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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.
October 9 – The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series in baseball, 1–0, to sweep the series for their first World Championship; Frank Robinson wins the Triple Crown. October 15. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs a bill creating the United States Department of Transportation.
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).
1966 events by month (19 C) F. 1966 festivals (3 C) Fiction set in 1966 (2 C, 15 P) H. 1966 in health (4 C) L. 1966 in law (17 C, 8 P) 1966 in LGBTQ history (1 C, 6 P) M.
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Current events; Random article; ... lists events that happened during 1966 in Australia ... is the first use of this material anywhere in the world in consumer ...
1966 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Years in sports: ← 1963; 1964; 1965 ... World Cup – England defeats Germany to win the 1966 World Cup ...
December 15, 1966: Walt Disney dies of lung cancer December 26, 1966: Kwanzaa celebration first observed (pictured: Kwanzaa inventor Maulana Karenga) December 25, 1966: Former Chinese Defense Minister Peng Dehuai sentenced to life in prison December 1, 1966: Kiesinger elected West German Chancellor. The following events occurred in December 1966: