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 in the year 1966.   

Feb 28   Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes in the year 1966.   

Feb 28   In the year 1966 charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet   

Mar 01   In the year 1966 ba'ath-party takes power in Syria   

Mar 01   First ever (crash) landing on Venus took place by the soviet probe Venus 3 in the year 1966.   

Mar 01   Venera 3 becomes first man-made object to impact on a planet (Venus) on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1966 215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam   

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

Mar 03   James Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinée in the year 1966.   

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

Mar 03   On this day in history twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians   

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

Mar 04   In the year 1966 janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

Mar 04   John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" in the year 1966.   

Mar 04   On this day in history north Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP   

Mar 04   Studebaker of Canada stops car production finally in the year 1966.   

Mar 05   75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die on this day in history.   

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

Mar 05   In the year 1966 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 06   In the year 1966 barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks)   

Mar 06   Richard Hageman, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 07   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 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1966 mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1   

Mar 07   In the year 1966 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 08   On this day in history "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances   

Mar 08   An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin in the year 1966.   

Mar 08   On this day in history casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame   

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   On this day in history birth of tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World)   

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

Jan 03   Wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts) was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 03   Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62   

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

Jan 09   Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1966.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of george Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies   

Jan 15   Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 in the year 1966.