Page 3: Historical Events In 1966

Feb 04   All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 in the year 1966.   

Feb 04   Gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90 in the year 1966.   

Feb 05   On this day in history bBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island   

Feb 06   Johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1966.   

Feb 09   In the year 1966 dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points   

Feb 09   Sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   The National Hockey League announces it is doubling in size with a new West Division and six new teams in the year 1966.   

Feb 10   Billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1966 harmel government in Belgium resigns   

Feb 13   On this day in history elio Vittorini, writer, dies   

Feb 13   In the year 1966 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Feb 14   Australia introduces first decimal currency postage stamps on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Camillo Torres, Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies in the year 1966.   

Feb 16   Bob Cowper makes 307 vs England at the MCG, 727 minute s, 20 fours on this day in history.   

Feb 16   End of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1966 france performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria   

Feb 16   Hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75   

Feb 18   Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94 in the year 1966.   

Feb 20   Author Valery Tarsis banished in USSR in the year 1966.   

Feb 20   Chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Indonesia's President Sukarno fires General Nasution on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok & Ugolek, first 2-dog crew   

Feb 23   Aldo Moro forms Italian government on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1966 military coup in Syria ends Bitar government   

Feb 23   On this day in history premier Obote grabs power in Uganda   

Feb 24   Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana in the year 1966.   

Feb 24   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 25   Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford Great Britain on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova & Protopopov of USSR in the year 1966.   

Feb 27   Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of US on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1966.   

Jan 03   John Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 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   In the year 1966 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 in the year 1966.   

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