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

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

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

May 29   Carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational in the year 1966.  

May 30   In the year 1966 300 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam  

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

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

Jun 01   On this day in history george Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London  

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   In the year 1966 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   Activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi in the year 1966.  

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

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

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

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

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   In the year 1966 6 RAR arrives in South Vietnam  

Jun 19   In the year 1966 ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79  

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 in the year 1966.  

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

Jun 25   In the year 1966 beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks  

Jun 25   On this day in history kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched  

Jun 27   On this day in history 1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV  

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Jan 02   In the year 1966 birth of tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World)  

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   On this day in history birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)  

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   In the year 1966 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   In the year 1966 haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 10   On this day in history death of george Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 in the year 1966.