In the year 1966
545 Notable deaths
Reino Ragnar Lehto
Finnish politician (1898–1966).
Born May 2nd, 1898 in Turku. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1966 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Cyril Michie
Indian field hockey player (1900–1966).
Born August 20th, 1900 in Danapur.
Died November 10th, 1966 at 66 years old in Hampstead.
Nikolay Ilyich Belyaev
Soviet politician (1903-1966).
Born February 13th, 1903 in Kuterem.
Died October 28th, 1966 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Alfred Berger
Austrian figure skater (1894–1966).
Born August 25th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 71 years old
Dezső Lauber
Hungarian tennis player (1879–1966).
Died September 5th, 1966 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Katsuo Takaishi
Swimmer (1906–1966).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Osaka.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 59 years old (lung cancer).
Tony Terlazzo
American weightlifter (1911-1966).
Born July 28th, 1911 in Patti.
Died March 26th, 1966 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
José María Albareda
Spanish scientist and priest (1902-1966).
Born April 15th, 1902 in Caspe. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1966 at 63 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Adrianus de Jong
Dutch fencer (1882–1966).
Born June 21st, 1882 in Plantungan.
Died December 23rd, 1966 at 84 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Gösta Åsbrink
Gymnast, modern pentathlete (1881–1966).
Born November 18th, 1881 in Lovön.
Died April 19th, 1966 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Giuseppe Burzio
Italian priest and diplomat.
Born January 21st, 1901 in Cambiano.
Died February 10th, 1966 at 65 years old
Anna Lesznai
Hungarian-born american writer and poet (1885-1966).
Born January 3rd, 1885 in Nižný Hrušov.
Died October 2nd, 1966 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]
Parnaoz Chikviladze
Ussr judoka (1941-1966).
Born April 14th, 1941 in Akhmeta.
Died June 14th, 1966 at 25 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Pietro Ciriaci
Italian cardinal (1885–1966).
Born December 2nd, 1885 in Rome.
Died December 30th, 1966 at 81 years old in Rome.
Klas Robert Elias Fries
Swedish biologist (1876-1966).
Born July 11th, 1876 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1966 at 89 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Thaddeus Shideler
American hurdler.
Born October 17th, 1883 in Marion.
Died June 22nd, 1966 at 82 years old in Collbran.
Olof Molander
Swedish director (1892–1966).
Born October 8th, 1892 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1966 at 73 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Simon Chikovani
Georgian poet (1903-1966).
Born January 22nd, 1903 in Naesakovo.
Died April 24th, 1966 at 63 years old in Tbilisi.
Gerhard Menzel
German screenwriter (1894–1966).
Born September 29th, 1894 in Wałbrzych.
Died May 4th, 1966 at 71 years old in Comano.
Hilde Schrader
Swimmer (1910–1966).
Born January 4th, 1910 in Staßfurt.
Died March 23rd, 1966 at 56 years old in Magdeburg.
Hans Pettersson
Swedish oceanographer, physicist and explorer (1888–1966).
Born August 26th, 1888 in Forshälla församling. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1966 at 77 years old in Vasa parish. [ref]
Charles Catterall
Boxer (1914–1966).
Born October 16th, 1914 in Harare.
Died November 1st, 1966 at 52 years old in Durban.
Cécile Butticaz
Swiss engineer (1884-1966).
Born July 2nd, 1884 in Geneva. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1966 at 81 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Iosif Czako
Romanian footballer (1906-1966).
Born June 11th, 1906 in Reșița.
Died September 12th, 1966 at 60 years old in Reșița.
Silvio Lagreca
Brazilian association football player (1895-1966).
Born June 14th, 1895 in Piracicaba.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 70 years old in São Paulo.
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé