Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 Crashes Near Bratislava, 82 Killed, November 24, 1966
Date: November 24, 1966
Date: November 24, 1966
The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Date: December 27, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Myra Hindley and Ian Brady…
Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap. Date: July 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day…
Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho. Date: October 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Israel Attacks As-Samu Village After Fatah Raids, November 13, 1966Évariste Kimba Publicly Executed in…
The Great Fire of Iloilo breaks out in a lumber yard in Iznart Street and burns for almost half a day destroying nearly three-quarters of the City Proper area and Php 50 million pesos in total properties' damage. Date: February 7, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events…
During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempts to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down. Date: April 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Former Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Joseph Mobutu. Date: May 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Soviet Union Launches…