Page 13: Historical Events In 1966

Sep 09   Antonio Massana, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1966.   

Sep 09   John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avante-garde art exposition on this day in history.   

Sep 10   On this day in history beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 &stays #1 for 6 weeks   

Sep 10   James Langridge, cricketer (242 runs & 19 wkts for England), dies in the year 1966.   

Sep 11   Charlie Cantor, actor (Artie-Ray Bolger Show), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Sep 12   On this day in history "The Monkees,"premier on NBC   

Sep 12   Gemini XI launched for 71-hour flight in the year 1966.   

Sep 14   Gertrude Berg, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   On this day in history gemini XI returns to Earth   

Sep 16   In the year 1966 metropolitan Opera opens at NY's Lincoln Center   

Sep 17   Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35 in the year 1966.   

Sep 18   On this day in history fernand Lamy, composer, dies at 85   

Sep 20   On this day in history uS Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23   

Sep 21   In the year 1966 5" of rain falls on NYC   

Sep 21   In the year 1966 paul Reynaud, premier France (1940), dies   

Sep 22   On this day in history only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game   

Sep 26   "Staten Island," first icebreaker to enter SF bay in the year 1966.   

Sep 26   In the year 1966 helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62   

Sep 28   Eric Fleming, actor (Gil-Rawhide), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Sep 29   In the year 1966 maurits H E Uyldert, Dutch poet/writer (Motion), dies at 75   

Sep 30   In the year 1966 botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)   

Oct 01   Albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 03   Basutoland becomes the independent Lesotho on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66 in the year 1966.   

Oct 06   Sydney Chatton, dies of heart attack at 48 in the year 1966.   

Oct 07   Johnny Kidd, rocker (Johnny Kidd & Pirates), dies at 26 in a car crash in the year 1966.   

Oct 09   In the year 1966 balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series   

Oct 12   On this day in history arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 13   173 US airplanes bomb North-Vietnam in the year 1966.   

Oct 13   On this day in history clifton Webb, actor (Laura, Razor's Edge), dies of heart attack at 72   

Oct 14   In the year 1966 arcady Dubensky, composer, dies at 75   

Oct 14   The first day of operation of the Montreal subway operated by la Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (STCUM) on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1966 lBJ signs a bill creating Dept of Transportation   

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Jan 02   In the year 1966 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1966 birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)   

Jan 03   Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1966 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   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   On this day in history betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25