Page 9: Historical Events In 1966

May 26   In the year 1966 don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47   

May 26   Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

May 30   US launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon in the year 1966.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1966.   

Jun 05   Natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history 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   Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash on this day in history.   

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   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) on this day in history.   

Jun 11   In the year 1966 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   Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74 in the year 1966.   

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 in the year 1966.   

Jun 19   Ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79 in the year 1966.   

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

Jun 22   Roger Blunt, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 330 runs, 12 wickets), dies in the year 1966.   

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

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

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

Jun 27   In the year 1966 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Chetan Sharma, cricketer (Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987) was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 03   In the year 1966 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   On this day in history birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)   

Jan 03   Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer was born in the year 1966.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 in the year 1966.   

Jan 05   In the year 1966 george Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies   

Jan 09   Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1966.   

Jan 10   George Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide died in the year 1966.   

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.