Historical Events In 1966

Feb 27   On this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer Austria  

Feb 27   In the year 1966 minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at 81  

Feb 28   Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes in the year 1966.  

Feb 28   On this day in history charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet  

Mar 01   Ba'ath-party takes power in Syria in the year 1966.  

Mar 01   In the year 1966 first ever (crash) landing on Venus took place by the soviet probe Venus 3  

Mar 01   In the year 1966 venera 3 becomes first man-made object to impact on a planet (Venus)  

Mar 02   215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Mar 03   James Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinée on this day in history.  

Mar 03   On this day in history rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al)  

Mar 03   Twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die in the year 1966.  

Mar 04   In the year 1966 canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die  

Mar 04   In the year 1966 canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians  

Mar 04   In the year 1966 demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa  

Mar 04   On this day in history janis Medins, composer, dies at 75  

Mar 04   John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" in the year 1966.  

Mar 04   North Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP on this day in history.  

Mar 04   In the year 1966 studebaker of Canada stops car production finally  

Mar 05   75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76  

Mar 05   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Mar 06   Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks) in the year 1966.  

Mar 06   On this day in history richard Hageman, composer, dies at 83  

Mar 07   On this day in history department of Navy reorganized into present structure under CNO  

Mar 07   In Northeastern China a 6..75 earthquake damaged thirty communes by the first shock indicating that about 300,000 Chinese were affected in the densely populated city of Singtai in the year 1966.  

Mar 07   Mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1 in the year 1966.  

Mar 07   In the year 1966 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Mar 08   "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances in the year 1966.  

Mar 08   An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin in the year 1966.  

Mar 08   In the year 1966 casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame  

Mar 09   In the year 1966 andrew Brimmer becomes first black Governor of Federal Reserve Board  

Mar 10   In the year 1966 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires  

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of john Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)  

Jan 03   In the year 1966 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 in the year 1966.  

Jan 07   Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr was born in the year 1966.  

Jan 01   In the year 1966 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   In the year 1966 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   Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 on this day in history.