Historical Events In 1966

May 26   On this day in history don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47   

May 26   Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK in the year 1966.   

May 27   On this day in history 55th German F-16 Starfighter crashes   

May 27   6 French fighters crash above Spain on this day in history.   

May 28   In the year 1966 "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34   

May 29   On this day in history carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational   

May 30   300 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam in the year 1966.   

May 30   US launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon in the year 1966.   

Jun 01   On this day in history 2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights   

Jun 01   George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London on this day in history.   

Jun 02   US Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; first lunar soft-landing in the year 1966.   

Jun 03   Alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65 in the year 1966.   

Jun 03   Gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford &Cernan) in the year 1966.   

Jun 05   In the year 1966 natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69   

Jun 06   On this day in history activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi   

Jun 06   In the year 1966 black activist James Meredith is shot and wounded as he walks along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.   

Jun 06   In the year 1966 claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash   

Jun 06   In the year 1966 claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed   

Jun 06   James Meredith wounded by white sniper in the year 1966.   

Jun 07   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor, dies at 78 in the year 1966.   

Jun 10   In the year 1966 beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK   

Jun 10   On this day in history janis Joplins first live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF)   

Jun 11   On this day in history ethel Clayton, actress (Warning Shadows), dies at 82   

Jun 11   French & German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry in the year 1966.   

Jun 12   Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74 in the year 1966.   

Jun 13   In the year 1966 supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights   

Jun 14   On this day in history 6 RAR arrives in South Vietnam   

Jun 19   On this day in history ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79   

Jun 20   In the year 1966 sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman   

Jun 22   On this day in history roger Blunt, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 330 runs, 12 wickets), dies   

Jun 24   In the year 1966 bombay-NY Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die   

Jun 25   Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks on this day in history.   

Jun 25   On this day in history kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched   

Jun 27   1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)   

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 in the year 1966.   

Jan 03   Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 04   In the year 1966 birth of deana Carter, country singer   

Jan 07   Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82 in the year 1966.   

Jan 03   Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 in the year 1966.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1966 haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 10   George Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide died in the year 1966.   

Jan 11   In the year 1966 albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64   

Jan 14   Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies in the year 1966.   

Jan 15   Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 in the year 1966.