In the year 1966

472 Notable deaths

Elliot See

American test pilot and nasa astronaut (1927-1966).

Born July 23rd, 1927 in Dallas.

Died February 28th, 1966 at 38 years old in St. Louis (injury).

Bimal Roy

Indian film director (1909–1966).

Born July 12th, 1909 in Dhaka.

Died January 8th, 1966 at 56 years old in Mumbai. [ref]

Wallace Ford

Actor (1898-1966).

Born February 12th, 1898 in Bolton. [ref]

Died June 11th, 1966 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ahmadu Bello

Nigerian politician.

Born June 12th, 1910 in Rabbah.

Died January 15th, 1966 at 55 years old in Kaduna.

Nandalal Bose

Indian artist (1882-1966).

Born December 3rd, 1882 in Tarapur.

Died April 16th, 1966 at 83 years old in Santiniketan.

Robert Keith

American actor (1898-1966).

Born February 10th, 1898 in Fowler.

Died December 22nd, 1966 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.

Alfred P. Sloan

American businessman (1875–1966).

Born May 23rd, 1875 in New Haven.

Died February 17th, 1966 at 90 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (myocardial infarction).

Helen Menken

American actress (1901–1966).

Born December 12th, 1901 in New York City.

Died March 27th, 1966 at 64 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Jean Arp

Alsatian sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (1886–1966).

Born September 16th, 1885 in Strasbourg. [ref]

Died June 7th, 1966 at 80 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction). [ref]

D. T. Suzuki

Japanese buddhist scholar, doctor of letters (1870–1966).

Born October 18th, 1870 in Hondamachi.

Died June 12th, 1966 at 95 years old in St. Luke's International Hospital (bowel obstruction).

Deaths 51 to 60 of 472

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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard