In the year 1966
473 Notable deaths
Alexander Ireland
Scottish boxer.
Born February 11th, 1901 in Leith.
Died January 24th, 1966 at 64 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Mario Vallotto
Olympic cyclist (1933-1966).
Born November 18th, 1933 in Mirano.
Died April 22nd, 1966 at 32 years old in Padua.
Thomas Johnson
Cyclist (1886–1966).
Born December 30th, 1886 in Fulham. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1966 at 79 years old in London Borough of Bromley.
Edward Fitzgerald
American ice hockey player.
Born August 3rd, 1891 in Northfield.
Died April 18th, 1966 at 74 years old in Ramsey County.
Louise Guthrie
South african botanist (1879-1966).
Born October 10th, 1879 in Cape Town.
Died February 20th, 1966 at 86 years old
Olavi Rove
Olympic gymnast (1915-1966).
Born July 29th, 1915 in Helsinki.
Died May 22nd, 1966 at 50 years old in Helsinki.
Hjalmar Christoffersen
Danish footballer (1889-1966).
Born December 1st, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died December 28th, 1966 at 77 years old in Copenhagen.
Jaroslav Jirkovský
Czech ice hockey player (1891-1966).
Born February 4th, 1891 in Nusle. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1966 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Kasimir Edschmid
German writer (1890–1966).
Born October 5th, 1890 in Darmstadt.
Died August 31st, 1966 at 75 years old in Tarasp.
James Soutter
Scottish sprinter.
Born January 1st, 1885 in Aberdeenshire.
Died August 8th, 1966 at 81 years old in Edinburgh.
Deaths 421 to 430 of 473
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius