Page 15: Historical Events In 1966

Nov 15   On this day in history gemini XII returns to Earth   

Nov 16   Dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury on this day in history.   

Nov 17   Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour) in the year 1966.   

Nov 18   Bela Tardos, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1966 mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ   

Nov 21   In the year 1966 dutch govt of Zijlstra forms   

Nov 22   In the year 1966 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB)   

Nov 22   Moises F da Costa Gomez, premier Dutch Antilles, dies in the year 1966.   

Nov 24   1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire) in the year 1966.   

Nov 24   In the year 1966 400 die of respiratory failure &heart attack in killer NYC smog   

Nov 25   On this day in history cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year   

Nov 26   In the year 1966 first major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France   

Nov 26   Harold Burrage, US singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35 in the year 1966.   

Nov 26   The first major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France in the year 1966.   

Nov 27   In the year 1966 in highest-scoring NFL game, Wash Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41   

Nov 28   On this day in history coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared   

Nov 28   In the year 1966 vittorio Giannini, composer, dies at 63   

Nov 30   Barbados gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1966 radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, MD to Boulder, CO   

Dec 02   On this day in history love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East   

Dec 02   In the year 1966 luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85   

Dec 05   On this day in history sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57   

Dec 06   Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1966.   

Dec 07   On this day in history a fire at an army barracks in Erzurum, Turkey kills 68 people.   

Dec 08   Sinead O’Connor singer was born on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history sinead O’Connor singer:was born   

Dec 09   Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1966.   

Dec 10   In the year 1966 boris Koutzen, composer, dies at 65   

Dec 10   On this day in history israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature   

Dec 13   1st US bombing of Hanoi in the year 1966.   

Dec 13   On this day in history charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer   

Dec 14   Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 in the year 1966.   

Dec 15   In the year 1966 audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus   

Dec 15   One of the greatest names in children’s television and movie production died on this day. Walt (Walter Elias) Disney died in Burbank, California. Mr. Disney was 65 years old on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987)   

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

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 in the year 1966.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64   

Jan 14   Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25