In the year 1966
472 Notable deaths
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.
Alexander von Falkenhausen
German general (1878-1966).
Born October 29th, 1878 in Kwiatków, Opole Voivodeship.
Died July 31st, 1966 at 87 years old in Nassau.
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]
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]
J. F. C. Fuller
British army general (1878-1966).
Born September 1st, 1878 in Chichester.
Died February 10th, 1966 at 87 years old in Falmouth.
William Z. Foster
American politician (1881-1961).
Born February 25th, 1881 in Taunton. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1966 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Fernande Olivier
French artist and model (1881-1966).
Died January 29th, 1966 at 84 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Demchugdongrub
Mongol prince (1902–1966).
Born February 8th, 1902 in Sonid Right Banner.
Died May 23rd, 1966 at 64 years old in Hohhot.
Peter Debye
Dutch-american physicist and physical chemist.
Born March 24th, 1884 in Maastricht. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1966 at 82 years old in Ithaca (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 472
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur