Page 4: Historical Events In 1966

Feb 27   Minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at 81.   

Feb 28   Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes   

Feb 28   Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet   

Mar 01   Ba'ath-party takes power in Syria.   

Mar 01   inaugural ever (crash) landing on Venus took place by the soviet probe Venus 3   

Mar 01   Venera 3 is recorded as becoming inaugural man-made object to impact on a planet (Venus).   

Mar 02   215000 US soldiers in Vietnam.   

Mar 03   Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52   

Mar 03   James Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY   

Mar 03   Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al).   

Mar 03   Twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after inaugural sighting, 57 die.   

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

Mar 04   Canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians   

Mar 04   Demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.   

Mar 04   Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

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

Mar 04   North Sea Gas was inaugural pumped ashore by BP   

Mar 04   Studebaker of Canada formally ends car production finally   

Mar 05   75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die.   

Mar 05   Anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76.   

Mar 05   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 06   Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" is recorded as becoming #1 (13 weeks)   

Mar 06   Richard Hageman, composer, dies at 83   

Mar 07   Department of Navy reorganized into present structure under CNO.   

Mar 07   In Northeastern China a 6..75 earthquake damaged thirty communes by the inaugural shock indicating that about 300000 Chinese were affected in the densely populated city of Singtai   

Mar 07   Mamas and Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1.   

Mar 07   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 08   "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances   

Mar 08   An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin   

Mar 08   Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame.   

Mar 09   Andrew Brimmer is recorded as becoming inaugural black Governor of Federal Reserve Board.   

Mar 10   5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires   

Mar 10   Dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg   

Mar 10   Frederik "Frits" Zernike, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1953), dies at 77   

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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,