Page 5: Historical Events In 1966

Mar 15   Racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles.   

Mar 16   "Man From Uncle" star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London.   

Mar 16   Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong and Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits.   

Mar 16   On this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100000000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado.   

Mar 17   South Africa government bans Defense and Aid Fund   

Mar 17   US sub locates missing H-bomb in Mediterranean   

Mar 17   Walter Lang, composer, dies at 69.   

Mar 18   General Suharto forms government in Indonesia.   

Mar 18   Scott Paper begins selling paper dresses for $1   

Mar 19   "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 3 performances   

Mar 19   28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65   

Mar 19   Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins   

Mar 20   In Uganda a 6.75 earthquake was the most destructive earthquake in recent African history, about 140 fatalities and hundreds of injuries were reported   

Mar 21   Supreme Court reverses Massachusetts ruling that "Fanny Hill" is obscene.   

Mar 22   In Northeastern China a 6.75-7.0 earthquake occurred second one in a month the last was March 07.   

Mar 23   inaugural official meeting after 400 years of Catholic and Anglican Church   

Mar 23   Johannes W Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie), dies at 82   

Mar 24   Selective Service announces college deferments based on performance.   

Mar 25   Beatles pose with mutilated dolls and butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday and Today" album, It is later pulled   

Mar 25   Colin Campbell, actor (Leather Boys), dies at 83.   

Mar 25   US Supreme court rules "poll tax" unconstitutional.   

Mar 26   Operation Jackstay in Navy's inaugural amphibious assault in Vietnam's inland waters.   

Mar 27   Anti Vietnam war demonstrations in US, Europe and Australia   

Mar 27   Canada launches 158 kg. instrument package into upper atmosphere; to study aurora borealis; inaugural all-Canadian space project, using Black Brant rocket   

Mar 27   Mien Labberton, Dutch poet, dies at 82.   

Mar 29   "It's a Bird... It's Superman" opens at Alvin NYC for 129 perfs.   

Mar 29   Dow Brewery destroys 4546000 litres of beer after 16 people die in Quebec City area; 1 million gallons go down the drain   

Mar 29   Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 50.   

Mar 29   Muhammad Ali beats Canadian George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

Mar 30   Barbra Streisand stars on "Color Me Barbra" special on CBS.   

Mar 30   Erwin Piscator, German director (Plebeians test rebellion), dies at 72   

Mar 31   25000 anti war demonstrators march in New York NY.   

Mar 31   USSR launches Luna 10, inaugural lunar orbiter.   

Apr 01   Karl B Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89   

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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,