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

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

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

Mar 01   In the year 1966 first ever (crash) landing on Venus took place by the soviet probe Venus 3   

Mar 01   On this day in history 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   Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1966 rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al)   

Mar 03   On this day in history twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die   

Mar 04   Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die in the year 1966.   

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

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

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" in the year 1966.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Mar 07   Department of Navy reorganized into present structure under CNO in the year 1966.   

Mar 07   On this day in history 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   Mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1 in the year 1966.   

Mar 07   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

Mar 08   An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin on this day in history.   

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

Mar 09   In the year 1966 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   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   In the year 1966 birth of luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)   

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   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1966.   

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   In the year 1966 betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25