Historical Events In 1966

May 26   Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

May 26   Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK on this day in history.  

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

May 29   On this day in history carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational  

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

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 in the year 1966.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1966 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   Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1966 hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74  

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   In the year 1966 ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1966.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987)  

Jan 03   John Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders) was born in the year 1966.  

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   Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born in the year 1966.  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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   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