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In the year 1966
478 Notable deaths
Francesco Paolo Cantelli
Italian mathematician (1875-1966).
Born December 20th, 1875 in Palermo.
Died July 21st, 1966 at 90 years old in Rome.
Robert F. Hill
Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Born April 14th, 1886 in Port Rowan, Ontario. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1966 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Wolfgang Langhoff
German actor and director (1901-1966).
Born October 6th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died August 25th, 1966 at 64 years old in East Berlin.
Áron Tamási
Hungarian writer (1897-1966).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Lupeni.
Died May 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Budapest.
Gösta Nystroem
Swedish composer (1890-1966).
Born October 13th, 1890 in Silvberg.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 75 years old
Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster
German academic and philosopher, editor (1869-1966).
Born June 2nd, 1869 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1966 at 96 years old in Kilchberg. [ref]
Christian Günther
Swedish diplomat (1886-1966).
Born December 3rd, 1886 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died March 6th, 1966 at 79 years old in Oscar Parish.
Wenzel Jaksch
Czech sudeten german socialdemocrat politician (1896-1966).
Born September 26th, 1896 in Dlouhá Stropnice. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1966 at 70 years old in Wiesbaden (traffic collision). [ref]
Alfred Neuland
Estonian weightlifter and coach (1895–1966).
Born October 10th, 1895 in Walk.
Died November 16th, 1966 at 71 years old in Tallinn.
Felipe Pascucci
Italian footballer (1907-1966).
Born June 24th, 1907 in Genoa.
Died December 18th, 1966 at 59 years old
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