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In the year 1966
485 Notable deaths
Jarmo Wasama
Finnish ice hockey player (1943–1966).
Born December 2nd, 1943 in Kouvola.
Died February 2nd, 1966 at 22 years old in Tampere (traffic collision).
Osvald Sirén
Swedish art historian.
Born April 6th, 1879 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1966 at 87 years old in Lidingö. [ref]
Nikolay Afanásiev
Theologian.
Born September 4th, 1893 in Odesa.
Died December 4th, 1966 at 73 years old in Paris.
Bruno Ahlberg
Boxer (1911-1966).
Born April 23rd, 1911 in Espoo.
Died February 9th, 1966 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Svetoslav Minkov
Bulgarian writer (1902-1966).
Born February 17th, 1902 in Radomir.
Died November 22nd, 1966 at 64 years old in Sofia.
Jaime Sarlanga
Argentine footballer and manager (1916-1966).
Born February 24th, 1916 in Tigre.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 50 years old
Steingrímur Steinþórsson
Prime minister of iceland (1893-1966).
Born February 12th, 1893 in Mývatn.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 73 years old
George Goulding
Canadian athletics competitor (1884–1966).
Born November 19th, 1884 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 81 years old in Toronto.
Henri Fescourt
French film director (1880-1966).
Born November 23rd, 1880 in Béziers.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 85 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Gustavo Marzi
Italian fencer (1908–1966).
Born November 25th, 1908 in Livorno.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 57 years old in Trieste.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 485
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