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   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   On this day in history 6 French fighters crash above Spain   

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   US launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon on this day in history.   

Jun 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1966 uS Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; first lunar soft-landing   

Jun 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1966 natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69   

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   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   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   On this day in history ethel Clayton, actress (Warning Shadows), dies at 82   

Jun 11   On this day in history french & German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry   

Jun 12   Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74 in the year 1966.   

Jun 13   Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights on this day in history.   

Jun 14   6 RAR arrives in South Vietnam in the year 1966.   

Jun 19   Ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79 in the year 1966.   

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

Jun 22   Roger Blunt, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 330 runs, 12 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jun 25   In the year 1966 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 in the year 1966.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer   

Jan 04   Deana Carter, country singer was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 07   Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 01   Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82 in the year 1966.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies   

Jan 15   In the year 1966 betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25