Page 9: Historical Events In 1966

May 26   Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

May 26   In the year 1966 guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK   

May 27   In the year 1966 55th German F-16 Starfighter crashes   

May 27   In the year 1966 6 French fighters crash above Spain   

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

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   In the year 1966 uS launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon   

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   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   On this day in history gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford &Cernan)   

Jun 05   On this day in history natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69   

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   Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1966 bombay-NY Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die   

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   Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   John Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders) was born in the year 1966.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1966 birth of deana Carter, country singer   

Jan 07   Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82   

Jan 03   Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1966 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   On this day in history albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64   

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

Jan 15   Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 on this day in history.