Page 15: Historical Events In 1966

Nov 22   32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB)   

Nov 22   Moises F da Costa Gomez, premier Dutch Antilles, dies   

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

Nov 24   400 die of respiratory failure and heart attack in killer NYC smog.   

Nov 25   Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year   

Nov 26   Harold Burrage, US singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35   

Nov 26   inaugural major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France.   

Nov 26   The inaugural major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France   

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

Nov 28   Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared   

Nov 28   Vittorio Giannini, composer, dies at 63   

Nov 30   Barbados gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

Nov 30   Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, MD to Boulder, CO   

Dec 02   Love, Moby Grape and Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East.   

Dec 02   Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85   

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 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.   

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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,