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   In the year 1966 guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK   

May 27   55th German F-16 Starfighter crashes in the year 1966.   

May 27   6 French fighters crash above Spain in the year 1966.   

May 28   On this day in history "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   US launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon in the year 1966.   

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 in the year 1966.   

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

Jun 03   On this day in history alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65   

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

Jun 05   Natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 06   Black activist James Meredith is shot and wounded as he walks along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration in the year 1966.   

Jun 06   Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash in the year 1966.   

Jun 06   Claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed in the year 1966.   

Jun 06   James Meredith wounded by white sniper in the year 1966.   

Jun 07   In the year 1966 hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor, dies at 78   

Jun 10   Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK in the year 1966.   

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

Jun 11   In the year 1966 ethel Clayton, actress (Warning Shadows), dies at 82   

Jun 11   French & German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry in the year 1966.   

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

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

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

Jun 19   Ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79 in the year 1966.   

Jun 20   In the year 1966 sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman   

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

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

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

Jun 25   Kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched on this day in history.   

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   Chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts) was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer   

Jan 04   Deana Carter, country singer was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 07   Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82 in the year 1966.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64   

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

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