Page 9: Historical Events In 1966
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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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