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In the year 1966
472 Notable deaths
Hans Stille
German geologist (1876-1966).
Born October 8th, 1876 in Hanover.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 90 years old in Hanover.
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]
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. [ref]
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.
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