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In the year 1966
463 Notable deaths
Artur Alliksaar
Estonian poet (1923-1966).
Born April 15th, 1923 in Tartu. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1966 at 43 years old in Tartu (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Hans Purrmann
German painter (1880-1966).
Born April 10th, 1880 in Speyer. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1966 at 86 years old in Basel. [ref]
Néstor Guillén
President of bolivia (1890-1966).
Born January 28th, 1890 in La Paz.
Died March 12th, 1966 at 76 years old in La Paz.
Bernhard Zondek
Endocrinologist.
Born July 29th, 1891 in Poznań.
Died November 8th, 1966 at 75 years old in New York City.
Betty Arlen
American actress (1909-1966).
Born November 9th, 1909 in Webster County.
Died August 4th, 1966 at 56 years old in Farmington.
Vicente Mejía Colindres
President of honduras (1878-1966).
Born April 6th, 1878 in Intibucá Department.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 88 years old in Tegucigalpa.
José Isbert
Spanish actor (1886–1966).
Born March 3rd, 1886 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1966 at 80 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Raffaello Matarazzo
Italian filmmaker.
Born August 17th, 1909 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1966 at 56 years old in Rome. [ref]
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]
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]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 463
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn