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In the year 1966
462 Notable deaths
Arturo Riccardi
Italian admiral (1878-1966).
Born October 30th, 1878 in Saluzzo.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 88 years old in Rome.
Jack London
British athlete.
Born January 13th, 1905 in British Guiana.
Died May 2nd, 1966 at 61 years old in London.
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.
Wilhelm Busch
German protestant pastor and writer (1897-1966).
Born March 27th, 1897 in Elberfeld.
Died June 20th, 1966 at 69 years old in Lübeck.
Giorgi Leonidze
Georgian poet.
Born January 8th, 1900 in Patardzeuli. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1966 at 66 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
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]
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.
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