Historical Events In 1966

Nov 15   In the year 1966 gemini XII returns to Earth  

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

Nov 17   In the year 1966 leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour)  

Nov 18   In the year 1966 bela Tardos, composer, dies at 56  

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

Nov 21   Dutch govt of Zijlstra forms in the year 1966.  

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

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

Nov 25   Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year in the year 1966.  

Nov 26   First major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France in the year 1966.  

Nov 26   Harold Burrage, US singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35 in the year 1966.  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 02   Love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East on this day in history.  

Dec 02   In the year 1966 luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85  

Dec 05   Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57 in the year 1966.  

Dec 06   On this day in history hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68  

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

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

Dec 08   In the year 1966 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   Israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature in the year 1966.  

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   Audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1966.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1966 birth of tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987)  

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

Jan 03   Luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of deana Carter, country singer  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr  

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

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

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies in the year 1966.  

Jan 15   On this day in history betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25