davies
American racing driver.
Born August 18th, 1929 in Glendale.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 36 years old in Chicago.
Georges Theunis
Belgian former prime minister (1873-1966).
Born February 28th, 1873 in Montegnée.
Died January 4th, 1966 at 92 years old in City of Brussels.
Petar Radaković
Croatian footballer (1937-1966).
Born February 22nd, 1937 in Rijeka. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1966 at 29 years old in Rijeka. [ref]
Nikolay Ignatov
Soviet politician (1901-1966).
Born May 16th, 1901 in Volgograd Oblast.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Erich Engel
German film and theatre director (1891-1966).
Born February 14th, 1891 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1966 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Vladislav Illich-Svitych
Soviet paleolinguist (1934-1966).
Born September 12th, 1934 in Kyiv.
Died August 22nd, 1966 at 31 years old in Shchyolkovo (struck by vehicle).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 441
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney