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   In the year 1966 55th German F-16 Starfighter crashes  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

May 30   US launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi  

Jun 06   In the year 1966 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 in the year 1966.  

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

Jun 06   On this day in history james Meredith wounded by white sniper  

Jun 07   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jun 10   On this day in history beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 12   On this day in history hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74  

Jun 13   On this day in history supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights  

Jun 14   6 RAR arrives in South Vietnam on this day in history.  

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

Jun 20   On this day in history sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman  

Jun 22   Roger Blunt, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 330 runs, 12 wickets), dies in the year 1966.  

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

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

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   In the year 1966 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   On this day in history birth of luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)  

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   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 in the year 1966.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1966 george Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies  

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

Jan 10   George Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14   On this day in history sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies  

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