Date: July 24, 1966
Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Date: January 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 10 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Beaumont Children Disappear from Glenelg Beach, South Australia,…
Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Date: January 13, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Barbados Independence from…
The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'Γ©tat. Date: January 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Tbilisi Metro Opens January 11, 1966DSV Alvin Finds Missing…
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting. Date: September 6, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 6 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Myra Hindley and Ian…
The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15β200 are killed. Date: April 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This…
The Dutch Cals cabinet fell after Norbert Schmelzer, the leader of the government party, filed a successful motion against the budget, in what later became known as the Night of Schmelzer. Date: October 14, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 14 π Events on this day in 1966 π On…