Page 15: Historical Events In 1966

Nov 15   In the year 1966 gemini XII returns to Earth   

Nov 16   In the year 1966 dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury   

Nov 17   Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour) in the year 1966.   

Nov 18   On this day in history bela Tardos, composer, dies at 56   

Nov 19   In the year 1966 mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ   

Nov 21   Dutch govt of Zijlstra forms on this day in history.   

Nov 22   32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB) in the year 1966.   

Nov 22   Moises F da Costa Gomez, premier Dutch Antilles, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 24   1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire) on this day in history.   

Nov 24   On this day in history 400 die of respiratory failure &heart attack in killer NYC smog   

Nov 25   Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year in the year 1966.   

Nov 26   First major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Harold Burrage, US singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   In the year 1966 the first major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France   

Nov 27   In highest-scoring NFL game, Wash Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   In the year 1966 coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared   

Nov 28   In the year 1966 vittorio Giannini, composer, dies at 63   

Nov 30   On this day in history barbados gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

Nov 30   Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, MD to Boulder, CO on this day in history.   

Dec 02   On this day in history love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East   

Dec 02   Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85 in the year 1966.   

Dec 05   In the year 1966 sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57   

Dec 06   Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Dec 07   A fire at an army barracks in Erzurum, Turkey kills 68 people in the year 1966.   

Dec 08   On this day in history sinead O’Connor singer was born   

Dec 08   In the year 1966 sinead O’Connor singer:was born   

Dec 09   On this day in history yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79   

Dec 10   Boris Koutzen, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1966.   

Dec 10   In the year 1966 israeli Shmuel Yosef Agnon wins Nobel Prize for literature   

Dec 13   1st US bombing of Hanoi in the year 1966.   

Dec 13   Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus   

Dec 15   On this day in history one of the greatest names in children’s television and movie production died on this day. Walt (Walter Elias) Disney died in Burbank, California. Mr. Disney was 65 years old.   

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

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   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   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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