Page 9: Historical Events In 1966

May 26   In the year 1966 don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47   

May 26   On this day in history guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK   

May 27   On this day in history 55th German F-16 Starfighter crashes   

May 27   On this day in history 6 French fighters crash above Spain   

May 28   In the year 1966 "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34   

May 29   Carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational in the year 1966.   

May 30   On this day in history 300 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam   

May 30   On this day in history uS launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon   

Jun 01   2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights on this day in history.   

Jun 01   George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London on this day in history.   

Jun 02   US Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; first lunar soft-landing in the year 1966.   

Jun 03   In the year 1966 alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65   

Jun 03   On this day in history gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford &Cernan)   

Jun 05   Natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69 in the year 1966.   

Jun 06   In the year 1966 activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi   

Jun 06   On this day in history black activist James Meredith is shot and wounded as he walks along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.   

Jun 06   Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash on this day in history.   

Jun 06   In the year 1966 claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed   

Jun 06   In the year 1966 james Meredith wounded by white sniper   

Jun 07   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor, dies at 78 in the year 1966.   

Jun 10   In the year 1966 beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK   

Jun 10   Janis Joplins first live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF) in the year 1966.   

Jun 11   Ethel Clayton, actress (Warning Shadows), dies at 82 in the year 1966.   

Jun 11   In the year 1966 french & German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry   

Jun 12   Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jun 13   In the year 1966 supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights   

Jun 14   In the year 1966 6 RAR arrives in South Vietnam   

Jun 19   On this day in history ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79   

Jun 20   Sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman on this day in history.   

Jun 22   On this day in history roger Blunt, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 330 runs, 12 wickets), dies   

Jun 24   Bombay-NY Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks on this day in history.   

Jun 25   On this day in history kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched   

Jun 27   1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1966 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   On this day in history birth of martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1966 birth of carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr   

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

Jan 03   Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies in the year 1966.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1966 death of george Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide   

Jan 11   Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1966 sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies   

Jan 15   On this day in history betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25