Historical Events Happened In 1966

Feb 04   All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 04   On this day in history gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90  Share it »

Feb 05   BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 06   On this day in history johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79  Share it »

Feb 09   On this day in history dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points  Share it »

Feb 09   Sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79 on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 09   The National Hockey League announces it is doubling in size with a new West Division and six new teams on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 10   Billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66 on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 10   Harmel government in Belgium resigns on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 13   Elio Vittorini, writer, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 13   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  Share it »

Feb 14   Australia introduces first decimal currency postage stamps on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 15   On this day in history camillo Torres, Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies  Share it »

Feb 16   On this day in history bob Cowper makes 307 vs England at the MCG, 727 minute s, 20 fours  Share it »

Feb 16   On this day in history end of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK  Share it »

Feb 16   France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 16   Hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81 on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 17   On this day in history frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75  Share it »

Feb 18   Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94 on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 20   Author Valery Tarsis banished in USSR on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 20   On this day in history chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80  Share it »

Feb 21   Indonesia's President Sukarno fires General Nasution on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 22   On this day in history paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at 74  Share it »

Feb 22   On this day in history soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok & Ugolek, first 2-dog crew  Share it »

Feb 23   Aldo Moro forms Italian government on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 23   On this day in history military coup in Syria ends Bitar government  Share it »

Feb 23   On this day in history premier Obote grabs power in Uganda  Share it »

Feb 24   On this day in history coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana  Share it »

Feb 24   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 25   On this day in history syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad  Share it »

Feb 26   On this day in history minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71  Share it »

Feb 27   On this day in history ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford Great Britain  Share it »

Feb 27   Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova & Protopopov of USSR on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 27   On this day in history ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of US  Share it »

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

Jan 03   Chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 03   Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 on this day in history.  Share it »

Jan 05   George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

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

Jan 10   George Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide died on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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