Page 4: Historical Events In 1966

Feb 27   On this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer Austria   

Feb 27   Minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1966 cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes   

Feb 28   On this day in history charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet   

Mar 01   On this day in history ba'ath-party takes power in Syria   

Mar 01   First ever (crash) landing on Venus took place by the soviet probe Venus 3 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1966 venera 3 becomes first man-made object to impact on a planet (Venus)   

Mar 02   215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   On this day in history james Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY   

Mar 03   On this day in history kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinée   

Mar 03   In the year 1966 rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al)   

Mar 03   Twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians in the year 1966.   

Mar 04   On this day in history demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa   

Mar 04   Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Mar 04   John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1966 north Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP   

Mar 04   On this day in history studebaker of Canada stops car production finally   

Mar 05   In the year 1966 75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die   

Mar 05   In the year 1966 anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76   

Mar 05   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 06   On this day in history barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks)   

Mar 06   On this day in history richard Hageman, composer, dies at 83   

Mar 07   Department of Navy reorganized into present structure under CNO in the year 1966.   

Mar 07   On this day in history in Northeastern China a 6..75 earthquake damaged thirty communes by the first shock indicating that about 300,000 Chinese were affected in the densely populated city of Singtai   

Mar 07   Mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 08   In the year 1966 "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances   

Mar 08   In the year 1966 an IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin   

Mar 08   Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame in the year 1966.   

Mar 09   Andrew Brimmer becomes first black Governor of Federal Reserve Board on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1966 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires   

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

Jan 03   Chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of john Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)   

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   Deana Carter, country singer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr was born on this day in history.   

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 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   On this day in history 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   Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64 in the year 1966.   

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

Jan 15   Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 on this day in history.