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In the year 1966
463 Notable deaths
Bruno Ahlberg
Boxer (1911-1966).
Born April 23rd, 1911 in Espoo.
Died February 9th, 1966 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Alexander Bazhbeuk-Melikyan
Armenian-georgian artist (1891–1966).
Born September 11th, 1891 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 1966 at 74 years old in Tbilisi.
Gerhard Menzel
German screenwriter (1894–1966).
Born September 29th, 1894 in Wałbrzych.
Died May 4th, 1966 at 71 years old in Comano.
Charles Catterall
Boxer (1914–1966).
Born October 16th, 1914 in Harare.
Died November 1st, 1966 at 52 years old in Durban.
Axel Alfredsson
Olympic medalist in football (1902-1966).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Helsingborg.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 64 years old in Nacka.
Eduards Smiļģis
Latvian actor and theatre director (1886–1966).
Born November 23rd, 1886 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1966 at 79 years old in Riga. [ref]
Adrianus de Jong
Dutch fencer.
Born June 21st, 1882 in Plantungan.
Died December 23rd, 1966 at 84 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Ladislav Prokeš
Czech chess player (1884-1966).
Born June 7th, 1884 in New Town. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1966 at 81 years old in Prague.
Karl Ruberl
Swimmer (1880–1966).
Born October 3rd, 1880 in Vienna.
Died December 12th, 1966 at 86 years old in New York City.
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker
Hungarian fencer.
Born October 13th, 1880 in Sânmartin.
Died August 25th, 1966 at 85 years old in Budapest.
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