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Dead at age 66
1,180 Notable deaths
Karl Schäfer
Austrian figure skater.
Born May 17th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died April 23rd, 1976 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Seiji Aochi
Japanese ski jumper.
Born June 21st, 1942 in Otaru.
Died August 14th, 2008 at 66 years old (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Offenbach
German actor (1904–1971).
Born December 28th, 1904 in Offenbach am Main. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1971 at 66 years old in Darmstadt (myocardial infarction).
Nelson Davidyan
Soviet-armenian olympic wrestler (1950–2016).
Died September 11th, 2016 at 66 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Esther Jansma
Dutch poet, writer and archeologist.
Born December 24th, 1958 in Amsterdam.
Died January 23rd, 2025 at 66 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Frank Brewin
Field hockey player (1909-1976).
Born October 21st, 1909 in Pune.
Died April 21st, 1976 at 66 years old in London Borough of Southwark.
Kenneth Edwards
Amateur golfer (1886-1952).
Born March 9th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died December 21st, 1952 at 66 years old in Evanston.
Huug de Groot
Dutch footballer (1890-1957).
Born May 7th, 1890 in Rotterdam.
Died April 18th, 1957 at 66 years old in Scheveningen.
Michael Wessing
German javelin thrower.
Born August 29th, 1952 in Recklinghausen.
Died May 7th, 2019 at 66 years old in Osnabrück. [ref]
Frederic Calland Williams
English engineer.
Born June 26th, 1911 in Stockport.
Died August 11th, 1977 at 66 years old in Manchester.
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