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   "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34 on this day in history.   

May 29   In the year 1966 carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational   

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   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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1966.   

Jun 06   Activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1966 claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed   

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

Jun 10   On this day in history janis Joplins first live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF)   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1966.   

Jun 25   In the year 1966 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   Chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)   

Jan 03   Luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners) was born in the year 1966.   

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

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   In the year 1966 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   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 in the year 1966.   

Jan 11   Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64 in the year 1966.   

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 on this day in history.