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In the year 1966
463 Notable deaths
Christopher Dahl
Sailor (1898-1966).
Born December 8th, 1898 in Oslo.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 68 years old
Victor Hochepied
French swimmer (1883-1966).
Born October 29th, 1883 in Lille. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1966 at 82 years old in Lille. [ref]
Albert Üksip
Estonian botanist (1886-1966).
Born December 8th, 1886 in Narva.
Died August 10th, 1966 at 79 years old in Tallinn.
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 (1921–1966).
Born November 8th, 1921 in Nurmo.
Died February 24th, 1966 at 44 years old in Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (stomach cancer).
Eric Sandberg
Sailor (1884-1966).
Born December 20th, 1884 in Gothenburg.
Died December 3rd, 1966 at 81 years old in Gothenburg.
Herbert Müller
Field hockey player.
Born August 2nd, 1904 in Strzelce Krajeńskie.
Died December 9th, 1966 at 62 years old
Robert Pražák
Gymnast (1892–1966).
Born December 2nd, 1892 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1966 at 73 years old in Plzeň. [ref]
Deaths 421 to 430 of 463
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde