Date: November 8, 1966
Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President. Date: July 6, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966DSV Alvin Finds Missing American Hydrogen Bomb Off Spain, March 17, 1966Gemini 10 Launches…
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 1966Arno River Floods Florence,…
Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province. Date: August 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb. Date: March 17, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Edward Brooke Elected First African American U.S. Senator…
In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu. Date: November 13, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Hendrik Verwoerd Assassinated in…
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 1966South African Border…