Page 9: Historical Events In 1966

May 26   Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

May 26   On this day in history guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK   

May 27   55th German F-16 Starfighter crashes on this day in history.   

May 27   On this day in history 6 French fighters crash above Spain   

May 28   "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34 on this day in history.   

May 29   On this day in history carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational   

May 30   300 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam in the year 1966.   

May 30   US launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon on this day in history.   

Jun 01   2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights on this day in history.   

Jun 01   George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London on this day in history.   

Jun 02   US Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; first lunar soft-landing on this day in history.   

Jun 03   In the year 1966 alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65   

Jun 03   Gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford &Cernan) on this day in history.   

Jun 05   Natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69 in the year 1966.   

Jun 06   In the year 1966 activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi   

Jun 06   In the year 1966 black activist James Meredith is shot and wounded as he walks along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.   

Jun 06   In the year 1966 claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash   

Jun 06   On this day in history claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed   

Jun 06   James Meredith wounded by white sniper on this day in history.   

Jun 07   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor, dies at 78 in the year 1966.   

Jun 10   On this day in history beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK   

Jun 10   On this day in history janis Joplins first live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF)   

Jun 11   On this day in history ethel Clayton, actress (Warning Shadows), dies at 82   

Jun 11   On this day in history french & German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry   

Jun 12   On this day in history hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74   

Jun 13   Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights on this day in history.   

Jun 14   On this day in history 6 RAR arrives in South Vietnam   

Jun 19   Ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   On this day in history sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman   

Jun 22   On this day in history roger Blunt, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 330 runs, 12 wickets), dies   

Jun 24   In the year 1966 bombay-NY Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die   

Jun 25   In the year 1966 beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks   

Jun 25   In the year 1966 kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched   

Jun 27   On this day in history 1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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   Deana Carter, country singer was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1966.   

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   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 on this day in history.