Page 3: Historical Events In 1966

Feb 04   Gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90   

Feb 05   BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island.   

Feb 06   Johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79.   

Feb 09   Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points   

Feb 09   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   

Feb 10   Billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66.   

Feb 10   Harmel government in Belgium steps down   

Feb 13   Elio Vittorini, writer, dies   

Feb 13   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Feb 14   Australia introduces inaugural decimal currency postage stamps.   

Feb 15   Camillo Torres, Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies.   

Feb 16   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.   

Feb 16   France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria.   

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

Feb 17   Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75.   

Feb 18   Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94   

Feb 20   Author Valery Tarsis banished in USSR   

Feb 20   Chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80   

Feb 21   Indonesia's President Sukarno fires General Nasution   

Feb 22   Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at 74   

Feb 22   Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok and Ugolek, inaugural 2-dog crew.   

Feb 23   Aldo Moro forms Italian government.   

Feb 23   Military coup in Syria ends Bitar government.   

Feb 23   Premier Obote grabs power in Uganda.   

Feb 24   Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana   

Feb 24   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 25   Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad   

Feb 26   Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71   

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

Feb 27   Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova and Protopopov of USSR.   

Feb 27   Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of US   

Feb 27   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer Austria.   

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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,