What happened in 1966?
392 recorded events in 1966, including 153 in people, 82 in science & technology and 45 in architecture & engineering.
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Major Events 1
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Cultural Revolution begins
Mao Zedong launches a sweeping sociopolitical movement that convulses Chinese society for a decade.
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Wars & Conflicts 15
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South African Border War
War on the border of South West Africa/Namibia and Angola
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Battle of Long Tan
1966 battle of the Vietnam War
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Operation Hastings
1966 battle of the Vietnam War
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Operation Masher
Battle of the Vietnam War in Bình Định 1966
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Operation Crimp
1966 military operation
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Battle of Mount Handrin
1966 battle during the First Iraqi Kurdish War
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Battle of Xa Cam My
1966 battle in the Vietnam War
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Battle of A Shau
1966 battle
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Battle of Suoi Bong Trang
Engagement fought between US, Australian and New Zealand forces, and the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War
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Battle of Sinoia
1966 skirmish during the Rhodesian Bush War
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Stanleyville Mutinies
1966-1967 conflict in Zaire
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Battle of Đức Cơ
1966 battle
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Battle of Ongulumbashe
Battle of Ongulumbashe (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Hill 488
1966 battle of the Vietnam War
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Battle of Bong Son
1966 battle
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Politics & Government 8
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Tashkent Declaration
Peace agreement between India and Pakistan advocated by USSR
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Luxembourg compromise
Agreement reached in January 1966 to resolve the "empty chair crisis" which had caused a stalemate within European Economic Community
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1966 Syrian coup d'état
21–23 February overthrow of government
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1966 Nigerian coup d'etat
Violent overthrow of Nigerian government
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1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état
1966 coup in Burkina Faso
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Geneva Agreement (1966)
Border treaty between Venezuela and UK regarding Guyana
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1966 Dhabyani coup d'état
Coup in the United Arab Emirates
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1966 Laotian coup
1966 Laotian coup (Politics & Government).
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People 153
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Vincent Auriol died
16th President of the French Republic (1884–1966)
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Georges Duhamel died
French writer (1884–1966)
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Demchugdongrub died
Mongol prince (1902–1966)
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Walt Disney died
American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)
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Sergei Korolev died
Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer (1907-1966)
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Georges Lemaître died
Belgian astrophysicist and Catholic priest (1894–1966)
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Peter Debye died
Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist (1884–1966)
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Frits Zernike died
Dutch physicist (1888–1966)
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Margaret Sanger died
American birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966)
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Vera Weizmann died
First Lady of Israel (1881–1966)
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Buster Keaton died
American actor, comedian, and director (1895–1966)
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Montgomery Clift died
American actor (1920–1966)
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Marie-Elisabeth Lüders died
German politician (1878–1966)
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George de Hevesy died
Hungarian chemist (1885–1966)
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Homi Jehangir Bhabha died
Indian nuclear physicist (1909–1966)
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Lillian Smith died
American author, social critic (1897-1966)
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André Spire died
French poet, writer, and Zionist activist (1868-1966)
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Adelaide Coari died
Italian teacher and editor
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Hedda Hopper died
American gossip columnist and actress (1885–1966)
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Lenny Bruce died
American comedian and social critic (1925–1966)
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Clifton Webb died
American actor, singer, dancer (1889–1966)
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Hannes Kolehmainen died
Finnish long-distance runner
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Chris Soumokil died
President of South Moluccas (1905–1966)
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Charles Mauron died
French translator and literary critic
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Alexandre Douala Manga Bell died
French politician (1897–1966)
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Thomas MacFarland Cherry died
Australian mathematician (1898–1966)
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Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer died
Dutch mathematician and logician (1881–1966)
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Rolf Sievert died
Swedish medical physicist, professor (1896–1966)
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Boris Podolsky died
Russian-American physicist (1896-1966)
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Philipp Frank died
Austrian academic (*1884 – †1966)
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Grigori Nelyubov died
Ukrainian soviet pilot & cosmonaut (1934–1966)
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Mary Jobe Akeley died
American explorer and naturalist (1878–1966)
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Alexander Alexejewitsch Kusnezow died
Expedition leader (1904–1966)
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Georges de Crequi-Montfort died
Sport shooter
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Adela Ber Vukić died
Bosnian painter (1888 — 1966)
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Margherita Ancona died
Italian teacher and suffragette
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Rebecca Sieff died
British Zionist and feminist (1890–1966)
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Margaret Pyke died
British activist
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Eddie Roux died
South African activist and botanist (1903-1966)
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Mari Raamot died
Estonian socialist, homemaker, founder of Estonian women's national defense movement (1872–1966)
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Augusto Masetti died
Italian anarchist (1888–1966)
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Carlos A. Cooks died
Politician from the Dominican Republic
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Ella Barksdale Brown died
American educator, anti-lynching activist, suffragist, journalist
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Lella Secor Florence died
Feminist and pioneer of birth control (1887-1966)
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Bud Powell died
American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966)
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Nikolay Cherkasov died
Soviet actor (1903-1966)
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Ed Wynn died
American actor (1886-1966)
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Sofya Yanovskaya died
Russian mathematician (1896–1966)
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Natacha Rambova died
American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)
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Elliot See died
American test pilot and NASA astronaut (1927-1966)
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Charles Bassett died
United States Air Force test pilot and astronaut (1931–1966)
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Joseph Albert Walker died
American test pilot (1921–1966)
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Dirk Brouwer died
Dutch-American astronomer
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Victor Kravchenko died
Defector Soviet diplomat (1905-1966)
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Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi died
Indian mathematician (*1907 - †1966)
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Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov died
Russian and Soviet weapons designer (1874-1966)
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Emil Julius Gumbel died
German mathematician and statistician (1891–1966)
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Vladimir Veksler died
Experimental physicist, starting development of the synchrocyclotron particle accelerator
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Joel Stebbins died
American astronomer (1878–1966)
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Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler died
American mathematician (1883–1966)
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Albert Hull died
American inventor (1880–1966)
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Felix Andries Vening Meinesz died
Dutch geophysicist (1887-1966)
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Paul Sophus Epstein died
American mathematician (1883-1966)
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Karl-Otto Saur died
State Secretary in the Reich Ministry for armaments and war production (1902-1966)
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Erwin Komenda died
Austrian automobile designer (1904–1966)
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Don Branson died
Racecar driver (1920-1966)
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Sydney Camm died
British aeronautical engineer (1893–1966)
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Fritz Houtermans died
Physicist (1903-1966)
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Isaak Pomeranchuk died
Soviet physicist (1913-1966)
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Vernon Sturdee died
Former Australian Chief of the General Staff
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Francesco Paolo Cantelli died
Italian mathematician (1875-1966)
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William Eccles died
British physicist (1875–1966)
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Hans Pettersson died
Swedish oceanographer, physicist and explorer (1888–1966)
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Isabel Martin Lewis died
American astronomer (1881-1966)
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Reinhold Platz died
German aircraft designer (1886–1966)
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André Bloc died
French architect (1896–1966)
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Jud Larson died
American racecar driver (1923-1966)
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Arthur C. Cope died
American chemist (1909–1966)
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Raúl Pateras Pescara died
Argentine engineer (1890-1966)
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Carl Rathjens died
German explorer (1887-1966)
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Thomas Harper Goodspeed died
American botanist specializing in the genetics of species Nicotiana (1887–1966)
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Richard Hingston died
British physician, explorer, and naturalist (1887-1966)
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Bernice Fisher died
American activist
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Sammy Younge Jr. died
American activist
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Sophie Tucker died
Russian-born American singer, comedian, actress and radio personality
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Verna Felton died
American actress (1890–1966)
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Mississippi John Hurt died
American country blues singer and guitarist (1892-1966)
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Edward Gordon Craig died
Modernist stage designer and theatre director (1872-1966)
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Herbert Marshall died
English actor (1890-1966)
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Marguerite Long died
French musician
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Harry Beaumont died
American film director, actor, and screenwriter (1888-1966)
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Claire McDowell died
Actress (1877-1966)
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Helen Kane died
American actress (1904-1966)
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Francis X. Bushman died
American actor, director, and writer (1883-1966)
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Gertrude Berg died
American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966)
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William Frawley died
American actor (1887–1966)
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Ethel Clayton died
American actress (1882–1966)
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Robert Keith died
American actor (1898–1966)
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Mina Loy died
British writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps (1882-1966)
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Naima Akef died
Egyptian belly dancer, film actress, acrobat, and performer
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Alice Calhoun died
American silent film actress (1900-1966)
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Jan Kiepura died
Polish actor and singer (1902–1966)
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David Cameron born
Born in Marylebone. British politician (born 1966).
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Janet Jackson born
Born in Gary. American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress (born 1966).
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George Weah born
Born in Monrovia. President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966).
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Adam Sandler born
Born in Brooklyn. American actor and comedian.
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Mikhail Mishustin born
Born in Lobnya. Russian politician, Prime Minister of Russian Federation.
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Enrique Peña Nieto born
Born in Atlacomulco de Fabela. 64th President of Mexico.
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Romário born
Born in Rio de Janeiro. Former Brazilian footballer, politician and Senator of Brazil since 2015.
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Amélie Nothomb born
Born in Etterbeek. Belgian Francophone writer (born 1966).
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Enrico Letta born
Born in Pisa. Italian politician.
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Sophie Marceau born
Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris. French actress.
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Zoran Milanović born
Born in Zagreb. President of Croatia since 2020.
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Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé born
Born in Afagnan. Togolese politician.
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt born
Born in Rødovre. Danish retired politician, former Prime Minister of Denmark.
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J. J. Abrams born
Born in New York City. American filmmaker (born 1966).
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Bujar Nishani born
Born in Durrës. Albanian politician (1966–2022).
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John Cusack born
Born in Evanston. American actor, producer, and screenwriter.
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Roman Abramovich born
Born in Saratov. Russian-Israeli oligarch and politician.
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Philip Reeve born
Born in Brighton. English children's writer and illustrator.
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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi born
Born in Zarqa. Jordanian jihadist (1966–2006).
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Jon Favreau born
Born in New York City. American actor and filmmaker (born 1966).
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Raimonds Vējonis born
Born in Q18792640. Ninth president of Latvia.
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Zack Snyder born
Born in Green Bay. American filmmaker (born 1966).
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José Antonio Kast born
Born in Santiago. President of Chile since 2026.
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Emil Boc born
Born in Mărgău. 61st Prime Minister of Romania (2008-2012).
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Alexander Khalifman born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian chess player.
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Cynthia Nixon born
Born in New York City. American actress and politician.
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Lucía Etxebarria born
Born in Valencia. Spanish writer.
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Dejan Savićević born
Born in Podgorica. Montenegrin footballer.
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Sergei Surovikin born
Born in Novosibirsk. Head of the CIS' Coordinating Committee for Air Defence.
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Bai Ling born
Born in Chengdu. Chinese-American actress.
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David Chalmers born
Born in Australia. Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist.
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Douglas G. Hurley born
Born in Endicott. American astronaut.
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Alain Mabanckou born
Born in Pointe-Noire. Congolese writer (born 1966).
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Martha McSally born
Born in Warwick. American politician and military pilot (born 1966).
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Sherman Alexie born
Born in Wellpinit. American author and filmmaker.
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Amir Hatami born
Born in Zanjan. Iranian military officer.
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David Benatar born
Born in South Africa. South African philosopher (born 1966).
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Jack Bauer born
Born in Santa Monica. Character from the television series 24.
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Evgeny Zinichev born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian military officer and politician (1966—2021).
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Roberto Gualtieri born
Born in Rome. Italian politician, mayor of Rome since 2021.
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Igor Konashenkov born
Born in Chișinău. Chief spokesman for the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.
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Christophe Castaner born
Born in Ollioules. French lawyer and politician.
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Doug Collins born
Born in Gainesville. American lawyer and politician (born 1966).
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Cédric Kahn born
Born in Crest. French film director.
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Ken Levine born
Born in New York City. American video game developer.
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Abbas Nilforoushan born
Born in Isfahan. Iranian general (1966–2024).
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Alexander Graf Lambsdorff born
Born in Cologne. German diplomat and politician (born 1966).
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Vladimir Ryzhkov born
Born in Rubtsovsk. Russian liberal politician.
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Valery Asapov born
Born in Konstantinovka. Russian lieutenant general.
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Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer died
Died in Laren. Dutch mathematician and logician (1881–1966).
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Joel Stebbins died
Died in Palo Alto. American astronomer (1878–1966).
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Science & Technology 82
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in Japan
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University of Bath
University in Bath, United Kingdom
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University of Surrey
Public research university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey
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University of Bradford
University in Bradford, United Kingdom
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University of Arts (Albania)
University in Tirana
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Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Arizona, United States
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Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science
Astronomical observatory near Nizhny Arkhyz, Russia
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Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant
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Khon Kaen University
University in Thailand
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Natural History Museum of Geneva
Museum in Geneva (Switzerland)
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Public university in Maryland
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Planetario Galileo Galilei
Planetarium in Buenos Aires (Argentina)
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Santa María de Garoña Nuclear Power Plant
Former Spanish nuclear power station
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Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
German research institute
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Can Tho University
University in Can Tho, Vietnam
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Universidad del Norte, Colombia
University in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire
Research institute
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National Institute of Oceanography
Facility in Panaji, India
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Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages
University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
State public university in Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Brest State Technical University
University in Belarus
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Sherubtse College
College in Bhutan
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Lutsk National Technical University
Ukrainian university in Lutsk
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West Ukrainian National University
Public university in Ternopil, Ukraine
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Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
Hospital in Spain
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Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo
Academic publisher
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Kitami Institute of Technology
National university in Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Hospital in Illinois, United States
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Kansai Gaidai University
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Federal University of Maranhão
Public university in Brazil
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University of Kuopio
Former university in Kuopio, Finland
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Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
Higher education institution in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs
University in Dnipro, Ukraine
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Pancasila University
Indonesian private university
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Leeds Trinity University
Public University in Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (Science & Technology).
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National University of Callao
University in Callao, Peru
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Bellevue University
Private, non-profit university in Bellevue, Nebraska
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Carlos Albizu University
Private, non-profit Puerto Rican university
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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Historically black graduate school in California
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Tajen University
University in Yanpu, Changhoa, Taiwan
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Pedro Henriquez Urena National University
Public university in the Dominican Republic
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Nan Jeon University of Science and Technology
Private university in Tainan, Taiwan
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Hsiuping University of Science and Technology
Private university in Taiwan
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Meiho University
University in Pingtung, Taiwan
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Le Quy Don Technical University
Higher education institute in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
Private non-profit technical university in Puerto Rico
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Harry S. Truman Research Institute
Research institute in the Hebrew University
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Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Multi-campus marine research consortium
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Hospital in Ontario (College Street site of CAMH)
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Academic Hospital Paramaribo
Hospital in Suriname
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National Museum of Science and Technology
Museum in Dhaka, Bangladeh
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Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden
Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden (Science & Technology).
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816 Nuclear Military Plant
Unfinished Chinese underground nuclear weapons production facility
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Central University
University in Colombia
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Aichi Gakusen University
Higher education institution in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Universidad Mariano Galvez
University in Guatemala City, Guatemala
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University of Pernambuco
Public state university located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
University in Dehradun, India
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Osaka Ohtani University
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Tenri Hospital
Hospital in Japan
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University of Connecticut Health Center
Hospital in Connecticut, United States
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Mullard Space Science Laboratory
United Kingdom's largest university space research group
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Ily Botanical Garden
Ily Botanical Garden (Science & Technology).
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University of Wisconsin–Waukesha
Two-year college in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.
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University of East Asia
Private university in Shimonoseki, Japan
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Urdaneta City University
Public university in Pangasinan, Philippines
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Saldiha College
College in West Bengal
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Kunde Hospital
Hospital in Nepal
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Richmond Hospital
Hospital in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
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Second Institute of Oceanography
Facility in Hangzhou, China
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Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne
Hospital in Canada
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Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
Scientific institute in Wrocław, Poland
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Shriners Hospital for Children
Hospital in Galveston, Texas, United States
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Shriners Hospital for Children
Hospital in Houston, Texas, United States
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Foothills Medical Centre
Hospital in Alberta, Canada
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Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics
Research institute in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Hong Kong Central Hospital
Former hospital in Hong Kong
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Nakhon Pathom Hospital
Hospital in the Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand
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Bason Botanic Gardens
Botanical garden in Whanganui, New Zealand
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Lindheimer Astrophysical Research Center
Former astrophysical observatory in Evanston, Illinois
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National Time Service Center
Facility in Lintong, China
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Exploration & Discovery 10
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Optymistychna Cave
Gypsum cave in Ukraine
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Marble Cave
Most known cave in Kosovo
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Cave of Swallows
Cave in Mexico
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Jōmon Sugi
A large, exceptionally old Cryptomeria tree
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Kletno Bear Cave
Cave in Poland
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Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle
World's 13th longest cave (164.5 km) located in Switzerland
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Kazumura Cave
Cave
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Fateh Oil Field
Oil production area in the United Arab Emirates
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Altar Wings of Roudníky
Two double painted altar wings from St. Wenzeslaus Church in Roudníky
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Dzudzuana cave
Cultural heritage monument in Georgia
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Religion & Belief Systems 6
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Lal Masjid
Mosque in Pakistan
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Birla Mandir, Hyderabad
Hindu temple in Hyderabad, India
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Sunnah Mosque
Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco
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Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque
Mosque in Brunei
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Temple Beth Zion
Reform synagogue in Buffalo, New York
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Saint Joseph Cathedral, Nouakchott
Building in Mauritania
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Economy & Trade 33
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Mastercard
American multinational financial services corporation
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Dacia
Brand and romanian car manufacturer from Renault
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AvtoVAZ
Russian automobile manufacturer
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Vans
American manufacturer of shoes
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Bottega Veneta
Italian fashion company
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Best Buy
American multinational consumer electronics retailer
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Elbit Systems Ltd.
Israel-based defense electronics company
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Pony Canyon
Japanese publishing company
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Serum Institute of India
Indian biotechnological company, vaccine manufacturer
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Vitol
Dutch petroleum company
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Norwegian Cruise Line
American company operating cruise ships
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Krungthai Bank
State-owned bank located in Thailand
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Allied Irish Banks
One of the four main commercial banks in Ireland, operating in multiple market segments
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Jabil
American electronics business from St. Petersburg Florida
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Hannover Rück SE
German Insurance Company
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Bowers & Wilkins
British company specializing in audio equipment
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Karsan
Turkish commercial vehicles manufacturer based in Bursa
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Peet's Coffee
American specialty coffee roaster and retailer
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K-Swiss
American footwear company
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Public Bank Berhad
Bank based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Brita
German water filter company
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British Motor Holdings
Company
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Hyosung
Company
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Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
Indian conglomerate, headquartered in Mumbai, India
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Shaw Communications
Telecommunications company
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LSG Sky Chefs
Aviation services company owned by Aurelius Group
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Tekla
Finnish software company
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Bellasi
Swiss-Italian motorsport company
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Zakłady Azotowe Puławy
Company
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ARCO
American oil company
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Anadol
Turkey's first commercial car producer
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Ovation Guitar Company
Manufacturer of guitars
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Ito En
Drinks company
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Disasters & Pandemics 6
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Tashkent earthquake (1966)
1966 earthquake centered in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR
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1966 Xingtai earthquake
Series of earthquakes affecting Hebei, China
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1966 Varto earthquake
Earthquake in eastern Turkey
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1966 Peru earthquake
1966 Peru earthquake (Disasters & Pandemics).
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1966 Toro earthquake
Earth crust at Uganda in 1966
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1966 Hualien earthquake
Earthquake struck Taiwan and Japan on March 13, 1966
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Social Movements & Revolutions 6
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12-3 incident
1966 Macau riot
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Sanrizuka Struggle
Japanese civil conflict over the construction of Narita Airport (1966-present)
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Buddhist Uprising
1966 unrest in South Vietnam
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Operation Condor
Territorial claim act
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Hough Riots
Period of civil unrest and rioting in Cleveland, Ohio in July 1966
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Division Street Riots
June 12–14, Chicago, IL
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Architecture & Engineering 45
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Severn Bridge
Suspension bridge in Gloucestershire, England
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Aspmyra Stadion
Associaiton football stadium in Bodø, Norway
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Abovyan City Stadium
Soccer stadium in Armenia
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Yud-Alef Stadium
Football stadium in Ashdod
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Stadium Meteor
Stadium in Ukraine
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Botswana National Stadium
Stadium
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Kaleva Church
Church in Tampere, Finland
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Stade Numa-Daly Magenta
Stadium in Nouméa
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Värendsvallen
Playing field
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SCA Arena
Indoor ice hockey rink in Timrå, Sweden
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Gesù Divino Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti
Church in Rome
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Church of Santa Silvia
Church building in Rome, Italy
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St. Bridget and Blessed Hemming Church
Church in Turku, Finland
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Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de' Schiavi
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Estádio Engenheiro Alencar Araripe
Sports stadium in Brazil
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Army Sports Club Stadium
Sports venue in Odesa, Ukraine
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Landås Church
Church building in Bergen, Norway
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Estadio Augusto César Sandino
Sports venue in Cuba
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Lambertseter Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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Lilleborg Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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St. Gerard Church, The Valley
Church in Anguilla, United Kingdom
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Augusts Deglavs bridge
Bridge over railway in Riga
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Biskopshavn Church
Church building in Bergen, Norway
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Saint-Éloi
Church located in Paris, in France
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Foothills Stadium
Stadium in Calgary, Alberta
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Tottori Athletics Stadium
Building in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
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Święty Krzyż TV Tower
Tower
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Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Kollam)
Building in India
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Amoranto Sports Complex
Sports complex in Quezon City,, Philippines
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Rikers Island Bridge
Bridge between Queens and Rikers Island, New York, United States
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Chiba Sports Center Stadium
Building in Inage Ward, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Skøelv Chapel
Chapel in Sørreisa, Norway
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Iwate Morioka Stadium
Multi-use stadium in Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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Langenæs Church
Church building in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark
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Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church
Church in Dolgellau, Wales
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Stade de la Colombière
Stadium in Épinal, France
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1000th-Anniversary of Polish State Stadium
Polish stadium
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St. Ignatius of Loyola Church
Church in Montreal
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Santuario de San Jose
Church building in Philippines
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St Columba's Church, Chester
Church in Chester, United Kingdom
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Roseville Bridge
Bridge in Australia
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Sundale Bridge
Bridge in Australia
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George W. Streepy Stadion
George W. Streepy Stadion (Architecture & Engineering).
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Stewart Stadium
Outdoor multi-purpose stadium in the Western United States
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Tucker Stadium
Stadium in Tennessee, U.S.A
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Sports & Entertainment 17
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1966 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Carthage Film Festival
Annual festival held in Tunis, Tunisia
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High Chaparral Theme Park
Western theme park in Sweden
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Cláudio Santoro National Theater
Theater in Brasília, Brazil
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16th Berlin International Film Festival
1966 film festival edition
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Pori Jazz
Jazz festival in Pori, Finland
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27th Venice International Film Festival
1966 film festival edition
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Solothurn Film Festival
Film festival
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De Doelen
Concert hall in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Sanremo Music Festival 1966
Italian song contest (16th edition)
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Yacobson Ballet
Dance company in Saint Petersburg
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Sofia Theatre
Sofia Theatre (Sports & Entertainment).
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Trofeo Luigi Fagioli Hillclimb
Hillclimbing competition held in Gubbio, Italy
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The Egg
Theater in Albany, New York, United States
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Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Theatre in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
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fairground of Montjuic
fairground of Montjuic (Sports & Entertainment).
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1966 San Sebastián International Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Empires & Countries 10
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Botswana founded
Botswana was founded, with its capital at Gaborone.
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Guyana founded
Guyana was founded, with its capital at Georgetown.
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Lesotho founded
Lesotho was founded, with its capital at Maseru.
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Barbados founded
Barbados was founded, with its capital at Bridgetown.
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Buganda dissolved
Buganda ceased to exist, having been centered at Kampala.
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Bechuanaland Protectorate dissolved
Bechuanaland Protectorate ceased to exist, having been centered at Gaborone.
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Basutoland dissolved
Basutoland ceased to exist, having been centered at Maseru.
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Kingdom of Burundi dissolved
Kingdom of Burundi ceased to exist, having been centered at Bujumbura.
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Commonwealth realm of Guyana founded
Commonwealth realm of Guyana was founded, with its capital at Georgetown.
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First Nigerian Republic dissolved
First Nigerian Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Lagos.
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