In the year 1966
544 Notable deaths
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker
Hungarian fencer.
Born October 13th, 1880 in Sânmartin.
Died August 25th, 1966 at 85 years old in Budapest.
Axel Alfredsson
Swedish footballer (1902-1966).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Helsingborg.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 64 years old in Nacka.
Chester Newton
Olympic wrestler (1903-1966).
Born September 18th, 1903 in Canby.
Died May 11th, 1966 at 62 years old in Oregon City (traffic collision).
Ladislav Prokeš
Czech chess player (1884-1966).
Born June 7th, 1884 in New Town. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1966 at 81 years old in Prague.
Karl Ruberl
Swimmer (1880–1966).
Born October 3rd, 1880 in Vienna.
Died December 12th, 1966 at 86 years old in New York City.
Eduards Smiļģis
Latvian actor and theatre director (1886–1966).
Born November 23rd, 1886 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1966 at 79 years old in Riga. [ref]
Charles Lomberg
Swedish decathlete (1886-1966).
Born December 4th, 1886 in Gothenburg.
Died March 6th, 1966 at 79 years old in Gothenburg.
Avtandil Koridze
Georgian olympic wrestler (1935–1966).
Born April 15th, 1935 in Tbilisi.
Died April 12th, 1966 at 30 years old in Terjola (traffic collision).
Maria Kuznetsova
Singer and dancer (1880–1966).
Born August 3rd, 1880 in Odesa.
Died April 25th, 1966 at 85 years old in Paris.
Aleksandr Anufriyev
Athletics competitor (1926-1966).
Born May 10th, 1926 in Izhma. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1966 at 40 years old in Naryan-Mar (traffic collision).
Magda Donato
Spanish writer and actress (1898–1966).
Born February 6th, 1898 in Madrid.
Died November 4th, 1966 at 68 years old in Mexico City.
Erik Bergström
Swedish association football player (1886-1966).
Born January 6th, 1886 in Gothenburg.
Died January 30th, 1966 at 80 years old in Masthuggs församling.
Blaine Sexton
Ice hockey player (1892–1966).
Born May 3rd, 1892 in Windsor.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 73 years old in London.
Andrej Bagar
Czechoslovak politician and actor (1900–1966).
Born October 29th, 1900 in Trenčianske Teplice.
Died July 31st, 1966 at 65 years old in Bratislava.
Joaquín Albareda y Ramoneda
Spanish cardinal and theologian (1892-1966).
Born February 16th, 1892 in Barcelona.
Died July 20th, 1966 at 74 years old in Barcelona.
Jean Rossius
Belgian cyclist (1890–1966).
Born December 27th, 1890 in Soumagne.
Died May 2nd, 1966 at 75 years old in Liège.
René Barbier
French olympic fencer (1891–1966).
Born March 4th, 1891 in Dijon. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1966 at 74 years old in Pully. [ref]
Bernard Schmetz
French fencer (1904–1966).
Born March 21st, 1904 in Orléans. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1966 at 62 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Anders Petersen
Danish boxer.
Born December 16th, 1899 in Copenhagen.
Died April 28th, 1966 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Gian Gaspare Napolitano
Italian journalist (1907–1966).
Born April 30th, 1907 in Palermo.
Died January 5th, 1966 at 58 years old in Rome.
Alfonso Castaldo
Catholic cardinal (1890–1966).
Born November 6th, 1890 in Casoria.
Died March 3rd, 1966 at 75 years old in Naples.
Douglas McWhirter
English football player (1886-1966).
Born August 13th, 1886 in Erith.
Died October 14th, 1966 at 80 years old in Plumstead.
Georges Duhamel
French writer (1884–1966).
Born June 30th, 1884 in Paris.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 81 years old in Valmondois.
Adam Królikiewicz
Polish equestrian (1894–1966).
Born December 9th, 1894 in Lviv.
Died May 4th, 1966 at 71 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna (horse fall).
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