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   On this day in history 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 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   US launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon in the year 1966.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 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   Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash in the year 1966.   

Jun 06   Claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed in the year 1966.   

Jun 06   On this day in history james Meredith wounded by white sniper   

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) on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1966 6 RAR arrives in South Vietnam   

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   Kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched in the year 1966.   

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   In the year 1966 birth of john Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)   

Jan 03   Luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of deana Carter, country singer   

Jan 07   In the year 1966 birth of carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr   

Jan 01   Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 in the year 1966.   

Jan 05   On this day in history george Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies   

Jan 09   Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1966.