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   On this day in history 55th German F-16 Starfighter crashes   

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   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   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   Alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65 in the year 1966.   

Jun 03   Gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford &Cernan) on this day in history.   

Jun 05   Natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69 in the year 1966.   

Jun 06   Activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi in the year 1966.   

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

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

Jun 06   In the year 1966 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   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   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   Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jun 13   In the year 1966 supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights   

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   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   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   On this day in history kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched   

Jun 27   1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV in the year 1966.   

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Jan 02   Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World) was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 03   Chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987) was born in the year 1966.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1966 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1966 albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64   

Jan 14   In the year 1966 sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies   

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