Page 12: Historical Events In 1966

Aug 27   Francis Chichester begins the inaugural solo sail around the world.   

Aug 27   Race riot in Waukegan Illinois   

Aug 29   Beatles last public concert, (Candlestick Park, SF)   

Aug 29   The Beatles make what would utimately be their last live performance with a show at San Francisco's Candlestick Park.   

Aug 31   Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75.   

Sep 03   24th World SF Convention honors Gene Roddenberry   

Sep 06   "Star Trek" premiers on NBC TV.   

Sep 06   Hendrik F Verwoerd, South African PM (1958-66), assassinated at 64.   

Sep 06   Race riot in Atlanta Georgia.   

Sep 07   Al Kelly, double talk comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 67   

Sep 07   KTNE TV channel 13 in Alliance, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting   

Sep 07   The final episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show is aired on CBS-TV.   

Sep 08   "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas premiers on ABC-TV.   

Sep 08   Star Trek makes its debut on NBC-TV   

Sep 09   Antonio Massana, composer, dies at 76   

Sep 09   John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avante-garde art exposition.   

Sep 10   Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks.   

Sep 10   James Langridge, cricketer (242 runs and 19 wkts for England), dies   

Sep 11   Charlie Cantor, actor (Artie-Ray Bolger Show), dies at 68   

Sep 12   "The Monkees,"premier on NBC   

Sep 12   Gemini XI launched for 71-hour flight   

Sep 14   Gertrude Berg, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs), dies at 66.   

Sep 15   Gemini XI returns to Earth   

Sep 16   Metropolitan Opera opens at NY's Lincoln Center   

Sep 17   Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35   

Sep 18   Fernand Lamy, composer, dies at 85.   

Sep 20   US Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23.   

Sep 21   5" of rain falls on NYC.   

Sep 21   Paul Reynaud, premier France (1940), dies   

Sep 22   Only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game.   

Sep 26   "Staten Island," inaugural icebreaker to enter SF bay   

Sep 26   Helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62   

Sep 28   Eric Fleming, actor (Gil-Rawhide), dies at 41.   

Sep 29   Maurits H E Uyldert, Dutch poet/writer (Motion), dies at 75   

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Jan 02   Tia carrere: [althea janairo], honolulu, actress (wayne's world)   

Jan 03   Chetan sharma: Cricketer (ind test bowler, world cup hat-trick 1987)   

Jan 03   John kropke: Cfl defensive tackle (saskatchewan roughriders)   

Jan 03   Luis sojo: Barquisimeto venezuela, infielder (seattle mariners)   

Jan 03   Wendell davis: Nfl wide receiver (indianapolis colts)   

Jan 03   Martin galway: Northern ireland composer   

Jan 04   Deana carter: Country singer   

Jan 07   Carolyn bessette kennedy: Model/wife of john kennedy jr   

Jan 01   Vincent auriol: President of france (1947-53),   

Jan 03   Rex lease: Actor (perils of pauline, dakota, california),    

Jan 05   George duckworth: Cricketer (24 tests for england, ct 45 stp 15),    

Jan 09   Haro levoni step'anyan: Composer,   

Jan 10   George cresswell: Cricketer (took 13 wkts in 3 tests for nz), suicide   

Jan 11   Albert giacometti: Swiss/french painter/sculptor,    

Jan 14   Sergei korolev: Russian space station constructor,   

Jan 15   Betsy mitchell: Us 100m backstroke swimmer,