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In the year 1966
472 Notable deaths
Quincy Porter
American composer (1897–1966).
Born February 7th, 1897 in New Haven.
Died November 12th, 1966 at 69 years old in Bethany.
Arturo Riccardi
Italian admiral (1878-1966).
Born October 30th, 1878 in Saluzzo.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 88 years old in Rome.
Nikolay Ignatov
Soviet politician (1901-1966).
Born May 16th, 1901 in Volgograd Oblast.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Paul Sophus Epstein
Russian-american mathematician.
Born March 20th, 1883 in Warsaw.
Died February 8th, 1966 at 82 years old in Pasadena.
Santiago Lovell
Argentine heavyweight boxer.
Born April 23rd, 1912 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 17th, 1966 at 53 years old in Buenos Aires.
Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez
Prime minister of the netherlands antilles.
Born October 27th, 1907 in Otrobanda.
Died November 22nd, 1966 at 59 years old [ref]
Juan Natalicio González
President of paraguay (1897-1966).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Villarrica. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1966 at 69 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Petar Radaković
Croatian footballer (1937-1966).
Born February 22nd, 1937 in Rijeka. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1966 at 29 years old in Rijeka. [ref]
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.
Julien Carette
Actor (1897–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1897 in Paris.
Died July 20th, 1966 at 68 years old in Le Vésinet.
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