Date: January 17, 1966
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Date: September 9, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Myra Hindley and Ian Brady Sentenced for…
Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president. Date: November 28, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Ba’ath Party Takes Power in Syria, March 1, 1966Aeroflot Flight 065 Crashes…
Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacks rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation. Date: March 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Tbilisi Metro Opens January 11, 1966DSV Alvin Finds…
BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707 aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to clear-air turbulence and crashes into Mount Fuji, Japan, killing all 124 people on board. Date: March 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 15–200 are killed. Date: April 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This…