Page 9: Historical Events In 1966

May 26   Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47 in the year 1966.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1966.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 06   Claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 10   In the year 1966 janis Joplins first live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF)   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1966.   

Jun 22   In the year 1966 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 in the year 1966.   

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

Jun 25   In the year 1966 kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched   

Jun 27   In the year 1966 1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV   

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Jan 02   Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1966.   

Jan 03   Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 01   In the year 1966 vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82   

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   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 in the year 1966.   

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