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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Allie Morrison
Olympic wrestler.
Born June 29th, 1904 in Marshalltown.
Died April 18th, 1966 at 61 years old in Omaha.
Grigori Nelyubov
Ukrainian soviet pilot & cosmonaut.
Born March 31st, 1934 in Porfirivka.
Died February 18th, 1966 at 31 years old in Mikhaylovsky District, Primorsky Krai (railway accident).
Pablo Birger
Argentine racing driver.
Born January 7th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 9th, 1966 at 42 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
Joel Stebbins
American astronomer.
Born July 30th, 1878 in Omaha.
Died March 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Palo Alto.
Vladimir Petrov
Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor.
Born July 22nd, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 7th, 1966 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Osvald Sirén
Swedish art historian.
Born April 6th, 1879 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1966 at 87 years old in Lidingö. [ref]
Paul Zielinski
German footballer (1911-1966).
Born November 20th, 1911 in Germany.
Died February 20th, 1966 at 54 years old in Germany.
Heinrich Stuhlfauth
German footballer.
Born January 11th, 1896 in Nuremberg.
Died September 12th, 1966 at 70 years old in Nuremberg.
Evelyn Sears
Us tennis player.
Born March 9th, 1875 in Waltham.
Died November 10th, 1966 at 91 years old in Waltham.
Robert Charpentier
French racing cyclist.
Born April 4th, 1916 in Maule. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1966 at 50 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 441
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson