July 1966 calendar

July 1966
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 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 July 1966: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1966?

Events

01 Jul 1966 80th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: M Santana beats D Ralston (64 11-9 64)
02 Jul 1966 1st France nuclear explosion on Mururoa atoll
03 Jul 1966 Brave pitcher Tony Cloninger, is 1st NL to hit 2 grand slams in a game
04 Jul 1966 Beatles attacked in Philippines after insulting Imelda Marcos
05 Jul 1966 New York City transit fare rises from 15 cents to 20 cents
06 Jul 1966 Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.
07 Jul 1966 A Warsaw Pact conference ends with a promise to support North Vietnam.
08 Jul 1966 US airline strike (until August 19th)
09 Jul 1966 95th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots 282 at Muirfield Gullane
10 Jul 1966 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational
11 Jul 1966 The 1966 FIFA World Cup begins in England.
12 Jul 1966 10.51 (26.70 cm) of rainfall, Sandusky Ohio (state record)
13 Jul 1966 Richard Speck, murders 8 nurses in Chicago
14 Jul 1966 Richard Speck rapes and kills 8 nurses in a Chicago dormitory
16 Jul 1966 Half a Sixpence closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 512 performances
17 Jul 1966 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
18 Jul 1966 Carl Sagan turns 1 billion seconds old
19 Jul 1966 50 year old Frank Sinatra marries 21 year old Mia Farrow in Las Vegas
21 Jul 1966 Gemini X returns to Earth.
23 Jul 1966 Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens
24 Jul 1966 48th PGA Championship: Al Geiberger shoots a 280 at Firestone Country Club - Akron
25 Jul 1966 Brian Jones final perfomance as a Rolling Stone
26 Jul 1966 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (NBC) begins broadcasting
28 Jul 1966 The U.S. announces that a Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance plane has disappeared over Cuba.
29 Jul 1966 Bob Dylan hurt in motorcycle accident near Woodstock, New York
30 Jul 1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Supertest Ladies Golf Open
31 Jul 1966 Charles Whitman wounds 46 and kills 5 at University of Texas
02 Jul 1966 France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.