1966
Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day
Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day
1966 in History
12 events found for 1966
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1966
American Flyers Airline Flight 280/D crashes on approach to Ardmore Municipal Airport in Ardmore, Oklahoma, killing 83
American Flyers Airline Flight 280/D crashes on approach to Ardmore Municipal Airport in Ardmore, Oklahoma, killing 83
1966
Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people
Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people
1966
A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye
A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye
1966
Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England
Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England
1966
The Chinese Communist Party issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution
The Chinese Communist Party issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution
1966
The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland
The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland
1966
British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana
British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana
1966
Former Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the
Former Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the
1966
Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U
Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U