Aeroflot Flight 065 Crash at Sheremetyevo Airport, February 17, 1966
Date: February 17, 1966
Date: February 17, 1966
The Labour Party under Harold Wilson wins the 1966 United Kingdom general election. Date: March 31, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966British Guiana Gains Independence, Becomes Guyana, May 26, 1966March Against Fear: James…
An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed. Date: June 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
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 1966Air India Flight 101 Crashes into Mont Blanc,…
Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface. Date: March 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Explorer 32 Launches May 25, 1966Luna 9…
Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. Date: February 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Sayyid Qutb Executed for Plotting Nasser Assassination, August 29, 1966Great Fire of…
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…