Aeroflot Flight 2723 Crashes into Caspian Sea, 33 Killed, April 23, 1966

The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system. Date: October 14, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966NASA Launches Gemini 12, November 11, 1966Air India Flight 101…

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…

Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people. Date: April 23, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966SS Heraklion Sinks in Aegean Storm, Over 200 Dead, December…

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 1966Labour Party Wins 1966 UK General Election – March 31, 1966Ghanaian Coup Overthrows Nkrumah’s…

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 1966Topeka Kansas F5…

The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon. Date: February 3, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This…