Historical Events In 1966
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Jan 15 Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 on this day in history.
Jan 16 Margarete Susman, writer, dies at 91 on this day in history.
Jan 16 Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center in the year 1966.
Jan 17 A U.S. B52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs collided with its refueling plane over Palomares, Spain, scattering radioactive plutonium over the area in the year 1966.
Jan 17 B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die in the year 1966.
Jan 17 Martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago on this day in history.
Jan 17 In the year 1966 uSAF B-52 carrying 4 unarmed hydrogen bombs crashes on Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die
Jan 17 In the year 1966 vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50
Jan 18 Indira Gandhi is elected prime minister of India on this day in history.
Jan 18 Indira Gandhi, daughter of the late Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, became prime minister of India on this day in history.
Jan 18 Kathleen Norris, US author, dies at 85 in the year 1966.
Jan 19 Indira Gandhi elected India's 3rd prime minister on this day in history.
Jan 19 In the year 1966 neil Simon, Coleman & Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres
Jan 19 On this day in history sir Robert Menzies retires after more than 16 years as Australia's prime minister.
Jan 21 Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd on this day in history.
Jan 22 On this day in history herbert Marshall, actor (Dark Angel, Duel in the Sun), dies at 75
Jan 27 Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisc an expansion team for 1966 on this day in history.
Jan 29 "Sweet Charity" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 608 performances on this day in history.
Jan 29 Josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Tolle Bomberg), dies at 84 in the year 1966.
Jan 29 Lawry &Simpson complete 244 opening stand vs England, Adelaide in the year 1966.
Jan 29 Snow storm in north east US kills 165 in the year 1966.
Jan 29 In the year 1966 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
Jan 29 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen on this day in history.
Jan 30 In the year 1966 -19ºF (-28ºC), Corinth MS (state record)
Jan 30 -27ºF (-33ºC), New Market AL (state record) in the year 1966.
Jan 31 Belgian state police kills 2 striking mine workers on this day in history.
Jan 31 Elizabeth Patterson, actress (Tall Story), dies at 90 in the year 1966.
Jan 31 USSR launches Luna 9 toward the Moon on this day in history.
Feb 01 Buster Keaton, famous comic film star, dies at age 69 on this day in history.
Feb 01 Buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69 on this day in history.
Feb 03 First soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9 on this day in history.
Feb 03 June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65 on this day in history.
Feb 03 Soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9) in the year 1966.
Feb 03 On this day in history the first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US)
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