In the year 1966
443 Notable deaths
Dezső Lauber
Hungarian tennis player (1879-1966).
Died September 5th, 1966 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Nikolay Afanásiev
Theologian.
Born September 4th, 1893 in Odesa.
Died December 4th, 1966 at 73 years old in Paris.
Parnaoz Chikviladze
Judoka (1941-1966).
Born April 14th, 1941 in Akhmeta.
Died June 14th, 1966 at 25 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Simon Chikovani
Georgian poet (1903-1966).
Born January 22nd, 1903 in Naesakovo.
Died April 24th, 1966 at 63 years old in Tbilisi.
Katsuo Takaishi
Swimmer.
Born October 14th, 1906 in Osaka.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 59 years old (lung cancer).
Steingrímur Steinþórsson
Prime minister of iceland (1893-1966).
Born February 12th, 1893 in Mývatn.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 73 years old
Reino Ragnar Lehto
Finnish politician (1898-1966).
Born May 2nd, 1898 in Turku. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1966 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Anna Lesznai
Poet (1885-1966).
Born January 3rd, 1885 in Nižný Hrušov. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1966 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]
Olof Molander
Swedish director.
Born October 8th, 1892 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1966 at 73 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Klas Robert Elias Fries
Swedish biologist (1876-1966).
Born July 11th, 1876 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1966 at 89 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 443
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