Page 2: Historical Events In 1966

Jan 16   Margarete Susman, writer, dies at 91   

Jan 16   Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center   

Jan 17   A U.S. B52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs collided with its refueling plane over Palomares, Spain, scattering radioactive plutonium over the area   

Jan 17   B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die.   

Jan 17   Martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago   

Jan 17   USAF B-52 carrying 4 unarmed hydrogen bombs crashes on Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die   

Jan 17   Vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50   

Jan 18   Indira Gandhi is elected prime minister of India   

Jan 18   Indira Gandhi, daughter of the late Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, became prime minister of India.   

Jan 18   Kathleen Norris, US author, dies at 85.   

Jan 19   Indira Gandhi elected India's 3rd prime minister   

Jan 19   Neil Simon, Coleman and Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres.   

Jan 19   Sir Robert Menzies retires after more than 16 years as Australia's prime minister   

Jan 21   Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd   

Jan 22   Herbert Marshall, actor (Dark Angel, Duel in the Sun), dies at 75.   

Jan 27   Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisc an expansion team for 1966.   

Jan 29   "Sweet Charity" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 608 performances.   

Jan 29   Josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Tolle Bomberg), dies at 84   

Jan 29   Lawry and Simpson complete 244 opening stand vs England, Adelaide   

Jan 29   Snow storm in north east US results in the deaths of 165.   

Jan 29   US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.   

Jan 29   US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen.   

Jan 30   -19ºF (-28ºC), Corinth MS (state record)   

Jan 30   -27ºF (-33ºC), New Market AL (state record).   

Jan 31   Belgian state police results in the deaths of 2 striking mine workers   

Jan 31   Elizabeth Patterson, actress (Tall Story), dies at 90.   

Jan 31   USSR launches Luna 9 toward the Moon.   

Feb 01   Buster Keaton, famous comic film star, dies at age 69.   

Feb 01   Buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69.   

Feb 03   inaugural soft landing on the Moon by spacecraft Luna 9   

Feb 03   June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65   

Feb 03   Soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9)   

Feb 03   The inaugural operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched (US)   

Feb 04   All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); results in the deaths of 133.   

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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,