Historical Events In 1966

Feb 27   On this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer Austria   

Feb 27   Minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at 81 in the year 1966.   

Feb 28   On this day in history cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes   

Feb 28   On this day in history charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet   

Mar 01   Ba'ath-party takes power in Syria in the year 1966.   

Mar 01   First ever (crash) landing on Venus took place by the soviet probe Venus 3 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1966.   

Mar 03   Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 in the year 1966.   

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

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   On this day in history twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die   

Mar 04   In the year 1966 canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die   

Mar 04   In the year 1966 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   In the year 1966 john Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"   

Mar 04   On this day in history north Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP   

Mar 04   Studebaker of Canada stops car production finally in the year 1966.   

Mar 05   75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die in the year 1966.   

Mar 05   Anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1966.   

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

Mar 06   Richard Hageman, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1966.   

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

Mar 07   In the year 1966 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   

Mar 07   On this day in history mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1   

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

Mar 08   On this day in history "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances   

Mar 08   An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin in the year 1966.   

Mar 08   In the year 1966 casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame   

Mar 09   In the year 1966 andrew Brimmer becomes first black Governor of Federal Reserve Board   

Mar 10   In the year 1966 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1966 birth of john Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)   

Jan 03   Luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1966.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr   

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 in the year 1966.   

Jan 05   George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies in the year 1966.   

Jan 09   Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   George Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide died on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1966 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   Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 on this day in history.