In the year 1966
544 Notable deaths
Henri Van Lerberghe
Road bicycle racer (1891-1966).
Born January 29th, 1891 in Lichtervelde.
Died April 10th, 1966 at 75 years old in Lichtervelde.
Roman Dzeneladze
Olympic wrestler (1933-1966).
Born April 12th, 1933 in Tbilisi.
Died April 11th, 1966 at 32 years old in Terjola (traffic collision).
Géza Tuli
Gymnast (1888–1966).
Born November 4th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died January 30th, 1966 at 77 years old in Budapest.
George Rennie
Canadian lacrosse player (1883-1966).
Born March 10th, 1883 in New Brunswick.
Died December 13th, 1966 at 83 years old in New Westminster.
Peder Larsen Pedersen
Gymnast (1880-1966).
Born November 30th, 1880 in Denmark.
Died January 20th, 1966 at 85 years old in Kerteminde.
Knut Torell
Gymnast (1885-1966).
Died December 24th, 1966 at 81 years old in Österhaninge church parish.
Ettore Bellotto
Italian gymnast (1895–1966).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Vicenza.
Died August 11th, 1966 at 71 years old in Milan.
Olav Kjelbotn
Norwegian cross country skier (1898–1966).
Born October 5th, 1898 in Fosnes Municipality.
Died May 17th, 1966 at 67 years old in Namsos Municipality.
Jens Kirkegaard
Gymnast (1889-1966).
Born June 1st, 1889 in Denmark.
Died April 20th, 1966 at 76 years old in Randers.
Ferenc Szűts
(1891–1966) gymnast.
Born December 16th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died November 28th, 1966 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Hayganuş Mark
Turkish writer of armenian ancestry (1883–1966).
Born February 14th, 1885 in Ayaspaşa.
Died March 7th, 1966 at 81 years old in Istanbul.
Mollie Faustman
Swedish writer and artist (1883–1966).
Born March 15th, 1883 in Kungsholm parish.
Died January 4th, 1966 at 82 years old in Storkyrkoförsamlingen.
Hans Christian Branner
Danish writer (1903-1966).
Born June 23rd, 1903 in Ordrup.
Died April 24th, 1966 at 62 years old in Copenhagen.
Alexander Ireland
Scottish boxer.
Born February 11th, 1901 in Leith.
Died January 24th, 1966 at 64 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Fyokla Bezzubova
Soviet writer (1880–1966).
Born September 27th, 1880.
Died May 12th, 1966 at 85 years old in Saransk.
Niels Otto Møller
Danish sailor.
Born November 7th, 1897 in Frederiksberg.
Died April 14th, 1966 at 68 years old in Lille Heddinge.
Manuel María Ponce Brousset
President of peru (1874-1966).
Born April 5th, 1874 in Arequipa.
Died July 18th, 1966 at 92 years old in Lima.
Mohamed Fawzi Elhaw
Egyptian composer, singer and actor.
Born August 16th, 1918 in Kafr Abu Jindi.
Died October 20th, 1966 at 48 years old in Cairo (bone cancer).
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene