Page 11: Historical Events In 1966

Jul 18   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) in the year 1966.   

Jul 19   Gov James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland (race riot) on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Julien Carette, dies of burns at 68 on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1966 eugeen Calleen, Flemish sculptor, dies at 83   

Jul 21   Gemini X returns to Earth on this day in history.   

Jul 23   Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens in the year 1966.   

Jul 23   On this day in history donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60   

Jul 23   In the year 1966 napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!"   

Jul 24   Montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32 in the year 1966.   

Jul 25   Frank O'Hara, writer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   On this day in history supremes release "You Can't Hurry Love"   

Jul 29   In the year 1966 pal Jardanyi, composer, dies at 44   

Jul 30   In the year 1966 beatles' "Yesterday... & Today," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks   

Jul 30   Edward G Craig, English actor/dir (On Art of Theatre), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

Jul 30   England beats West Germany 4-2 for soccer's 8th World Cup in London in the year 1966.   

Jul 31   On this day in history alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark   

Jul 31   On this day in history alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, dies at 87   

Jul 31   Charles Whitman wounds 46 & kills 5 at University of Texas on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer, dies   

Aug 01   The Texas Tower Massacre - University student killed 10 and wounded 31 in the year 1966.   

Aug 02   In the year 1966 radio Vila (New Hebrides) begins transmitting   

Aug 03   Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 on this day in history.   

Aug 05   In the year 1966 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   On this day in history paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53   

Aug 08   Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Aug 08   South Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark) in the year 1966.   

Aug 09   Gosta Nystroem, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1966.   

Aug 10   Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again in the year 1966.   

Aug 10   On this day in history felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79   

Aug 10   First lunar orbiter launched by US on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1966 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.   

Aug 10   In the year 1966 in Ottawa Ontario, the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Canal collapses, killing 9 construction workers and injuring 80.   

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

Jan 03   Chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987) was born in the year 1966.   

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

Jan 03   Luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners) was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)   

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies in the year 1966.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1966 sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies   

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