September 1966 calendar

September 1966
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in September 1966.
The US president was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Wilson (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on September 1966: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1966?

Events

01 Sep 1966 KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting
03 Sep 1966 24th World SF Convention honors Gene Roddenberry
04 Sep 1966 Jim Hogan wins Europe marathon
05 Sep 1966 WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting
06 Sep 1966 Race riot in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
07 Sep 1966 KTNE TV channel 13 in Alliance, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
08 Sep 1966 That Girl starring Marlo Thomas premieres on ABC-TV
09 Sep 1966 The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
10 Sep 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Karl Mildenberger in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
11 Sep 1966 80th US Womens Tennis: M Esther Bueno-Fraiser beats N Richey
12 Sep 1966 Monkees premieres on NBC-TV
13 Sep 1966 Johannes Balthazar Vorster sworn in as Premier of South Africa
15 Sep 1966 1st British nuclear sub HMS Resolution launched
16 Sep 1966 Metropolitan Opera opens at New York's Lincoln Center.
17 Sep 1966 Cleveland pitchers set AL record striking out 19 batters in 1st 9 innings
18 Sep 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational
19 Sep 1966 Mike Burke is named New York Yankees president.
20 Sep 1966 Passenger ship Queen Elizabeth II launched
21 Sep 1966 5 of rain falls on New York City
22 Sep 1966 KMEB TV channel 10 in Wailuku, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting
25 Sep 1966 12th LPGA Championship won by Gloria Ehret
26 Sep 1966 Staten Island, 1st icebreaker to enter SF bay
29 Sep 1966 Bechuanaland gains independence from England, becomes Botswana
30 Sep 1966 Botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain
06 Sep 1966 Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting.