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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
British princess (1884-1966).
Born April 20th, 1884 in Eastwell Park.
Died July 13th, 1966 at 82 years old in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Billy Rose
American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist.
Born September 6th, 1899 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1966 at 66 years old in Montego Bay (pneumonia). [ref]
George de Hevesy
Hungarian chemist (1885-1966).
Born August 1st, 1885 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1966 at 80 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Richard Fariña
American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist.
Born March 8th, 1937 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1966 at 29 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (traffic collision). [ref]
Giuseppe Farina
Italian racecar driver (1906-1966).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Turin.
Died June 30th, 1966 at 59 years old in Chambéry (traffic collision).
Francis X. Bushman
American actor, director, and writer (1883-1966).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Baltimore.
Died August 23rd, 1966 at 83 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction).
Margery Allingham
English writer of detective fiction, editor.
Born May 20th, 1904 in Ealing. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1966 at 62 years old in Severalls Hospital (breast cancer). [ref]
Hans Hofmann
German american painter.
Born March 21st, 1880 in Weißenburg in Bayern, Weißenberg. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1966 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Cemal Gürsel
Turkish general and politician (1895-1966).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Hınıs.
Died September 14th, 1966 at 70 years old in Ankara (stroke).
Joseph A. Walker
American test pilot.
Born February 20th, 1921 in Washington.
Died June 8th, 1966 at 45 years old in Barstow.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 441
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