1966 Calendar
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1966 Historical Event(s)
- January 21, 1966 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Horse in Chinese astrology.
- May 26, 1966 – British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
- May 30, 1966 – Launch of Surveyor 1 the first US spacecraft to achieve landing on an extraterrestrial body.
- August 6, 1966 – Braniff Airlines Flight 250 crashes in Falls City, NE killing all 42 on board.
- October 9, 1966 – Vietnam War: Dien Nien-Phuoc Binh massacre
- October 14, 1966 – The city of Montreal, Quebec, begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid-transit system.
- November 2, 1966 – The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
- November 15, 1966 – Gemini program: Gemini 12 completes the program’s final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.
- December 24, 1966 – A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129.
Who Were Born On 1966?
- May 2, 1966 – Belinda Stronach, Canadian politician
- May 5, 1966 – Josh Weinstein, American writer
- May 19, 1966 – Polly Walker, English actress
- June 23, 1966 – Chico DeBarge, American R&B singer (DeBarge)
- July 19, 1966 – David Segui, American baseball player
- July 30, 1966 – Allan Langer, Australian Rugby League Player
- September 5, 1966 – Terry Ellis, R&B singer
- October 28, 1966 – Steve Atwater, American football player
- December 9, 1966 – Mateo Romero, Native American painter
- December 25, 1966 – Toshihiro Arai, Japanese rally driver