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1966 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1966th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 966th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1960s decade.
January 17 – 1966 Palomares B-52 crash: A USAF B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, dropping three 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs near the town of Palomares, and one into the sea. Carl Brashear , the first African American United States Navy diver, is involved in an accident during the recovery of the latter which results in ...
The 1966 FIFA World Cup competition, staged in England, begins. British Motor Corporation and Jaguar Cars announce plans to merge as British Motor Holdings . Scotsman Angus Barbieri ends a 382-day fast , during which he consumed only water, vitamins, salts, yeast and a small amount of milk and sugar, and achieved his aim of losing 276 lb (125 kg).
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1966 events by month (19 C) F. 1966 festivals (3 C) ... 1966 in women's history (1 C) 1966 works (32 C, 10 P) 1966 in professional wrestling (4 P) Pages in category ...
View history; General ... 1966 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. ... Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers is the Major League Baseball Cy Young ...
[113] For the preceding 15 months, Collier had been keeping the secret that Koufax planned to quit baseball following the 1966 season, and Koufax returned the favor by giving Collier the chance to break the story. [114] U.S. Air Force Major William J. Knight flew the North American X-15 to a record speed of Mach 6.33 (4,250 mph, 6,840 km/h). [115]
US Billboard 1966 #19, Hot100 #4 for 1 week, 18 total weeks, 143 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2001, from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears - Dunhill 50006: 20: The Young Rascals "Good Lovin'" Atlantic 45-2321: February 1, 1966: February 21, 1966: 18: 1.00: US 1966 Billboard #20, Hot100 #1 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 142 points 21: Percy Sledge