Page 15: Historical Events In 1966

Dec 05   Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57.   

Dec 06   Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68   

Dec 07   A fire at an army barracks in Erzurum, Turkey results in the deaths of 68 people   

Dec 08   Sinead O’Connor singer was born.   

Dec 09   Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79   

Dec 10   Boris Koutzen, composer, dies at 65.   

Dec 10   In this year, Israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon claims Nobel Prize for literature   

Dec 13   1st US bombing of Hanoi   

Dec 13   Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer.   

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

Dec 15   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.   

Dec 15   Walt Disney, animator, dies at 65, put in suspended animation.   

Dec 16   Beatles release "Everywhere it's Christmas" in the UK.   

Dec 17   Gustaf Paulson, composer, dies at 68.   

Dec 18   Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS   

Dec 18   Gene Gauntier, dies in Cuernavaca Mexico   

Dec 19   Ehm Welk, writer, dies at 82.   

Dec 21   USSR launches Luna 13; soft-landed in Oceanus Procellarum   

Dec 23   Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program.   

Dec 23   Hv Doderer, writer, dies at 70   

Dec 24   "Joyful Noise" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 12 perfs   

Dec 24   Gaspar Cassado Moreu, composer, dies at 69   

Dec 24   Luna 13 lands on Moon.   

Dec 24   USAF C144 military charter crashes near Binh Thai Vietnam results in the deaths of 129.   

Dec 26   Ina Boudier-Baker, Dutch author (Poverty), dies at 88.   

Dec 27   "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs.   

Dec 28   13 die in a train crash in Everett Mass.   

Dec 29   Pirate Radio Phoenix, 1st transmission (Worcester, Mass)   

Dec 30   Christian A Herter, US Min of Foreign affairs (1959-61), dies at 71.   

Dec 31   Chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75   

Dec 31   Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 and stays there for 7 weeks   

Dec 31   Pirate Radio 390 (Radio Invicata) off England, resumes transmitting.   

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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,