Page 3: Historical Events In 1966

Feb 04   All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 in the year 1966.   

Feb 04   Gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90 in the year 1966.   

Feb 05   On this day in history bBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island   

Feb 06   On this day in history johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79   

Feb 09   Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79   

Feb 09   The National Hockey League announces it is doubling in size with a new West Division and six new teams in the year 1966.   

Feb 10   On this day in history billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66   

Feb 10   On this day in history harmel government in Belgium resigns   

Feb 13   On this day in history elio Vittorini, writer, dies   

Feb 13   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1966.   

Feb 14   Australia introduces first decimal currency postage stamps on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history camillo Torres, Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies   

Feb 16   In the year 1966 bob Cowper makes 307 vs England at the MCG, 727 minute s, 20 fours   

Feb 16   End of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK on this day in history.   

Feb 16   France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81 in the year 1966.   

Feb 17   In the year 1966 frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75   

Feb 18   In the year 1966 anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94   

Feb 20   Author Valery Tarsis banished in USSR on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80 in the year 1966.   

Feb 21   On this day in history indonesia's President Sukarno fires General Nasution   

Feb 22   Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at 74 in the year 1966.   

Feb 22   On this day in history soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok & Ugolek, first 2-dog crew   

Feb 23   On this day in history aldo Moro forms Italian government   

Feb 23   Military coup in Syria ends Bitar government in the year 1966.   

Feb 23   Premier Obote grabs power in Uganda in the year 1966.   

Feb 24   Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana in the year 1966.   

Feb 24   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1966.   

Feb 25   Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford Great Britain in the year 1966.   

Feb 27   In the year 1966 ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova & Protopopov of USSR   

Feb 27   Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of US in the year 1966.   

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Jan 02   Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World) was born in the year 1966.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)   

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

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

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   Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 in the year 1966.   

Jan 05   George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   George Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide died in the year 1966.   

Jan 11   On this day in history albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64   

Jan 14   Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies in the year 1966.   

Jan 15   In the year 1966 betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25