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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Alessandro Marchetti
Italian aircraft engineer.
Died December 5th, 1966 at 82 years old in Sesto Calende.
Svetoslav Minkov
Bulgarian writer (1902-1966).
Born February 17th, 1902 in Radomir.
Died November 22nd, 1966 at 64 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Frank Verner
American middle and long distance runner.
Born June 24th, 1883 in Grundy County.
Died July 1st, 1966 at 83 years old in Pinckney.
Lloyd Spooner
Sport shooter (1884-1966).
Born October 6th, 1884 in Tacoma.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 82 years old in Zephyrhills.
John Spellman
Olympic wrestler (1899-1966).
Born June 14th, 1899 in Middletown.
Died August 1st, 1966 at 67 years old in Mashonaland West Province.
Gösta Åsbrink
Gymnast, modern pentathlete.
Born November 18th, 1881 in Lovön.
Died April 19th, 1966 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Kawabata Ryushi
Japanese painter (1885-1966).
Born June 6th, 1885 in Wakayama.
Died April 10th, 1966 at 80 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Hans Stille
German geologist.
Born October 8th, 1876 in Hanover.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Alfred Berger
Austrian figure skater.
Born August 25th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 71 years old
Gustavo Marzi
Italian fencer.
Born November 25th, 1908 in Livorno.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 57 years old in Trieste.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 441
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran