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In the year 1966
463 Notable deaths
Evelyn Sears
Us tennis player.
Born March 9th, 1875 in Waltham.
Died November 10th, 1966 at 91 years old in Waltham.
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).
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]
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
American 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 (1881–1966).
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]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 463
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