Historical Events In 1966

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

May 26   Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK in the year 1966.  

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

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

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

May 29   In the year 1966 carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational  

May 30   300 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam in the year 1966.  

May 30   In the year 1966 uS launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon  

Jun 01   In the year 1966 2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 03   Alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65 in the year 1966.  

Jun 03   In the year 1966 gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford &Cernan)  

Jun 05   On this day in history natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69  

Jun 06   Activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi in the year 1966.  

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   In the year 1966 claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash  

Jun 06   On this day in history claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed  

Jun 06   James Meredith wounded by white sniper on this day in history.  

Jun 07   On this day in history hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor, dies at 78  

Jun 10   Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK on this day in history.  

Jun 10   Janis Joplins first live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF) on this day in history.  

Jun 11   Ethel Clayton, actress (Warning Shadows), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jun 11   On this day in history french & German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry  

Jun 12   Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74 in the year 1966.  

Jun 13   Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights in the year 1966.  

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

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

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

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

Jun 24   Bombay-NY Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die in the year 1966.  

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 in the year 1966.  

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Jan 02   Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World) was born in the year 1966.  

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987)  

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   On this day in history birth of martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer  

Jan 04   In the year 1966 birth of deana Carter, country singer  

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1966.  

Jan 09   Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1966.  

Jan 14   Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies in the year 1966.  

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