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 on this day in history.  

Mar 10   North Vietnamese capture US Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley in the year 1966.  

Mar 11   Military coup led by Indonesian General Suharto breaks out on this day in history.  

Mar 12   Bobby Hull's 51st goal of season, sets record on this day in history.  

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

Mar 15   On this day in history 8th Grammy Awards Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Streisand  

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

Mar 15   Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 15   Racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles in the year 1966.  

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

Mar 16   In the year 1966 gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits  

Mar 16   On this day in history on this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100,000,000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado  

Mar 17   In the year 1966 south Africa government bans Defense and Aid Fund  

Mar 17   US sub locates missing H-bomb in Mediterranean on this day in history.  

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

Mar 18   On this day in history general Suharto forms government in Indonesia  

Mar 18   Scott Paper begins selling paper dresses for $1 in the year 1966.  

Mar 19   In the year 1966 "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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 19   On this day in history belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins  

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   Supreme Court reverses Massachusetts ruling that "Fanny Hill" is obscene in the year 1966.  

Mar 22   In the year 1966 in Northeastern China a 6.75-7.0 earthquake occurred second one in a month the last was March 07.  

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   Selective Service announces college deferments based on performance in the year 1966.  

Mar 25   In the year 1966 beatles pose with mutilated dolls & butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday & Today" album, It is later pulled  

Mar 25   Colin Campbell, actor (Leather Boys), dies at 83 in the year 1966.  

Mar 25   In the year 1966 uS Supreme court rules "poll tax" unconstitutional  

Mar 26   On this day in history operation Jackstay in Navy's first amphibious assault in Vietnam's inland waters  

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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   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 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   In the year 1966 birth of carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr  

Jan 01   Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1966 haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 10   George Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide died in the year 1966.  

Jan 11   Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64 in the year 1966.  

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.