Page 7: Historical Events In February - 27
Thursday, 18 June 2026
1956 Frank Dailey, orch leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54 

1957 Mao's speech "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People" 

1957 Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X" "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until 

1957 Mao's speech "On Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People" 

1958 Harry Cohn, CEO (Columbia Pictures), dies of a heart attack 

1959 Chicago Cards trade running back Ollie Matson to LA Rams for 9 players 

1960 Oil pipe line from Rotterdam to Ruhrgebied opens. 

1960 US Olympics Ice Hockey Team beats USSR 3-2 en route to gold medal 

1960 Adriano Olivetti, Italian engineer/manufacturer, dies at 58. 

1961 The inaugural congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated 

1961 Platt Adams, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1912), dies. 

1962 South-Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, inaugural US killed. 

1962 South-Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, 1st US killed. 

1962 Willie Best, actor (Charlie-My Little Margie), dies at 45 

1963 Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100000 

1963 Mickey Mantle of NY Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100000. 

1964 "What Makes Sammy Run?" opens at 84th St Theater NYC for 540 performances. 

1965 "High Spirits" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 375 performances 

1965 Dutch Marijnen government steps down 

1966 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford Great Britain. 

1966 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova and Protopopov of USSR 

1966 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of US 

1966 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer Austria 

1966 Minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at 81 

1967 Antigua and St Christopher-Nevis become associated states of UK. 

1967 Dominica gains independence from England. 

1967 Pink Floyd release their inaugural single "Arnold Layne" 

1967 Rio de la Plata Treaty. 

1968 Johannes Tralow, writer, dies at 85 

1969 General Hafez al-Assad is recorded as becoming head of Syria via military coup. 

1969 President Nixon visits West-Berlin. 

1969 John Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73 

1970 New York Times (falsely) reports US army has ended domestic surveillance. 

1970 Robert Bruce Lockhart, diplomat/writer, dies. 

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