Historical Events In 1966

Feb 27   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer Austria on this day in history.   

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

Feb 28   Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes on this day in history.   

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

Mar 01   In the year 1966 ba'ath-party takes power in Syria   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die   

Mar 04   Canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians in the year 1966.   

Mar 04   On this day in history demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa   

Mar 04   In the year 1966 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   In the year 1966 75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die   

Mar 05   Anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76 in the year 1966.   

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

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

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

Mar 07   In the year 1966 department of Navy reorganized into present structure under CNO   

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 in the year 1966.   

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

Mar 07   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1966.   

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

Mar 09   On this day in history andrew Brimmer becomes first black Governor of Federal Reserve Board   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World)   

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   On this day in history birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer   

Jan 04   In the year 1966 birth of deana Carter, country singer   

Jan 07   In the year 1966 birth of carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr   

Jan 01   On this day in history vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82   

Jan 03   On this day in history rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1966.   

Jan 15   Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 in the year 1966.