In the year 1966
485 Notable deaths
Victor Hochepied
French swimmer (1883-1966).
Born October 29th, 1883 in Lille. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1966 at 82 years old in Lille. [ref]
Lennart Viitala
Olympic wrestler (1921–1966).
Born November 8th, 1921 in Nurmo.
Died February 24th, 1966 at 44 years old in Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (stomach cancer).
Hilding Ekman
Swedish long-distance runner (1893-1966).
Born January 10th, 1893 in Stockholm.
Died March 7th, 1966 at 73 years old in Uppsala.
Albert Üksip
Estonian botanist (1886-1966).
Born December 8th, 1886 in Narva.
Died August 10th, 1966 at 79 years old in Tallinn.
Christopher Dahl
Sailor (1898-1966).
Born December 8th, 1898 in Oslo.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 68 years old
Robert Pražák
Gymnast (1892–1966).
Born February 12th, 1892 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1966 at 74 years old in Plzeň. [ref]
Heinrich Keimig
German handball player.
Born June 12th, 1913 in Leiselheim.
Died January 15th, 1966 at 52 years old in Offenbach am Main.
Eric Sandberg
Sailor (1884-1966).
Born December 20th, 1884 in Gothenburg.
Died December 3rd, 1966 at 81 years old in Gothenburg.
Carl Jonsson
Swedish tug of war competitor (1885-1966).
Died November 11th, 1966 at 81 years old in Ryd.
Gösta Olson
Gymnast (1883-1966).
Born May 10th, 1883 in Linköping cathedral. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1966 at 82 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Deaths 441 to 450 of 485
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire