Page 4: Historical Events In 1966

Feb 27   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer Austria in the year 1966.   

Feb 27   In the year 1966 minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at 81   

Feb 28   In the year 1966 cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes   

Feb 28   In the year 1966 charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet   

Mar 01   On this day in history ba'ath-party takes power in Syria   

Mar 01   First ever (crash) landing on Venus took place by the soviet probe Venus 3 in the year 1966.   

Mar 01   Venera 3 becomes first man-made object to impact on a planet (Venus) in the year 1966.   

Mar 02   215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1966 alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52   

Mar 03   In the year 1966 james Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY   

Mar 03   Kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinée in the year 1966.   

Mar 03   Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al) in the year 1966.   

Mar 03   Twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die in the year 1966.   

Mar 04   Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians   

Mar 04   Demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in the year 1966.   

Mar 04   On this day in history janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

Mar 04   John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1966 north Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP   

Mar 04   In the year 1966 studebaker of Canada stops car production finally   

Mar 05   On this day in history 75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die   

Mar 05   In the year 1966 anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76   

Mar 05   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks)   

Mar 06   In the year 1966 richard Hageman, composer, dies at 83   

Mar 07   Department of Navy reorganized into present structure under CNO on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In Northeastern China a 6..75 earthquake damaged thirty communes by the first shock indicating that about 300,000 Chinese were affected in the densely populated city of Singtai on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1 in the year 1966.   

Mar 07   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1966 "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances   

Mar 08   On this day in history an IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin   

Mar 08   Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame in the year 1966.   

Mar 09   Andrew Brimmer becomes first black Governor of Federal Reserve Board on this day in history.   

Mar 10   5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1966.   

Jan 01   In the year 1966 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   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   George Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide died in the year 1966.   

Jan 11   Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64 in the year 1966.   

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 in the year 1966.