Historical Events In 1966

Sep 09   On this day in history antonio Massana, composer, dies at 76   

Sep 09   On this day in history john Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avante-garde art exposition   

Sep 10   Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 &stays #1 for 6 weeks on this day in history.   

Sep 10   James Langridge, cricketer (242 runs & 19 wkts for England), dies in the year 1966.   

Sep 11   In the year 1966 charlie Cantor, actor (Artie-Ray Bolger Show), dies at 68   

Sep 12   In the year 1966 "The Monkees,"premier on NBC   

Sep 12   Gemini XI launched for 71-hour flight on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Gertrude Berg, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs), dies at 66 in the year 1966.   

Sep 15   On this day in history gemini XI returns to Earth   

Sep 16   Metropolitan Opera opens at NY's Lincoln Center in the year 1966.   

Sep 17   In the year 1966 fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35   

Sep 18   In the year 1966 fernand Lamy, composer, dies at 85   

Sep 20   On this day in history uS Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23   

Sep 21   5" of rain falls on NYC on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Paul Reynaud, premier France (1940), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1966 "Staten Island," first icebreaker to enter SF bay   

Sep 26   On this day in history helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62   

Sep 28   Eric Fleming, actor (Gil-Rawhide), dies at 41 in the year 1966.   

Sep 29   Maurits H E Uyldert, Dutch poet/writer (Motion), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day) in the year 1966.   

Oct 01   On this day in history albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies   

Oct 03   On this day in history basutoland becomes the independent Lesotho   

Oct 04   Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66 in the year 1966.   

Oct 06   In the year 1966 sydney Chatton, dies of heart attack at 48   

Oct 07   In the year 1966 johnny Kidd, rocker (Johnny Kidd & Pirates), dies at 26 in a car crash   

Oct 09   On this day in history balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series   

Oct 12   Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1966 173 US airplanes bomb North-Vietnam   

Oct 13   Clifton Webb, actor (Laura, Razor's Edge), dies of heart attack at 72 in the year 1966.   

Oct 14   On this day in history arcady Dubensky, composer, dies at 75   

Oct 14   In the year 1966 the first day of operation of the Montreal subway operated by la Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (STCUM).   

Oct 15   In the year 1966 lBJ signs a bill creating Dept of Transportation   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress (Wayne's World)   

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   On this day in history birth of wendell Davis, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)   

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

Jan 04   Deana Carter, country singer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr was born in the year 1966.   

Jan 01   On this day in history vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1966 sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies   

Jan 15   Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 in the year 1966.