Date: January 13, 1966
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 → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966First Kwanzaa Celebrated by…
Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Date: September 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Cuban Adjustment Act Grants Permanent Residence to 123,000 Cubans November 2, 1966MV Darlwyne Disappears Off…
The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe. Date: August 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Cave of Swallows Discovered in Mexico, December 27, 1966Tashkent Declaration Ends Indo-Pakistani War of…
A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people. Date: March 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Beaumont Children Disappear from Glenelg Beach, South Australia, January…
Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea. Date: January 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅…
The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200. Date: December 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Malawi Becomes Republic, Hastings Banda First President, July 6, 1966Michael…