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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.
- February 3, 1966 – The unmanned Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft makes the first controlled rocket-assisted landing on the Moon.
- May 25, 1966 – The first prominent dàzìbào during the Cultural Revolution in China is posted at Peking University.
- May 30, 1966 – Former Congolese Prime Minister Evariste Kimba and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Joseph Mobutu.
- July 1, 1966 – The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
- July 24, 1966 – Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
- August 6, 1966 – Braniff Airlines Flight 250 crashes in Falls City, NE killing all 42 on board.
- September 30, 1966 – The British protectorate of Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Seretse Khama takes office as the first President.
- October 9, 1966 – Vietnam War: Dien Nien-Phuoc Binh massacre
- October 15, 1966 – Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
Who Were Born On 1966?
- January 3, 1966 – Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer
- January 12, 1966 – Olivier Martinez, French actor
- April 3, 1966 – Mina Tominaga, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)
- April 20, 1966 – David Chalmers, Australian philosopher
- April 24, 1966 – Pierre Brassard, Canadian humorist and actor
- July 5, 1966 – Gianfranco Zola, Italian football player and coach
- September 2, 1966 – Dino Cazares, Mexican-born American guitarist (Fear Factory)
- October 19, 1966 – Sinitta, American singer
- December 4, 1966 – Chris Shepherd, English film director