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1966 in sports
See also: 1965 in sports, other events of 1966, 1967 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
Births
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January 3 - Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player
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February 1 - Michelle Akers, American soccer player
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February 9 - Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
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February 11 - Anthony Parker, American football player
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February 11 - Patrick Kuhnen , West German tennis player
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April 18 - Trine Hattestad, Norwegian javelin thrower
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May 10 - Jonathan Edwards, British triple jumper
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June 30 - Mike Tyson, American boxer
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August 19 - Sarah Jane Cook , English cricketer
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November 25 - Lisa Bayliss ,British field hockey international
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December 1 - Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player
Deaths
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January 4 - Inga Artamonova, world speed-skating champion
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February 1 - Nicholas Piantanida , balloonist. Died after suffering from a pressurization failure during an attempt at an altitude record.
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March 11 - "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons , Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer
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May 4 - Bob Elliott , Major League Baseball player (1939-1953)
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June 30 - Giuseppe Farina, F1 champion race car driver
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July 6 - Sam Jones, baseball player , Major League Baseball pitcher (1914-1935)
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July 24 - Tony Lema, U.S. golf champion, died in a Munster, Indiana plane crash.
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August 1 - Hank Gowdy , MLB player, manager
Last updated: 05-08-2005 05:06:59
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