November 1966 calendar

Events

• 01 Nov 1966 Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner
• 02 Nov 1966 KHSD TV channel 11 in Lead, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting
• 04 Nov 1966 Flooding of Arno River (Italy) destroys countless art works, kills 113
• 05 Nov 1966 Brigham Young QB Virgil Carter sets NCAA record of 599 yards gained
• 06 Nov 1966 First entire lineup televised in color (NBC).
• 07 Nov 1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
• 08 Nov 1966 Edward W Brooke (Rep-R-Mass) becomes 1st black elected to Senate
• 09 Nov 1966 Oakland Coliseum Arena opens
• 10 Nov 1966 Jack Lynch becomes Irish Premier
• 11 Nov 1966 Gemini 12 (Lovell & Aldrin) launched on 4-day flight
• 12 Nov 1966 Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ
• 14 Nov 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title
• 15 Nov 1966 Gemini XII (Lovell / Aldrin) returns to Earth
• 16 Nov 1966 Dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury
• 17 Nov 1966 Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour).
• 18 Nov 1966 Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to arthritic left elbow
• 19 Nov 1966 Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ
• 20 Nov 1966 Cabaret opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1166 performances
• 21 Nov 1966 Dutch government of Zijlstra forms
• 22 Nov 1966 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida
• 23 Nov 1966 Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year
• 24 Nov 1966 The Beatles began recording sessions for Sgt Pepper
• 25 Nov 1966 Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year
• 26 Nov 1966 Walking Happy opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances
• 27 Nov 1966 Uruguay adopts constitution
• 28 Nov 1966 Dominican Republic adopts constitution
• 29 Nov 1966 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101
• 30 Nov 1966 Barbados gains independence from Britain

Famous Birthday

• Sophie Marceau

  French actress, seen in her first English-speaking role in "Braveheart" with Mel Gibson.

• Vincent Cassel

  French actor and member of a noted family, his father is famous actor Jean-Pierre Cassel.

• Gordon Ramsay

  Controversial Scottish celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality.

• Jeff Buckley

  American musician, who emerged in the avant-garde club scene of the 1990s.

• David Schwimmer

  American actor.

• Petra Verkaik

  Los Angeles, California -- Playmate (Dec, 1989).

• Alison Doody

  Irish actress.

• Dean McDermott

  Canadian-American actor and producer.

• Troy Aikman

  American football star with the Dallas Cowboys, rising to the top of the NFL in the '90s.

• Jason Scott Lee

  American actor.

• Daisy Fuentes

  Cuban model and actress.

• Paul Gilbert

  American guitarist and singer.

• Garcelle Beauvais

  Haitian actress and model.

• Vanessa Angel

  English model and actress.

• Anne Brochet

  French actress and comedian, writer.

• Jeff Nelson

  Baltimore, Maryland -- Pitcher (New York Yankees).

• Jérôme Chartier
• John Layfield

  American professional wrestler.

• Peaches (musician)
• Rémy Belvaux
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Famous Deaths

• Moises F da Costa Gomez

  Premier Dutch Antilles.

• Mississippi John Hurt

  American blues singer (Born 1892).

• Sadao Araki

  Japanese General / Minister of War (1931-34), dies at 89.

• Quincy Porter

  US composer, dies at 69.

• Bela Tardos

  Composer, dies at 56.

• Jean Peugeot

  French auto manufacturer.

• Harold Burrage

  US singer / pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35.

• Siegfried Kracauer

  Writer, dies at 77.

• Vittorio Giannini

  Composer, dies at 63.

• Dimitrios Tofalos

  Greek weightlifter (Born 1877).

• Sean T O'Kelly

  Irish politician (Born 1882).

• Salah Suheimat

  Jordanian parliamentarian (Born 1914).

• Bernhard Zondek

  German-Israeli gynecologist and academic (d. 1966).

• Rube Bressler

  American baseball player (d. 1966).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. The Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville
2. Johnny Rivers - Poor Side Of Town
3. The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On
4. The New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral
5. ? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians - 96 Tears

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
2. Tom Jones - Green Green Grass Of Home
3. The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
4. Val Doonican - What Would I Be
5. Manfred Mann - Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James