Historical Events In 1966

Mar 10   Dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg in the year 1966.  

Mar 10   Frederik "Frits" Zernike, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1953), dies at 77 in the year 1966.  

Mar 10   North Vietnamese capture US Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley on this day in history.  

Mar 11   On this day in history military coup led by Indonesian General Suharto breaks out  

Mar 12   On this day in history bobby Hull's 51st goal of season, sets record  

Mar 12   Estelita Rodriguez, actor (Golden Stallion, Susanna Pass), dies at 37 in the year 1966.  

Mar 12   Love's first album released "Love" on this day in history.  

Mar 12   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Mar 15   8th Grammy Awards Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Streisand in the year 1966.  

Mar 15   8th Grammy Awards: Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Streisand in the year 1966.  

Mar 15   On this day in history abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63  

Mar 15   Racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles on this day in history.  

Mar 16   "Man From Uncle" star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London on this day in history.  

Mar 16   On this day in history gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits  

Mar 16   In the year 1966 on this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100,000,000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado  

Mar 17   On this day in history south Africa government bans Defense and Aid Fund  

Mar 17   US sub locates missing H-bomb in Mediterranean in the year 1966.  

Mar 17   Walter Lang, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1966.  

Mar 18   In the year 1966 general Suharto forms government in Indonesia  

Mar 18   Scott Paper begins selling paper dresses for $1 on this day in history.  

Mar 19   "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 3 performances on this day in history.  

Mar 19   28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65 in the year 1966.  

Mar 19   28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65 on this day in history.  

Mar 19   Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins in the year 1966.  

Mar 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1966 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 in the year 1966.  

Mar 23   First official meeting after 400 years of Catholic & Anglican Church on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1966 johannes W Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie), dies at 82  

Mar 24   In the year 1966 selective Service announces college deferments based on performance  

Mar 25   Beatles pose with mutilated dolls & butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday & Today" album, It is later pulled on this day in history.  

Mar 25   In the year 1966 colin Campbell, actor (Leather Boys), dies at 83  

Mar 25   US Supreme court rules "poll tax" unconstitutional in the year 1966.  

Mar 26   Operation Jackstay in Navy's first amphibious assault in Vietnam's inland waters on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987)  

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

Jan 03   Luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners) was born in the year 1966.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of deana Carter, country singer  

Jan 07   Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr was born in the year 1966.  

Jan 01   On this day in history vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82  

Jan 03   In the year 1966 rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62  

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

Jan 14   Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1966 betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25