What happened in 1966?

Cultural Revolution begins

Major Events · Beijing, China

Mao Zedong launches a sweeping sociopolitical movement that convulses Chinese society for a decade.

South African Border War

Wars & Conflicts

War on the border of South West Africa/Namibia and Angola

Battle of Long Tan

Wars & Conflicts · Long Tân

1966 battle of the Vietnam War

Operation Hastings

Wars & Conflicts · Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone

1966 battle of the Vietnam War

Operation Masher

Wars & Conflicts · Bồng Sơn

Battle of the Vietnam War in Bình Định 1966

Operation Crimp

Wars & Conflicts · Củ Chi

1966 military operation

Battle of Mount Handrin

Wars & Conflicts · Rawanduz

1966 battle during the First Iraqi Kurdish War

Battle of Xa Cam My

Wars & Conflicts · Phước Tuy

1966 battle in the Vietnam War

Battle of A Shau

Wars & Conflicts

1966 battle

Battle of Suoi Bong Trang

Wars & Conflicts

Engagement fought between US, Australian and New Zealand forces, and the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War

Battle of Sinoia

Wars & Conflicts · Chinhoyi

1966 skirmish during the Rhodesian Bush War

Stanleyville Mutinies

Wars & Conflicts · Kisangani

1966-1967 conflict in Zaire

Battle of Đức Cơ

Wars & Conflicts · Đức Cơ

1966 battle

Battle of Ongulumbashe

Wars & Conflicts

Battle of Hill 488

Wars & Conflicts · Hiệp Đức

1966 battle of the Vietnam War

Battle of Bong Son

Wars & Conflicts · Bồng Sơn

1966 battle

Guangxi Massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Guangxi

1966–76 massacre in China during the Cultural Revolution

Daxing massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Daxing District

1966 mass murder by Mao Zedong's Red Guards

Tay Vinh Massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Tây Sơn

Massacres in 1966

Samu Incident

Wars & Conflicts · as-Samu

1966 cross-border assault by the Israeli military on the village of Samu

Operation Birmingham

Wars & Conflicts · Tây Ninh

Operation 1966 of the Vietnam War, in the Southeast Vietnam

Operation Utah

Wars & Conflicts · Quảng Ngãi

Military action of the Vietnam War

Operation Sea Dragon

Wars & Conflicts · South Vietnam

1966 military operation

Operation Shed Light

Wars & Conflicts · South Vietnam

1966 development project of the Vietnam War

Forest Town raid

Wars & Conflicts · Forest Town

1966 anti-LGBT police raid in Forest Town, Gauteng, South Africa

Tashkent Declaration

Politics & Government

Peace agreement between India and Pakistan advocated by USSR

Luxembourg compromise

Politics & Government · Luxembourg

Agreement reached in January 1966 to resolve the "empty chair crisis" which had caused a stalemate within European Economic Community

1966 Syrian coup d'état

Politics & Government

21–23 February overthrow of government

1966 Nigerian coup d'etat

Politics & Government · Nigeria

Violent overthrow of Nigerian government

1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état

Politics & Government · Ouagadougou

1966 coup in Burkina Faso

Geneva Agreement (1966)

Politics & Government · Geneva

Border treaty between Venezuela and UK regarding Guyana

1966 Dhabyani coup d'état

Politics & Government · Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Coup in the United Arab Emirates

1966 Laotian coup

Politics & Government · Laos

1966 Taiwan presidential election

Politics & Government · Chung-Shan Building

1966 Republic of the Congo coup d'état attempt

Politics & Government · Republic of the Congo

Vincent Auriol died

People · Paris

16th President of the French Republic (1884–1966)

Georges Duhamel died

People · Valmondois

French writer (1884–1966)

Demchugdongrub died

People · Hohhot

Mongol prince (1902–1966)

Walt Disney died

People · Burbank

American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)

Sergei Korolev died

People · Moscow

Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer (1907-1966)

Georges Lemaître died

People · Leuven

Belgian astrophysicist and Catholic priest (1894–1966)

Peter Debye died

People · Ithaca

Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist (1884–1966)

Frits Zernike died

People · Amersfoort

Dutch physicist (1888–1966)

Margaret Sanger died

People · Tucson

American birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966)

Vera Weizmann died

People · London

First Lady of Israel (1881–1966)

Buster Keaton died

People · Woodland Hills

American actor, comedian, and director (1895–1966)

Montgomery Clift died

People · New York City

American actor (1920–1966)

Marie-Elisabeth Lüders died

People · West Berlin

German politician (1878–1966)

George de Hevesy died

People · Freiburg im Breisgau

Hungarian chemist (1885–1966)

Homi Jehangir Bhabha died

People · Bossons Glacier

Indian nuclear physicist (1909–1966)

Lillian Smith died

People · Atlanta

American author, social critic (1897-1966)

André Spire died

People · Paris

French poet, writer, and Zionist activist (1868-1966)

Adelaide Coari died

People · Milan

Italian teacher and editor

Hedda Hopper died

People · Hollywood

American gossip columnist and actress (1885–1966)

Lenny Bruce died

People · Hollywood

American comedian and social critic (1925–1966)

Clifton Webb died

People · Beverly Hills

American actor, singer, dancer (1889–1966)

Hannes Kolehmainen died

People · Helsinki

Finnish long-distance runner

Chris Soumokil died

People · Obimayor Island

President of South Moluccas (1905–1966)

Charles Mauron died

People · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

French translator and literary critic

Alexandre Douala Manga Bell died

People · Douala

French politician (1897–1966)

Thomas MacFarland Cherry died

People · Kew

Australian mathematician (1898–1966)

Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer died

People · Blaricum

Died in Blaricum. Dutch mathematician and logician (1881–1966).

Rolf Sievert died

People · Stockholm

Swedish medical physicist, professor (1896–1966)

Boris Podolsky died

People · Cincinnati

Russian-American physicist (1896-1966)

Philipp Frank died

People · Cambridge

Austrian academic (*1884 – †1966)

Grigori Nelyubov died

People · Mikhaylovsky District, Primorsky Krai

Ukrainian soviet pilot & cosmonaut (1934–1966)

Mary Jobe Akeley died

People · Stonington

American explorer and naturalist (1878–1966)

Alexander Alexejewitsch Kusnezow died

People · Moscow

Expedition leader (1904–1966)

Georges de Crequi-Montfort died

People · Neuilly-sur-Seine

Sport shooter

Adela Ber Vukić died

People · Sarajevo

Bosnian painter (1888 — 1966)

Margherita Ancona died

People · Milan

Italian teacher and suffragette

Rebecca Sieff died

People · Tel Aviv

British Zionist and feminist (1890–1966)

Margaret Pyke died

People · Hampshire

British activist

Eddie Roux died

People · Johannesburg

South African activist and botanist (1903-1966)

Mari Raamot died

People · Cresskill

Estonian socialist, homemaker, founder of Estonian women's national defense movement (1872–1966)

Augusto Masetti died

People · Imola

Italian anarchist (1888–1966)

Carlos A. Cooks died

People · Santo Domingo

Politician from the Dominican Republic

Ella Barksdale Brown died

People · Milledgeville

American educator, anti-lynching activist, suffragist, journalist

Lella Secor Florence died

People · Battle Creek

Feminist and pioneer of birth control (1887-1966)

Bud Powell died

People · New York City

American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966)

Nikolay Cherkasov died

People · Saint Petersburg

Soviet actor (1903-1966)

Ed Wynn died

People · Beverly Hills

American actor (1886-1966)

Sofya Yanovskaya died

People · Moscow

Russian mathematician (1896–1966)

Natacha Rambova died

People · Pasadena

American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)

Elliot See died

People · St. Louis

American test pilot and NASA astronaut (1927-1966)

Charles Bassett died

People · St. Louis

United States Air Force test pilot and astronaut (1931–1966)

Joseph Albert Walker died

People · Barstow

American test pilot (1921–1966)

Dirk Brouwer died

People · New Haven

Dutch-American astronomer

Victor Kravchenko died

People · Manhattan

Defector Soviet diplomat (1905-1966)

Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi died

People · Pune

Indian mathematician (*1907 - †1966)

Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov died

People · Moscow

Russian and Soviet weapons designer (1874-1966)

Emil Julius Gumbel died

People · New York City

German mathematician and statistician (1891–1966)

Vladimir Veksler died

People · Moscow

Experimental physicist, starting development of the synchrocyclotron particle accelerator

Joel Stebbins died

People · Palo Alto

Died in Palo Alto. American astronomer (1878–1966).

Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler died

People · Bryn Mawr

American mathematician (1883–1966)

Albert Hull died

People · Schenectady

American inventor (1880–1966)

Felix Andries Vening Meinesz died

People · Amersfoort

Dutch geophysicist (1887-1966)

Paul Sophus Epstein died

People · Pasadena

American mathematician (1883-1966)

Karl-Otto Saur died

People · Pullach

State Secretary in the Reich Ministry for armaments and war production (1902-1966)

Erwin Komenda died

People · Stuttgart

Austrian automobile designer (1904–1966)

Don Branson died

People · Gardena

Racecar driver (1920-1966)

Sydney Camm died

People · Richmond

British aeronautical engineer (1893–1966)

Fritz Houtermans died

People · Bern

Physicist (1903-1966)

Isaak Pomeranchuk died

People · Moscow

Soviet physicist (1913-1966)

Vernon Sturdee died

People · Heidelberg

Former Australian Chief of the General Staff

Francesco Paolo Cantelli died

People · Rome

Italian mathematician (1875-1966)

William Eccles died

People · Oxford

British physicist (1875–1966)

Hans Pettersson died

People · Vasa parish

Swedish oceanographer, physicist and explorer (1888–1966)

Isabel Martin Lewis died

People · Old Orchard Beach

American astronomer (1881-1966)

Reinhold Platz died

People · Ahrensburg

German aircraft designer (1886–1966)

André Bloc died

People · New Delhi

French architect (1896–1966)

Jud Larson died

People · Reading

American racecar driver (1923-1966)

Arthur C. Cope died

People · Washington, D.C.

American chemist (1909–1966)

Raúl Pateras Pescara died

People · 8th arrondissement of Paris

Argentine engineer (1890-1966)

Carl Rathjens died

People · Hamburg

German explorer (1887-1966)

Thomas Harper Goodspeed died

People · Calistoga

American botanist specializing in the genetics of species Nicotiana (1887–1966)

Richard Hingston died

People · London

British physician, explorer, and naturalist (1887-1966)

Bernice Fisher died

People · New York City

American activist

Sammy Younge Jr. died

People · Tuskegee

American activist

Sophie Tucker died

People · New York City

Russian-born American singer, comedian, actress and radio personality

Verna Felton died

People · Hollywood

American actress (1890–1966)

Mississippi John Hurt died

People · Grenada

American country blues singer and guitarist (1892-1966)

Edward Gordon Craig died

People · Vence

Modernist stage designer and theatre director (1872-1966)

Herbert Marshall died

People · Beverly Hills

English actor (1890-1966)

Marguerite Long died

People · Paris

French musician

Harry Beaumont died

People · Providence Saint John's Health Center

American film director, actor, and screenwriter (1888-1966)

Claire McDowell died

People · Hollywood

Actress (1877-1966)

Helen Kane died

People · Jackson Heights

American actress (1904-1966)

Francis X. Bushman died

People · Pacific Palisades

American actor, director, and writer (1883-1966)

Gertrude Berg died

People · New York City

American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966)

William Frawley died

People · Hollywood

American actor (1887–1966)

Ethel Clayton died

People · Oxnard

American actress (1882–1966)

Robert Keith died

People · Los Angeles

American actor (1898–1966)

Mina Loy died

People · Aspen

British writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps (1882-1966)

Naima Akef died

People · Cairo

Egyptian belly dancer, film actress, acrobat, and performer

Alice Calhoun died

People · Los Angeles

American silent film actress (1900-1966)

Jan Kiepura died

People · Harrison

Polish actor and singer (1902–1966)

David Cameron born

People · Marylebone

Born in Marylebone. British politician (born 1966).

Janet Jackson born

People · Gary

Born in Gary. American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress (born 1966).

George Weah born

People · Monrovia

Born in Monrovia. President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966).

Adam Sandler born

People · Brooklyn

Born in Brooklyn. American actor and comedian.

Mikhail Mishustin born

People · Lobnya

Born in Lobnya. Russian politician, Prime Minister of Russian Federation.

Enrique Peña Nieto born

People · Atlacomulco de Fabela

Born in Atlacomulco de Fabela. 64th President of Mexico.

Romário born

People · Rio de Janeiro

Born in Rio de Janeiro. Former Brazilian footballer, politician and Senator of Brazil since 2015.

Amélie Nothomb born

People · Etterbeek

Born in Etterbeek. Belgian Francophone writer (born 1966).

Enrico Letta born

People · Pisa

Born in Pisa. Italian politician.

Sophie Marceau born

People · 15th arrondissement of Paris

Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris. French actress.

Zoran Milanović born

People · Zagreb

Born in Zagreb. President of Croatia since 2020.

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé born

People · Afagnan

Born in Afagnan. Togolese politician.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt born

People · Rødovre

Born in Rødovre. Danish retired politician, former Prime Minister of Denmark.

J. J. Abrams born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American filmmaker (born 1966).

Bujar Nishani born

People · Durrës

Born in Durrës. Albanian politician (1966–2022).

John Cusack born

People · Evanston

Born in Evanston. American actor, producer, and screenwriter.

Roman Abramovich born

People · Saratov

Born in Saratov. Russian-Israeli oligarch and politician.

Philip Reeve born

People · Brighton

Born in Brighton. English children's writer and illustrator.

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi born

People · Zarqa

Born in Zarqa. Jordanian jihadist (1966–2006).

Jon Favreau born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American actor and filmmaker (born 1966).

Raimonds Vējonis born

People

Born. Ninth president of Latvia.

Zack Snyder born

People · Green Bay

Born in Green Bay. American filmmaker (born 1966).

José Antonio Kast born

People · Santiago

Born in Santiago. President of Chile since 2026.

Emil Boc born

People · Mărgău

Born in Mărgău. 61st Prime Minister of Romania (2008-2012).

Alexander Khalifman born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian chess player.

Cynthia Nixon born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American actress and politician.

Lucía Etxebarria born

People · Valencia

Born in Valencia. Spanish writer.

Dejan Savićević born

People · Podgorica

Born in Podgorica. Montenegrin footballer.

Sergei Surovikin born

People · Novosibirsk

Born in Novosibirsk. Head of the CIS' Coordinating Committee for Air Defence.

Bai Ling born

People · Chengdu

Born in Chengdu. Chinese-American actress.

David Chalmers born

People · Australia

Born in Australia. Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist.

Douglas G. Hurley born

People · Endicott

Born in Endicott. American astronaut.

Alain Mabanckou born

People · Pointe-Noire

Born in Pointe-Noire. Congolese writer (born 1966).

Martha McSally born

People · Warwick

Born in Warwick. American politician and military pilot (born 1966).

Sherman Alexie born

People · Wellpinit

Born in Wellpinit. American author and filmmaker.

Amir Hatami born

People · Nimavar

Born in Nimavar. Iranian military officer.

David Benatar born

People · South Africa

Born in South Africa. South African philosopher (born 1966).

Jack Bauer born

People · Santa Monica

Born in Santa Monica. Character from the television series 24.

Evgeny Zinichev born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian military officer and politician (1966—2021).

Roberto Gualtieri born

People · Rome

Born in Rome. Italian politician, mayor of Rome since 2021.

Igor Konashenkov born

People · Chișinău

Born in Chișinău. Chief spokesman for the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

Christophe Castaner born

People · Ollioules

Born in Ollioules. French lawyer and politician.

Doug Collins born

People · Gainesville

Born in Gainesville. American lawyer and politician (born 1966).

Cédric Kahn born

People · Crest

Born in Crest. French film director.

Ken Levine born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American video game developer.

Abbas Nilforoushan born

People · Isfahan

Born in Isfahan. Iranian general (1966–2024).

Alexander Graf Lambsdorff born

People · Cologne

Born in Cologne. German diplomat and politician (born 1966).

Vladimir Ryzhkov born

People · Rubtsovsk

Born in Rubtsovsk. Russian liberal politician.

Valery Asapov born

People · Konstantinovka

Born in Konstantinovka. Russian lieutenant general.

Karim Ghellab born

People · Casablanca

Born in Casablanca. Moroccan politician.

Marwan Lahoud born

People · Lebanon

Born in Lebanon. French-Lebanese armament engineer.

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant in Japan

University of Bath

Science & Technology

University in Bath, United Kingdom

University of Surrey

Science & Technology · Guildford

Public research university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey

University of Bradford

Science & Technology

University in Bradford, United Kingdom

University of Arts (Albania)

Science & Technology

University in Tirana

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory

Science & Technology · Mount Hopkins

Astronomical observatory in Arizona, United States

Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory near Nizhny Arkhyz, Russia

Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant

Khon Kaen University

Science & Technology

University in Thailand

Natural History Museum of Geneva

Science & Technology

Museum in Geneva (Switzerland)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Science & Technology · Catonsville

Public university in Maryland

Planetario Galileo Galilei

Science & Technology · Parque Tres de Febrero

Planetarium in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Santa María de Garoña Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Former Spanish nuclear power station

Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

Science & Technology · Endenich

German research institute

Can Tho University

Science & Technology

University in Can Tho, Vietnam

Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Science & Technology

University in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire

Science & Technology

Research institute

National Institute of Oceanography

Science & Technology

Facility in Panaji, India

Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages

Science & Technology

University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Science & Technology

State public university in Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Brest State Technical University

Science & Technology

University in Belarus

Sherubtse College

Science & Technology

College in Bhutan

Lutsk National Technical University

Science & Technology

Ukrainian university in Lutsk

West Ukrainian National University

Science & Technology · Yerevan

Public university in Ternopil, Ukraine

Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria

Science & Technology

Hospital in Spain

Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo

Science & Technology

Academic publisher

Kitami Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

National university in Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Illinois, United States

Kansai Gaidai University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Federal University of Maranhão

Science & Technology

Public university in Brazil

University of Kuopio

Science & Technology

Former university in Kuopio, Finland

Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs

Science & Technology

University in Dnipro, Ukraine

Pancasila University

Science & Technology

Indonesian private university

Leeds Trinity University

Science & Technology

Public University in Leeds, West Yorkshire

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

Science & Technology

National University of Callao

Science & Technology

University in Callao, Peru

Bellevue University

Science & Technology

Private, non-profit university in Bellevue, Nebraska

Carlos Albizu University

Science & Technology · San Juan Antiguo

Private, non-profit Puerto Rican university

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Science & Technology

Historically black graduate school in California

Tajen University

Science & Technology

University in Yanpu, Changhoa, Taiwan

Pedro Henriquez Urena National University

Science & Technology · Santo Domingo

Public university in the Dominican Republic

Nan Jeon University of Science and Technology

Science & Technology

Private university in Tainan, Taiwan

Hsiuping University of Science and Technology

Science & Technology

Private university in Taiwan

Meiho University

Science & Technology

University in Pingtung, Taiwan

Le Quy Don Technical University

Science & Technology

Higher education institute in Hanoi, Vietnam

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Science & Technology

Private non-profit technical university in Puerto Rico

Harry S. Truman Research Institute

Science & Technology

Research institute in the Hebrew University

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Science & Technology

Multi-campus marine research consortium

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Science & Technology

Hospital in Ontario (College Street site of CAMH)

Academic Hospital Paramaribo

Science & Technology

Hospital in Suriname

National Museum of Science and Technology

Science & Technology · Dhaka

Museum in Dhaka, Bangladeh

Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden

Science & Technology

816 Nuclear Military Plant

Science & Technology

Unfinished Chinese underground nuclear weapons production facility

Central University

Science & Technology

University in Colombia

Aichi Gakusen University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Universidad Mariano Galvez

Science & Technology

University in Guatemala City, Guatemala

University of Pernambuco

Science & Technology

Public state university located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing

Science & Technology

University in Dehradun, India

Osaka Ohtani University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Tenri Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Japan

University of Connecticut Health Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in Connecticut, United States

Mullard Space Science Laboratory

Science & Technology

United Kingdom's largest university space research group

Ily Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

University of Wisconsin–Waukesha

Science & Technology

Two-year college in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.

University of East Asia

Science & Technology

Private university in Shimonoseki, Japan

Urdaneta City University

Science & Technology

Public university in Pangasinan, Philippines

Saldiha College

Science & Technology

College in West Bengal

Kunde Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Nepal

Richmond Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Second Institute of Oceanography

Science & Technology

Facility in Hangzhou, China

Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne

Science & Technology

Hospital in Canada

Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences

Science & Technology

Scientific institute in Wrocław, Poland

Shriners Hospital for Children

Science & Technology

Hospital in Galveston, Texas, United States

Shriners Hospital for Children

Science & Technology

Hospital in Houston, Texas, United States

Foothills Medical Centre

Science & Technology

Hospital in Alberta, Canada

Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics

Science & Technology

Research institute in Kyiv, Ukraine

Hong Kong Central Hospital

Science & Technology

Former hospital in Hong Kong

Nakhon Pathom Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in the Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand

Bason Botanic Gardens

Science & Technology · Whanganui

Botanical garden in Whanganui, New Zealand

Lindheimer Astrophysical Research Center

Science & Technology · Northwestern University

Former astrophysical observatory in Evanston, Illinois

National Time Service Center

Science & Technology

Facility in Lintong, China

Vaal University of Technology

Science & Technology

Public university in South Africa

Imam Bonjol State Islamic University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Padang, Indonesia

University of Calgary

Science & Technology

Public research university located in Calgary, Alberta

Brunel University London

Science & Technology · London

University in London, UK

University of Konstanz

Science & Technology

University in Konstanz, Germany

University of Orléans

Science & Technology

French university in Orléans created in 1966

University of Campinas

Science & Technology

Public research university in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Flinders University

Science & Technology · Bedford Park

Public university in Adelaide, South Australia

University of Rouen-Normandy

Science & Technology

French university in Rouen. Founded in 1966

Kuwait University

Science & Technology

University in Kuwait

National Film School of Denmark

Science & Technology · Naval Station Copenhagen

Film school

University of Chittagong

Science & Technology

Public university Chittagong District, Bangladesh

University of Television and Film Munich

Science & Technology

German film school based in Munich

Ahfad University for Women

Science & Technology

Private university for women in Sudan (IAU-009763)

Opole University of Technology

Science & Technology

Technical university in Opole, Poland

Volgodonsk Arboretum

Science & Technology

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Science & Technology

Technical school in Utica, New York

Russian Federation Security Guard Service Federal Academy

Science & Technology

Organization in Oryol, Russia

Ghana Christian University College

Science & Technology · Dodowa

Private higher-education institution in Ghana

St Peter's Seminary

Science & Technology · Cardross

Disused Roman Catholic seminary near Cardross, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Nara College of Arts

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Nara Prefecture, Japan

Institut de Linguistique et Phonétique Générales et Appliquées

Science & Technology

Military Academy of Antsirabe

Science & Technology

Military academy in Madagascar

Kyushu Junior College of Kinki University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

College of Nagoya Bunri University

Science & Technology

Alaska Bible College

Science & Technology

Private college in Alaska, United States

Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law

Science & Technology · Munich Altstadt

German public research institute (1966-)

Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

Science & Technology

Private university of Guatemala

Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science

Science & Technology

Private university in Tainan, Taiwan

Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Science & Technology

Private university in Taichung

ECPI University

Science & Technology · San Antonio

Private university based in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Taipei University of Marine Technology

Science & Technology

Private university in Taiwan

Tung Fang Design University

Science & Technology

University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Minghsin University of Science and Technology

Science & Technology

Private university in Taiwan

St. Catherine University

Science & Technology

Japanese private university

Optymistychna Cave

Exploration & Discovery · Korolivka

Gypsum cave in Ukraine

Marble Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Most known cave in Kosovo

Cave of Swallows

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Mexico

Jōmon Sugi

Exploration & Discovery

A large, exceptionally old Cryptomeria tree

Kletno Bear Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Poland

Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle

Exploration & Discovery

World's 13th longest cave (164.5 km) located in Switzerland

Kazumura Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave

Fateh Oil Field

Exploration & Discovery

Oil production area in the United Arab Emirates

Altar Wings of Roudníky

Exploration & Discovery · Hussite Museum in Tabor

Two double painted altar wings from St. Wenzeslaus Church in Roudníky

Dzudzuana cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cultural heritage monument in Georgia

Lal Masjid

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Pakistan

Birla Mandir, Hyderabad

Religion & Belief Systems · Hyderabad

Hindu temple in Hyderabad, India

Sunnah Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco

Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Brunei

Temple Beth Zion

Religion & Belief Systems

Reform synagogue in Buffalo, New York

Saint Joseph Cathedral, Nouakchott

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Mauritania

Nusrat Jahan Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Hvidovre

Mosque in Copenhagen, Denmark

Madonna delle Lacrime Sanctuary

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Syracuse, Italy

Créteil Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral located in Val-de-Marne, in France

Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Arizona, United States

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Religion & Belief Systems

Ukrainian Catholic cathedral in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in New Mexico, United States

Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, Sumbe

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Angola

San Giovanni Bosco church

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church in Milan

Shuanglian Qingyun Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

A Shennong temples in Datong District, Taipei

Shaarei Shomayim

Religion & Belief Systems

Modern Orthodox synagogue in North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Zu den Acht Seligkeiten

Religion & Belief Systems · Füssen-West

Former parish church in Füssen, Germany

Collegiate Church of St. Martin

Religion & Belief Systems

Church of the Benedictines of Muri-Gries Abbey in Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Koningin van de Vredekapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Zonderschot

Church in Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium

Leichenhalle Zöllerstraße 21 in München

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural heritage monument D-1-62-000-1968 (2) in Munich, Bavaria

Yin Hing Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems · Luk Wu

Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong

Catholic Pius Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building with free-standing church tower in Meggen in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Mastercard

Economy & Trade · Purchase

American multinational financial services corporation

Dacia

Economy & Trade · Mioveni

Brand and romanian car manufacturer from Renault

AvtoVAZ

Economy & Trade · AvtoVAZ headquarter

Russian automobile manufacturer

Vans

Economy & Trade · Costa Mesa

American manufacturer of shoes

Bottega Veneta

Economy & Trade · Vicenza

Italian fashion company

Best Buy

Economy & Trade · Richfield

American multinational consumer electronics retailer

Elbit Systems Ltd.

Economy & Trade · Haifa

Israel-based defense electronics company

Pony Canyon

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Japanese publishing company

Serum Institute of India

Economy & Trade · Pune

Indian biotechnological company, vaccine manufacturer

Vitol

Economy & Trade · Geneva

Dutch petroleum company

Norwegian Cruise Line

Economy & Trade · Miami-Dade County

American company operating cruise ships

Krungthai Bank

Economy & Trade · Bangkok

State-owned bank located in Thailand

Allied Irish Banks

Economy & Trade · Dublin

One of the four main commercial banks in Ireland, operating in multiple market segments

Jabil

Economy & Trade · St. Petersburg

American electronics business from St. Petersburg Florida

Hannover Rück SE

Economy & Trade · Hanover

German Insurance Company

Bowers & Wilkins

Economy & Trade · Worthing

British company specializing in audio equipment

Karsan

Economy & Trade · Bursa

Turkish commercial vehicles manufacturer based in Bursa

Peet's Coffee

Economy & Trade · Emeryville

American specialty coffee roaster and retailer

K-Swiss

Economy & Trade · Westlake Village

American footwear company

Public Bank Berhad

Economy & Trade · Kuala Lumpur

Bank based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Brita

Economy & Trade · Taunusstein

German water filter company

British Motor Holdings

Economy & Trade · Longbridge

Company

Hyosung

Economy & Trade · Seoul

Company

Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group

Economy & Trade · Navi Mumbai

Indian conglomerate, headquartered in Mumbai, India

Shaw Communications

Economy & Trade · Calgary

Telecommunications company

LSG Sky Chefs

Economy & Trade · Neu-Isenburg

Aviation services company owned by Aurelius Group

Tekla

Economy & Trade · Espoo

Finnish software company

Bellasi

Economy & Trade · Novara

Swiss-Italian motorsport company

Zakłady Azotowe Puławy

Economy & Trade · Puławy

Company

ARCO

Economy & Trade · Los Angeles

American oil company

Anadol

Economy & Trade · Istanbul

Turkey's first commercial car producer

Ovation Guitar Company

Economy & Trade · New Hartford

Manufacturer of guitars

Ito En

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Drinks company

Tashkent earthquake (1966)

Disasters & Pandemics

1966 earthquake centered in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR

1966 Xingtai earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Series of earthquakes affecting Hebei, China

1966 Varto earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in eastern Turkey

1966 Peru earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

1966 Toro earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earth crust at Uganda in 1966

1966 Hualien earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake struck Taiwan and Japan on March 13, 1966

1966 Hong Kong floods

Disasters & Pandemics · British Hong Kong

1966 Hong Kong rainstorm disasters

Aberfan disaster

Disasters & Pandemics · Aberfan

October 1966 mining disaster in Wales, UK

Red August

Disasters & Pandemics · Beijing

Series of massacres in Beijing during August 1966; part of the Cultural Revolution

Binh Hoa massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Bình Hòa

Conducted by the South Korean forces in Bình Hòa, Bình Sơn, Quảng Ngãi during the Vietnam war

University of Texas Tower Shooting

Disasters & Pandemics · University of Texas at Austin

Mass shooting

1966 anti-Igbo pogrom

Disasters & Pandemics · Northern Region

Series of massacres of Igbo people in Nigeria

Urtabulak gas field

Disasters & Pandemics · Uzbekistan

Natural gas field in Uzbekistan

1966 New York City smog

Disasters & Pandemics

Air-pollution event in New York City that occurred from November 23–26

Shepherd's Bush murders

Disasters & Pandemics · East Acton

1966 murder

Feyzin disaster

Disasters & Pandemics

Fire in a refinery near the town of Feyzin, France

Hakamata Incident

Disasters & Pandemics

The 1966 Japanese family murder and false accusation case

Malga Sasso barracks bombing

Disasters & Pandemics

1966 bombing in Italy

USS Oriskany fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Gulf of Tonkin

Aircraft carrier incident

Loop Fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Angeles National Forest

1966 wildfire in California

Kidnapping of Peggy Ann Bradnick

Disasters & Pandemics · Shade Gap

1966 crime near Shade Gap, Pennsylvania, US

Go Dai Massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Bình An

Event

12-3 incident

Social Movements & Revolutions · Portuguese Macau

1966 Macau riot

Sanrizuka Struggle

Social Movements & Revolutions · Shibayama

Japanese civil conflict over the construction of Narita Airport (1966-present)

Buddhist Uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Da Nang

1966 unrest in South Vietnam

Operation Condor

Social Movements & Revolutions · Falkland Islands

Territorial claim act

Hough Riots

Social Movements & Revolutions · Hough

Period of civil unrest and rioting in Cleveland, Ohio in July 1966

Division Street Riots

Social Movements & Revolutions · Chicago

June 12–14, Chicago, IL

Ñancahuazú Guerrilla

Social Movements & Revolutions · Bolivia

Group of mainly Bolivian and Cuban guerrillas led by Ernesto Guevara which was active in the Cordillera Province, Bolivia from 1966 to 1967

Araguaia guerrilla

Social Movements & Revolutions · Goiás

Insurgency movement in Brasil

Gurindji strike

Social Movements & Revolutions · Wave Hill Station

1966 strike by Aboriginal Australians on a cattle station in the Northern Territory

La Caputxinada

Social Movements & Revolutions · Sarrià Capuchins

Compton's Cafeteria riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · Tenderloin

Pro transgender protest in August 1966 in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco

Severn Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Suspension bridge in Gloucestershire, England

Aspmyra Stadion

Architecture & Engineering · Bodø

Associaiton football stadium in Bodø, Norway

Abovyan City Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Soccer stadium in Armenia

Yud-Alef Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium in Ashdod

Stadium Meteor

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Ukraine

Botswana National Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Gaborone

Stadium

Kaleva Church

Architecture & Engineering · Liisankallio

Church in Tampere, Finland

Stade Numa-Daly Magenta

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Nouméa

Värendsvallen

Architecture & Engineering · Växjö

Playing field

SCA Arena

Architecture & Engineering

Indoor ice hockey rink in Timrå, Sweden

Gesù Divino Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Rome

Church of Santa Silvia

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

St. Bridget and Blessed Hemming Church

Architecture & Engineering · VII District

Church in Turku, Finland

Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de' Schiavi

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

Estádio Engenheiro Alencar Araripe

Architecture & Engineering

Sports stadium in Brazil

Army Sports Club Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue in Odesa, Ukraine

Landås Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bergen, Norway

Estadio Augusto César Sandino

Architecture & Engineering · Santa Clara

Sports venue in Cuba

Lambertseter Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Oslo, Norway

Lilleborg Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Oslo, Norway

St. Gerard Church, The Valley

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Anguilla, United Kingdom

Augusts Deglavs bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge over railway in Riga

Biskopshavn Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bergen, Norway

Saint-Éloi

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Paris, in France

Foothills Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Calgary, Alberta

Tottori Athletics Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Tottori

Building in Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Święty Krzyż TV Tower

Architecture & Engineering

Tower

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Kollam)

Architecture & Engineering · Kollam Cantonment

Building in India

Amoranto Sports Complex

Architecture & Engineering · Quezon City

Sports complex in Quezon City,, Philippines

Rikers Island Bridge

Architecture & Engineering · East Elmhurst

Bridge between Queens and Rikers Island, New York, United States

Chiba Sports Center Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Chiba

Building in Inage Ward, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Skøelv Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Sørreisa, Norway

Iwate Morioka Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-use stadium in Morioka, Iwate, Japan

Langenæs Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark

Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Dolgellau, Wales

Stade de la Colombière

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Épinal, France

1000th-Anniversary of Polish State Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Polish stadium

St. Ignatius of Loyola Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Montreal

Santuario de San Jose

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Philippines

St Columba's Church, Chester

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Chester, United Kingdom

Roseville Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Australia

Sundale Bridge

Architecture & Engineering · Gold Coast

Bridge in Australia

George W. Streepy Stadion

Architecture & Engineering

Stewart Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Outdoor multi-purpose stadium in the Western United States

Tucker Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Tennessee, U.S.A

Garden of Remembrance

Architecture & Engineering

National Garden of Remembrance, Dublin city, Ireland

Musa Cälil monument, Qazan

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Qazan, Tatarstan

Foujita Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel located in Marne, in France

Dirgantara Monument

Architecture & Engineering · Pancoran

Historic site in Jakarta, Indonesia

Broken Circle

Architecture & Engineering

War memorial in Russia

San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park

Architecture & Engineering

Place in Florida listed on National Register of Historic Places

St. Charles Anglican Cathedral

Architecture & Engineering

church in Washington, United States

The Sister

Architecture & Engineering

First tent monument in Magnitogorsk

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Magnitogorsk, Russia

Katyusha monument

Architecture & Engineering · Romanovka

Peremilovo monument

Architecture & Engineering

Mountain in Russia

1966 Cannes Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Film festival edition

Carthage Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Tunis

Annual festival held in Tunis, Tunisia

High Chaparral Theme Park

Sports & Entertainment

Western theme park in Sweden

Cláudio Santoro National Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Brasília, Brazil

16th Berlin International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

1966 film festival edition

Pori Jazz

Sports & Entertainment

Jazz festival in Pori, Finland

27th Venice International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Venice

1966 film festival edition

Solothurn Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Solothurn

Film festival

De Doelen

Sports & Entertainment · Rotterdam

Concert hall in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Sanremo Music Festival 1966

Sports & Entertainment · Sanremo Casino

Italian song contest (16th edition)

Yacobson Ballet

Sports & Entertainment

Dance company in Saint Petersburg

Sofia Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Sofia

Trofeo Luigi Fagioli Hillclimb

Sports & Entertainment

Hillclimbing competition held in Gubbio, Italy

The Egg

Sports & Entertainment · Empire State Plaza

Theater in Albany, New York, United States

Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Sports & Entertainment · Saratoga Spa State Park

Theatre in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States

fairground of Montjuic

Sports & Entertainment

1966 San Sebastián International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Victoria Eugenia Theater

Film festival edition

1966 Asian Games

Sports & Entertainment · Bangkok

Fifth edition of the Asian Games

1966 Winter Universiade

Sports & Entertainment · Sestriere

Multi-sport event in Sestriere, Italy

1966 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · Hampden Park

Association football match

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Sports & Entertainment · Kingston

Multi-sport event in Kingston, Jamaica

1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Sports & Entertainment · Europe

International football competition

World Festival of Black Arts

Sports & Entertainment · Dakar

Month-long culture and arts festival that takes place in Africa, featuring artists and performers from around the African Diaspora

1000 km Suzuka

Sports & Entertainment · Suzuka Circuit

Endurance sports car event

1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · Barcelona

Football match

1966 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Davos

1966 edition of the World Figure Skating Championships

1966 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Bratislava

Figure skating competition

1966 South Pacific Games

Sports & Entertainment · Nouméa

2nd edition of the South Pacific Games

Arnold Palmer Invitational

Sports & Entertainment · Bay Hill

Golf tournament held in Orlando, United States

1966 Football League Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · The Hawthorns

Association football match

Surva

Sports & Entertainment · Pernik

International festival of masquerade games. Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Bulgaria, inscribed in 2015

1966 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Sports & Entertainment · Bernabéu

Football match

Clearwater Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Westchester County

Music and environmental summer festival

Kyustendil Spring

Sports & Entertainment · Hisarlaka Fortress

1966 Coppa Italia Final

Sports & Entertainment · Stadio Olimpico

Football match

1966 DFB-Pokal Final

Sports & Entertainment · Waldstadion

Association football match

West Indian cricket team in England in 1966

Sports & Entertainment · England

International cricket tour

South African Springbok Championship Series

Sports & Entertainment · South Africa

Nicolau Brondo Trophy

Sports & Entertainment · Palma

Football tournament

Botswana founded

Empires & Countries · Gaborone

Botswana was founded, with its capital at Gaborone.

Guyana founded

Empires & Countries · Georgetown

Guyana was founded, with its capital at Georgetown.

Lesotho founded

Empires & Countries · Maseru

Lesotho was founded, with its capital at Maseru.

Barbados founded

Empires & Countries · Bridgetown

Barbados was founded, with its capital at Bridgetown.

Buganda dissolved

Empires & Countries · Kampala

Buganda ceased to exist, having been centered at Kampala.

Bechuanaland Protectorate dissolved

Empires & Countries · Gaborone

Bechuanaland Protectorate ceased to exist, having been centered at Gaborone.

Basutoland dissolved

Empires & Countries · Maseru

Basutoland ceased to exist, having been centered at Maseru.

Kingdom of Burundi dissolved

Empires & Countries · Bujumbura

Kingdom of Burundi ceased to exist, having been centered at Bujumbura.

Commonwealth realm of Guyana founded

Empires & Countries · Georgetown

Commonwealth realm of Guyana was founded, with its capital at Georgetown.

First Nigerian Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Lagos

First Nigerian Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Lagos.

Haryana founded

Empires & Countries · Chandigarh

Haryana was founded, with its capital at Chandigarh.