Historical Events In 1966

Nov 15   Gemini XII returns to Earth in the year 1966.   

Nov 16   On this day in history dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury   

Nov 17   On this day in history leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour)   

Nov 18   Bela Tardos, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1966 mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ   

Nov 21   In the year 1966 dutch govt of Zijlstra forms   

Nov 22   32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 1966 moises F da Costa Gomez, premier Dutch Antilles, dies   

Nov 24   1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire) in the year 1966.   

Nov 24   In the year 1966 400 die of respiratory failure &heart attack in killer NYC smog   

Nov 25   Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year on this day in history.   

Nov 26   In the year 1966 first major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France   

Nov 26   On this day in history harold Burrage, US singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35   

Nov 26   The first major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France on this day in history.   

Nov 27   In the year 1966 in highest-scoring NFL game, Wash Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41   

Nov 28   Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared on this day in history.   

Nov 28   In the year 1966 vittorio Giannini, composer, dies at 63   

Nov 30   On this day in history barbados gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

Nov 30   Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, MD to Boulder, CO in the year 1966.   

Dec 02   In the year 1966 love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East   

Dec 02   Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85 in the year 1966.   

Dec 05   In the year 1966 sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57   

Dec 06   In the year 1966 hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68   

Dec 07   In the year 1966 a fire at an army barracks in Erzurum, Turkey kills 68 people.   

Dec 08   In the year 1966 sinead O’Connor singer was born   

Dec 08   Sinead O’Connor singer:was born in the year 1966.   

Dec 09   On this day in history yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79   

Dec 10   Boris Koutzen, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Dec 10   Israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature in the year 1966.   

Dec 13   1st US bombing of Hanoi on this day in history.   

Dec 13   Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer in the year 1966.   

Dec 14   Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 in the year 1966.   

Dec 15   On this day in history audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus   

Dec 15   One of the greatest names in children’s television and movie production died on this day. Walt (Walter Elias) Disney died in Burbank, California. Mr. Disney was 65 years old on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   John Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)   

Jan 03   Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 04   Deana Carter, country singer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 01   In the year 1966 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   In the year 1966 george Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies   

Jan 09   Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of george Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide   

Jan 11   Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64 in the year 1966.   

Jan 14   Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies in the year 1966.   

Jan 15   Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 on this day in history.