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Dead at age 66

1,180 Notable deaths

Andrzej Strug

Polish writer and journalist (1871-1937).

Born November 28th, 1871 in Lublin.

Died December 9th, 1937 at 66 years old in Warsaw.

Yrjö Saarela

Finnish farmer and olympic wrestler (1884-1951).

Born July 13th, 1884 in Oulujoki.

Died June 30th, 1951 at 66 years old in Liminka.

Willibald Schmaus

Austrian and german footballer (1912-1979).

Born June 16th, 1912 in Austria-Hungary.

Died April 27th, 1979 at 66 years old in Vienna.

Commodore Cochran

Athletics competitor (1902–1969).

Born January 20th, 1902 in Richton.

Died January 3rd, 1969 at 66 years old in San Francisco.

George Mehnert

Olympic wrestler (1881–1948).

Born November 3rd, 1881 in Newark.

Died July 8th, 1948 at 66 years old in Newark.

Vladimir Ignatowski

Russian mathematician (1875–1942).

Born April 1st, 1875 in Tbilisi.

Died January 30th, 1942 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Ephrem M'Bom

Cameroonian footballer.

Born July 18th, 1954 in Yaoundé.

Died September 20th, 2020 at 66 years old in Douala. [ref]

Sergey Averintsev

Russian historian (1937-2004).

Born December 10th, 1937 in Moscow.

Died February 21st, 2004 at 66 years old in Vienna.

Said Brahimi

French footballer (1931-1997).

Born March 4th, 1931 in Annaba.

Died December 27th, 1997 at 66 years old in Annaba.

Émilie Gourd

Swiss suffragist (1879-1946).

Born December 19th, 1879 in Geneva. [ref]

Died December 4th, 1946 at 66 years old in Geneva. [ref]

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