Page 4: Historical Events In 1966

Feb 27   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer Austria on this day in history.   

Feb 27   In the year 1966 minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at 81   

Feb 28   In the year 1966 cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes   

Feb 28   Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet in the year 1966.   

Mar 01   On this day in history ba'ath-party takes power in Syria   

Mar 01   In the year 1966 first ever (crash) landing on Venus took place by the soviet probe Venus 3   

Mar 01   On this day in history venera 3 becomes first man-made object to impact on a planet (Venus)   

Mar 02   On this day in history 215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam   

Mar 03   Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   James Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY in the year 1966.   

Mar 03   In the year 1966 kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinée   

Mar 03   On this day in history rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al)   

Mar 03   Twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die in the year 1966.   

Mar 04   Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die in the year 1966.   

Mar 04   Canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1966 janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

Mar 04   John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" in the year 1966.   

Mar 04   North Sea Gas was first pumped ashore by BP in the year 1966.   

Mar 04   Studebaker of Canada stops car production finally on this day in history.   

Mar 05   On this day in history 75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die   

Mar 05   Anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76 in the year 1966.   

Mar 05   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1966 barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks)   

Mar 06   Richard Hageman, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history department of Navy reorganized into present structure under CNO   

Mar 07   In the year 1966 in Northeastern China a 6..75 earthquake damaged thirty communes by the first shock indicating that about 300,000 Chinese were affected in the densely populated city of Singtai   

Mar 07   In the year 1966 mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1   

Mar 07   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 08   In the year 1966 "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances   

Mar 08   On this day in history an IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin   

Mar 08   Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame in the year 1966.   

Mar 09   Andrew Brimmer becomes first black Governor of Federal Reserve Board in the year 1966.   

Mar 10   5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires 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   On this day in history 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   Deana Carter, country singer was born in the year 1966.   

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

Jan 01   Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82 in the year 1966.   

Jan 03   Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history george Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies   

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   On this day in history betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25