Historical Events In 1966
Thursday, 18 April 2024
Jul 18 In the year 1966 launch of Gemini 10 with LCDR John W. Young, USN as Command Pilot. Mission involved 43 orbits at an altitude of 412.2 nautical miles and lasted 2 days, 22 hours, and 46 minutes. Recovery was by HS-3 helicopter from USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7).
Jul 19 Gov James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland (race riot) on this day in history.
Jul 20 On this day in history julien Carette, dies of burns at 68
Jul 21 On this day in history eugeen Calleen, Flemish sculptor, dies at 83
Jul 21 Gemini X returns to Earth in the year 1966.
Jul 23 Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens on this day in history.
Jul 23 On this day in history donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60
Jul 23 Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" in the year 1966.
Jul 24 On this day in history montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45
Jul 24 Tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32 on this day in history.
Jul 25 Frank O'Hara, writer, dies at 40 in the year 1966.
Jul 25 Supremes release "You Can't Hurry Love" in the year 1966.
Jul 29 Pal Jardanyi, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.
Jul 30 Beatles' "Yesterday... & Today," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.
Jul 30 On this day in history edward G Craig, English actor/dir (On Art of Theatre), dies at 94
Jul 30 In the year 1966 england beats West Germany 4-2 for soccer's 8th World Cup in London
Jul 31 Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark on this day in history.
Jul 31 Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, dies at 87 in the year 1966.
Jul 31 Charles Whitman wounds 46 & kills 5 at University of Texas in the year 1966.
Aug 01 Bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer, dies in the year 1966.
Aug 01 In the year 1966 the Texas Tower Massacre - University student killed 10 and wounded 31.
Aug 02 Radio Vila (New Hebrides) begins transmitting in the year 1966.
Aug 03 In the year 1966 lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39
Aug 05 On this day in history austin Diamond, cricketer (Australian capt to America 1913), dies
Aug 05 In the year 1966 martin Luther King Jr stoned during Chicago march
Aug 06 In the year 1966 paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53
Aug 08 On this day in history pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63
Aug 08 In the year 1966 south Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark)
Aug 09 Gosta Nystroem, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1966.
Aug 10 In the year 1966 daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again
Aug 10 On this day in history felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79
Aug 10 On this day in history first lunar orbiter launched by US
Aug 10 In daylight, a meteor flashes across the sky from Utah to Canada; only known case of a meteor skipping through the Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again in the year 1966.
Aug 10 In Ottawa Ontario, the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Canal collapses, killing 9 construction workers and injuring 80 on this day in history.
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