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Historical Events Happened In 1966

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Sep 09 On this day in history antonio Massana, composer, dies at 76

Sep 09 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avante-garde art exposition on this day in history.

Sep 10 On this day in history beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 &stays #1 for 6 weeks

Sep 10 On this day in history james Langridge, cricketer (242 runs & 19 wkts for England), dies

Sep 11 Charlie Cantor, actor (Artie-Ray Bolger Show), dies at 68 on this day in history.

Sep 12 "The Monkees,"premier on NBC on this day in history.

Sep 12 On this day in history gemini XI launched for 71-hour flight

Sep 14 Gertrude Berg, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs), dies at 66 on this day in history.

Sep 15 Gemini XI returns to Earth on this day in history.

Sep 16 Metropolitan Opera opens at NY's Lincoln Center on this day in history.

Sep 17 Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35 on this day in history.

Sep 18 Fernand Lamy, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.

Sep 20 US Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23 on this day in history.

Sep 21 5" of rain falls on NYC on this day in history.

Sep 21 Paul Reynaud, premier France (1940), dies on this day in history.

Sep 22 On this day in history only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game

Sep 26 "Staten Island," first icebreaker to enter SF bay on this day in history.

Sep 26 On this day in history helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62

Sep 28 On this day in history eric Fleming, actor (Gil-Rawhide), dies at 41

Sep 29 On this day in history maurits H E Uyldert, Dutch poet/writer (Motion), dies at 75

Sep 30 Botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day) on this day in history.

Oct 01 On this day in history albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies

Oct 03 Basutoland becomes the independent Lesotho on this day in history.

Oct 04 Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.

Oct 04 On this day in history sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66

Oct 06 Sydney Chatton, dies of heart attack at 48 on this day in history.

Oct 07 Johnny Kidd, rocker (Johnny Kidd & Pirates), dies at 26 in a car crash on this day in history.

Oct 09 On this day in history balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series

Oct 12 Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.

Oct 13 On this day in history 173 US airplanes bomb North-Vietnam

Oct 13 Clifton Webb, actor (Laura, Razor's Edge), dies of heart attack at 72 on this day in history.

Oct 14 Arcady Dubensky, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.

Oct 14 The first day of operation of the Montreal subway operated by la Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (STCUM) on this day in history.

Oct 15 LBJ signs a bill creating Dept of Transportation on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In 1966

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 02 Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World) was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987)

Jan 03 John Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders) was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)

Jan 03 Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of deana Carter, country singer

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr

Famous Deaths In 1966

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 01 On this day in history vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82

Jan 03 On this day in history rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62

Jan 05 On this day in history george Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies

Jan 09 On this day in history haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68

Jan 10 On this day in history death of george Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide

Jan 11 Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64 on this day in history.

Jan 14 On this day in history sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies

Jan 15 On this day in history betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25