Historical Events In 1966

Nov 15   Gemini XII returns to Earth on this day in history.  

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

Nov 17   Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour) in the year 1966.  

Nov 18   On this day in history bela Tardos, composer, dies at 56  

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

Nov 21   Dutch govt of Zijlstra forms on this day in history.  

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

Nov 22   Moises F da Costa Gomez, premier Dutch Antilles, dies on this day in history.  

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

Nov 24   On this day in history 400 die of respiratory failure &heart attack in killer NYC smog  

Nov 25   In the year 1966 cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year  

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

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

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

Nov 28   Vittorio Giannini, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Nov 30   In the year 1966 barbados gains independence from Britain (National Day)  

Nov 30   In the year 1966 radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, MD to Boulder, CO  

Dec 02   On this day in history 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   Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57 in the year 1966.  

Dec 06   Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1966.  

Dec 07   On this day in history a fire at an army barracks in Erzurum, Turkey kills 68 people.  

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

Dec 08   On this day in history sinead O’Connor singer:was born  

Dec 09   Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 10   On this day in history israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature  

Dec 13   In the year 1966 1st US bombing of Hanoi  

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

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

Dec 15   In the year 1966 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   On this day in history birth of tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World)  

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987)  

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of john Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)  

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1966 birth of deana Carter, country singer  

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   On this day in history rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1966 haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 10   In the year 1966 death of george Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide  

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   On this day in history betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25