October 1966 calendar

Events

• 01 Oct 1966 Newspaper magnate Thomson purchases The Times
• 02 Oct 1966 LA Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd LA pennant in 4 years
• 03 Oct 1966 Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva elected President
• 04 Oct 1966 Dutch Cardinal Alfrink presents New Catechism
• 05 Oct 1966 Near Detroit, Michigan, there is a partial core meltdown at the Enrico Fermi demonstration nuclear breeder reactor.
• 06 Oct 1966 Oriole Jim Palmer, 20, is youngest to pitch a World Series shutout
• 07 Oct 1966 The Soviet Union declares that all Chinese students must leave the country before the end of October.
• 09 Oct 1966 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at a London art gallery
• 11 Oct 1966 France and the Soviet Union sign a treaty for cooperation in nuclear research.
• 12 Oct 1966 Jimi Henrix Experience fors with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell
• 13 Oct 1966 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, becomes Deputy Director of CIA
• 14 Oct 1966 Dutch government of Cals falls by motion of Schmelzer
• 15 Oct 1966 LBJ signs a bill creating Department of Transportation
• 16 Oct 1966 Joean Baez and 123 other ani-draft protestors arrested in Oakland
• 17 Oct 1966 A fire at a building in New York, New York kills 12 firefighters, the New York City Fire Department's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• 18 Oct 1966 Apple Tree opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 463 performances
• 19 Oct 1966 Yardbird 1st US tour
• 21 Oct 1966 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfed a school in Aberfan S Wales
• 22 Oct 1966 USSR launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon
• 23 Oct 1966 Sandra Spuzich / Jack Rule wins Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome Golf
• 24 Oct 1966 Negotiations about the Vietnam War begin in Manila, Philippines.
• 25 Oct 1966 6 youths sentenced in Johnson murderer! in Amsterdam
• 26 Oct 1966 US aircraft carrier Oriskany catches fire at Gulf on Tonken, 43 die
• 27 Oct 1966 UN deprives South Africa of Namibia
• 29 Oct 1966 National Organization For Women is founded.
• 30 Oct 1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Las Cruces Ladies Golf Open

Famous Birthday

• David Cameron

  British politician, elected Leader of the Conservative Party in December 2005 and the leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom since 4...

• Roman Abramovich

  Russian oil magnate.

• Luke Perry

  TV Actor.

• Valeria Golino

  Naples, Italy -- Actress (Rain Man, Little Flames).

• Eric Benét
• Ling Bai
• Stefano Dionisi

  Italian actor and producer; winner of an Italian award for young actors in 1994 and owner of his own production company.

• Lionel Charbonnier

  French football (soccer) player, a goalkeeper at senior level (1987-2002) and on the national team (1997–1998).

• Jon Favreau

  American actor, writer and director.

• Jean-Roch
• Jacqueline Obradors

  American actress.

• François Négret
• Guillaume de Tonquédec
• Alex Zanardi

  Italian race car driver and cyclist.

• Rafik Khalifa
• Derrick McKey

  NBA forward (Indiana Pacers).

• Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

  Jordanian-born Mujahid (Born 1966).

• Stéphane Brizé
• Natalie Raitano
• George Weah

  Soccer Player.

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Famous Deaths

• Alma Cogan

  English singer (Born 1932).

• Albert P A A Besnard

  Poet / journalist (Doom & Thirst).

• Sherman Billingsley

  Talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66.

• Sydney Chatton

  Dies of heart attack at 48.

• Smiley Lewis [Overton Amos Lemons]

  Rocker, dies at 46.

• Arthur Vincent Lourie

  Composer, dies at 74.

• Soledad Jiminez

  Spanish actor (Phantom ofthe Range), dies at 91.

• Elizabeth Arden

  US cosmetic manufacturer.

• Hewlett Johnson

  Red Deacon of Canterbury.

• [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans

  Painter / actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83.

• Claire McDowell

  Actress (Big Parade), dies after long illness at 88.

• Bill Nestell

  US actor (Dangerous Venture), dies of heart attack at 73.

• Arcady Dubensky

  Composer, dies at 75.

• Grigoris Asikis

  Greek singer and songwriter.

• Sebastian S Kresge

  American merchant (Kmart) (Born 1867).

• Yorgos Theotokas

  Greek novelist (Born 1906).

• Elizabeth Arden

  Canadian-American entrepreneur with beauty salons, health spas and a cosmetic product line.

• Wieland Wagner

  German stage director (Born 1917).

• Sofya Yanovskaya

  Russian mathematician and historian (d. 1966).

• Frederick Montague

  1st Baron Amwell English lieutenant and politician (d. 1966).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. The Association - Cherish
2. Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
3. ? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians - 96 Tears
4. The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
5. The Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Jim Reeves - Distant Drums
2. Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Bend It!
3. The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
4. The Who - I'm A Boy
5. The New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral