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In the year 1966
463 Notable deaths
Edward Fitzgerald
American ice hockey player.
Born August 3rd, 1891 in Northfield.
Died April 18th, 1966 at 74 years old in Ramsey County.
Thomas Johnson
Cyclist.
Born December 30th, 1886 in Fulham. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1966 at 79 years old in London Borough of Bromley.
Olavi Rove
Olympic gymnast (1915-1966).
Born July 29th, 1915 in Helsinki.
Died May 22nd, 1966 at 50 years old in Helsinki.
Louise Guthrie
South african botanist (1879-1966).
Born October 10th, 1879 in Cape Town.
Died February 20th, 1966 at 86 years old
Alfonso Castaldo
Catholic cardinal (1890–1966).
Born November 6th, 1890 in Casoria.
Died March 3rd, 1966 at 75 years old in Naples.
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 (1894–1966).
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.
Deaths 411 to 420 of 463
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