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In the year 1966
473 Notable deaths
Anders Moen
Gymnast (1887–1966).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Stange Municipality.
Died July 5th, 1966 at 78 years old in Skedsmo Municipality.
Teddy Billington
American racing cyclist.
Born July 14th, 1882 in Southampton.
Died August 8th, 1966 at 84 years old in Pine Brook.
Cyril Seedhouse
British sprinter (1892-1966).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Central Bedfordshire.
Died January 21st, 1966 at 73 years old in Devon.
Victor Hochepied
French swimmer (1883-1966).
Born October 29th, 1883 in Lille. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1966 at 82 years old in Lille. [ref]
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).
Hilding Ekman
Swedish long-distance runner (1893-1966).
Born January 10th, 1893 in Stockholm.
Died March 7th, 1966 at 73 years old in Uppsala.
Albert Üksip
Estonian botanist (1886-1966).
Born December 8th, 1886 in Narva.
Died August 10th, 1966 at 79 years old in Tallinn.
Christopher Dahl
Sailor (1898-1966).
Born December 8th, 1898 in Oslo.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 68 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]
Heinrich Keimig
German handball player.
Born June 12th, 1913 in Leiselheim.
Died January 15th, 1966 at 52 years old in Offenbach am Main.
Deaths 431 to 440 of 473
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