Date: February 12, 1966
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Topeka, Kansas, United States is devastated by a tornado that registers as an "F5" on the Fujita scale, exceeding US$200 million in damages. Seventeen people are killed, over five hundred more injured, and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed. Date: June 8, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 8 π …
In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist. Date: February 23, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 23 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Aeroflot…
United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashes on approach to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, killing 30 people. Date: March 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Metropolitan Opera House Opens with Antony and…
Former Congolese Prime Minister, Γvariste 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 β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966American Flyers Flight…
Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 crashes near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 people on board. Date: November 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 24 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Charles Whitman University of Texas Shooting Kills 15 August 1, 1966Vietnam…
Charles Whitman kills 15 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police. Date: August 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 1 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966NASA Launches Gemini 12, November 11, 1966Ambroise…