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   In the year 1966 guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK   

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

May 27   6 French fighters crash above Spain in the year 1966.   

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

May 29   Carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational on this day in history.   

May 30   On this day in history 300 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam   

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 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   In the year 1966 uS Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; first lunar soft-landing   

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) in the year 1966.   

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

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

Jun 06   Black activist James Meredith is shot and wounded as he walks along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration on this day in history.   

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

Jun 06   Claus Von Bulow & Martha (Sunny) Crawford wed in the year 1966.   

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

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   On this day in history ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79   

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

Jun 22   In the year 1966 roger Blunt, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 330 runs, 12 wickets), dies   

Jun 24   On this day in history bombay-NY Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die   

Jun 25   Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Kosmos 122, first Soviet weather satellite, launched in the year 1966.   

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1966 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   On this day in history birth of luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1966.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history death of george Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide   

Jan 11   Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64 in the year 1966.   

Jan 14   On this day in history sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies   

Jan 15   In the year 1966 betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25