June 1966 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1966?

Events

01 Jun 1966 Joaquin Balaguer elected President of Dominican Republic
02 Jun 1966 US Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; 1st lunar soft-landing
03 Jun 1966 European DX Council forms in Copenhagen
04 Jun 1966 Batman & His Grandmother by Dickie Goodman hits #70
05 Jun 1966 Cin Red Leo Cardenas hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader
06 Jun 1966 Activist James Meredith wounded by white sniper in Mississippi
07 Jun 1966 New York Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1
08 Jun 1966 NFL and AFL announce plans to become NFC and AFC in 1970.
10 Jun 1966 Beatles record Rain, 1st to use reverse tapes
11 Jun 1966 I Am A Rock by Simon and Garfunkel peaks at #3
12 Jun 1966 Dave Clark 5 set record as they appear for 12th time on Ed Sullivan
13 Jun 1966 The US Supreme Court hands down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before interrogation. The adopted text: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and will, be used against you in court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you."
14 Jun 1966 Dutch police beat construction workers, 60 injured
16 Jun 1966 Rowan & Martin Show, debuts on NBC-TV
17 Jun 1966 An Air France personnel strike begins.
18 Jun 1966 CIA chief William Raborn resigns Richard Helms becomes his successor.
19 Jun 1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open
20 Jun 1966 66th US Golf Open: Billy Casper shoots a 278 at Olympic Country Club - San Francisco
21 Jun 1966 Queen Juliana opens Coen tunnel in Amsterdam
24 Jun 1966 Period of relative peace following WWII exceeds that following WWI
25 Jun 1966 Kosmos 122, 1st Soviet weather satellite, launched
26 Jun 1966 Time for Singing closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 41 performances
27 Jun 1966 1st sci-fi soap opera, Dark Shadows, premieres on ABC-TV
28 Jun 1966 Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title
29 Jun 1966 In the Vietnam War, US planes bombed Hanoi and Haiphong for 1st time
30 Jun 1966 Beatles land in Tokyo for a concert tour
08 Jun 1966 An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.