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Historical Events Happened In 1966

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Nov 15 Gemini XII returns to Earth on this day in history.

Nov 16 On this day in history dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury

Nov 17 On this day in history leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour)

Nov 18 Bela Tardos, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.

Nov 19 On this day in history mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ

Nov 21 Dutch govt of Zijlstra forms on this day in history.

Nov 22 On this day in history 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB)

Nov 22 Moises F da Costa Gomez, premier Dutch Antilles, dies on this day in history.

Nov 24 On this day in history 1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire)

Nov 24 On this day in history 400 die of respiratory failure &heart attack in killer NYC smog

Nov 25 Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year on this day in history.

Nov 26 First major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France on this day in history.

Nov 26 Harold Burrage, US singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35 on this day in history.

Nov 26 The first major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France on this day in history.

Nov 27 In highest-scoring NFL game, Wash Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41 on this day in history.

Nov 28 On this day in history coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared

Nov 28 On this day in history vittorio Giannini, composer, dies at 63

Nov 30 Barbados gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.

Nov 30 Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, MD to Boulder, CO on this day in history.

Dec 02 On this day in history love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East

Dec 02 Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85 on this day in history.

Dec 05 Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57 on this day in history.

Dec 06 Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.

Dec 07 On this day in history a fire at an army barracks in Erzurum, Turkey kills 68 people.

Dec 08 Sinead O’Connor singer was born on this day in history.

Dec 08 Sinead O’Connor singer:was born on this day in history.

Dec 09 On this day in history yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79

Dec 10 Boris Koutzen, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.

Dec 10 On this day in history israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature

Dec 13 On this day in history 1st US bombing of Hanoi

Dec 13 Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer on this day in history.

Dec 14 Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 on this day in history.

Dec 15 On this day in history audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus

Dec 15 On this day in history one of the greatest names in children’s television and movie production died on this day. Walt (Walter Elias) Disney died in Burbank, California. Mr. Disney was 65 years old.

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Famous Birthdays In 1966

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World)

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 Wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts) was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer

Jan 04 Deana Carter, country singer was born on this day in history.

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 George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies on this day in history.

Jan 09 Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.

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

Jan 11 On this day in history albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64

Jan 14 Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies on this day in history.

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