The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations. Date: January 26, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc. Date: January 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister. Date: January 19, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état. Date: January 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Date: January 13, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. Date: January 12, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Tbilisi Metro is opened. Date: January 11, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)