Page 9: Historical Events In 1966

May 26   Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47 in the year 1966.   

May 26   Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK in the year 1966.   

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

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

May 28   "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34 in the year 1966.   

May 29   In the year 1966 carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational   

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

May 30   In the year 1966 uS launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon   

Jun 01   2,400 persons attend White House Conference on Civil Rights in the year 1966.   

Jun 01   In the year 1966 george Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London   

Jun 02   US Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; first lunar soft-landing in the year 1966.   

Jun 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1966 natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69   

Jun 06   Activist James Meredith shot in Mississippi in the year 1966.   

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   Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash in the year 1966.   

Jun 06   Claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed on this day in history.   

Jun 06   In the year 1966 james Meredith wounded by white sniper   

Jun 07   On this day in history hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor, dies at 78   

Jun 10   Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK in the year 1966.   

Jun 10   Janis Joplins first live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF) in the year 1966.   

Jun 11   Ethel Clayton, actress (Warning Shadows), dies at 82 in the year 1966.   

Jun 11   In the year 1966 french & German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry   

Jun 12   In the year 1966 hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74   

Jun 13   In the year 1966 supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights   

Jun 14   6 RAR arrives in South Vietnam on this day in history.   

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

Jun 20   Sheila Scott completes first round-the-world solo flight by a woman on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1966 1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of john Kropke, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)   

Jan 03   Wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Deana Carter, country singer was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 07   In the year 1966 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   In the year 1966 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64   

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.