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In the year 1966
441 Notable deaths
Hjalmar Christoffersen
Danish footballer (1889-1966).
Born December 1st, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died December 28th, 1966 at 77 years old in Copenhagen.
Hilding Ekman
Swedish long-distance runner (1893-1966).
Born January 10th, 1893 in Stockholm.
Died March 7th, 1966 at 73 years old in Uppsala.
Mario Vallotto
Olympic cyclist (1933-1966).
Born November 18th, 1933 in Mirano.
Died April 22nd, 1966 at 32 years old in Padua.
Adam Królikiewicz
Polish equestrian.
Born December 9th, 1894 in Lviv.
Died May 4th, 1966 at 71 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna (horse fall).
Teddy Billington
American racing cyclist.
Born July 14th, 1882 in Southampton.
Died August 8th, 1966 at 84 years old in Pine Brook.
Victor Hochepied
French swimmer (1883-1966).
Born October 29th, 1883 in Lille. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1966 at 82 years old in Lille. [ref]
James Soutter
Scottish sprinter.
Born January 1st, 1885 in Aberdeenshire.
Died August 8th, 1966 at 81 years old in Edinburgh.
Carl Jonsson
Swedish tug of war competitor (1885-1966).
Died November 11th, 1966 at 81 years old in Ryd.
Cyril Seedhouse
British sprinter (1892-1966).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Central Bedfordshire.
Died January 21st, 1966 at 73 years old in Devon.
Lennart Viitala
Olympic wrestler.
Born November 8th, 1921 in Nurmo.
Died February 24th, 1966 at 44 years old in Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (stomach cancer).
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