Today in History for May 1966

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 55 of 55

1st - Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley)
1st - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational
1st - Radio RSA, South Africa begins shortwave transmitting
1st - US troops shooting targets in Cambodia
2nd - Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger Jr (Thousand Days)
3rd - WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
4th - Soviet government signs accord about building Fiat factory in USSR
5th - Borussia Dortmund wins 6th Europe Cup II
5th - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
5th - Willie Mays hit his 512th HR
6th - Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin
6th - Most runs scored in 11th inning (9) Phils score 5 to beat Pirates 8-7
6th - Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors Murders in England.
7th - 92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02
7th - Mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1
7th - Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene
8th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
8th - Last game at old Busch stadium, St Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF
8th - Only HR ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson)
9th - 1st black member of Federal Reserve Board (A F Brimmer)
9th - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
10th - 25°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May
11th - Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I
12th - St Louis' Busch Stadium opens, Braves lose to Cards 4-3 in 12 inns
13th - Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black"
13th - Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
14th - 1st reported monitoring of pirate radio station WBBH (NJ)
14th - A Lover's Concerto by Mrs Miller hits #95
15th - 1st day of Sunday play in County Cricket, Essex v Somerset
15th - Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Invitational
15th - South Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die
16th - Beach Boys' "Pets Sounds" is released
16th - National Welfare Rights Organization organizes
16th - Stokely Carmichael named chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating
17th - KFDO (now KVIJ) TV channel 8 in Sayre, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting
21st - "Downtown" by Mrs Miller hits #82
21st - "Time for Singing" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 41 performances
21st - 92nd Preakness: Don Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 1:55.4
21st - Louie Louie by The Kingsmen reentered the chart & hits #97
21st - Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
Actress Mary Tyler Moore 22nd - 18th Emmy Awards: Fugitive, Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore
22nd - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
23rd - Beatles release "Paperback Writer"
24th - "Mame" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1508 performances
25th - Peru & Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die
26th - Buddhist sets self on fire at US consulate in Hué South-Vietnam
26th - Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK
27th - 55th German F-104 Starfighter crashes
27th - 6 French fighters crash above Spain
28th - "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34
28th - Dmitri Shostakovitch's 11th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad
29th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational
30th - 300 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam
30th - Graham Hill wins Indianapolis 500 car race (232.2 kph)
30th - US launches Surveyor 1 to Moon

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 89 of 89

1st - Armando Reynoso, San Luis Potosi Mexico, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1st - Charlie Schlatter, NYC, actor (18 Again, Heartbreak Hotel)
1st - Johnny Colt, Cherry Point NC, rock bassist (Black Crowes)
1st - Mark Coogan, Manhaset NY, marathoner (Olympics-96)
1st - Olaf Thon, German football player
2nd - Belinda Stronach, Canadian politician
3rd - Paul Stevenson, Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96)
3rd - Peter Abbay, American actor
3rd - Firdous Bamji, Indian-American actor
3rd - Darren Morgan, Welsh snooker player
3rd - M-16 [Ernest Mateen], Brooklyn New York, Cruiserweight boxing champion, (d. 2012)
4th - Monica Tranel [Michini], Billings Mont, rower (Olympics-96)
4th - Jane McGrath, co-founder of the McGrath Foundation for breast cancer (d. 2008)
5th - Mike Stapleton, Sarnia, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
5th - Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth)
7th - Anderson Cummins, cricketer (in Packer's Valley Barbados & WI quickie)
8th - Eddie Brown, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
8th - Claudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer
8th - Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer
9th - Mark Tinordi, Red Deer, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
10th - Jonathan Edwards, Britain, triple jumper (Olympics-gold/silver-92, 96)
10th - Mikael Andersson, Malmo Swe, NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
11th - Chris Mohr, NFL punter (Buffalo Bills)
11th - Trenidad Hubbard, Chicago IL, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
11th - Christoph Schneider, German drummer (Rammstein)
12th - Rafael Bournigal, Azua Dom Rep, infielder (Oakland A's)
12th - Stephen Baldwin, actor (Beast, Lawrenceville Stories, Usual Suspects)
12th - Steven Conran, Lithgow NSW, Australasia golfer
12th - Bebel Gilberto, Brazilian singer
13th - Kamen Vodenicharov, Bulgarian entertainer
13th - Darius Rucker, American singer (Hootie & the Blowfish)
13th - Nikos Aliagas, Greek TV show host
14th - Fab Morvan, France, Lip Syncher (Milli Vanilli)
14th - Fabrice Morvan, Guadeloupe, singer (Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know)
14th - Leroy Blugh, CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos)
14th - Mark Jackson, NBA guard (Indiana Pacers)
14th - Pooh Richardson, NBA guard (LA Clippers)
14th - Mike Inez, US rock bassist (Alice in Chains-Facelift)
14th - Marianne Denicourt, French actress
14th - Raphael Saadiq, American musician (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
15th - Paul Ysebaert, Sarnia, NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Singer Janet Jackson (16th) 16th - Janet Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, Michael's sister (Control)
16th - Scott Reeves, Santa Monica California, actor (Ryan-Young & Restless)
16th - Sean Quilty, Australian marathoner (Olympics-96)
16th - Thurman Thomas, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
17th - Danny Manning, NBA forward/center (Phoenix Suns)
17th - Mark Kratzmann, Australia, tennis star
17th - Mark Schmocker, Interlaken Switz, US team handball goalie (Oly-96)
18th - Michael Tait, American musician (dc Talk, Tait)
19th - Keith Jennings, NFL tight end (Chic Bears)
19th - Marc Bureau, Trois Rivieres, NHL center (Montreal Canadiens)
19th - Polly Walker, British actress
19th - Sophia Crawford, English actress and martial artist
20th - Lawyer Tillman, NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
20th - Liselotte Neumann, Finspang Sweden, LPGA golfer (1988 US Women's Open)
20th - Mindy Cohn, LA, actress (Facts of Life)
20th - Paolo Seganti, actor (Damian-As the World Turns)
20th - Dan Abrams, American TV reporter
20th - Gina Ravera, American actress
21st - Manon Kelley, Quebec City Canada, actress (Red Lips 2)
22nd - Donald Royal, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic)
22nd - Jose Mesa, Azua Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
22nd - Kenny Hickey, American guitarist (Type O Negative)
23rd - Gary Roberts, North York, NHL left wing (Calgary Flames)
23rd - Graeme Hick, cricketer (in Zimbabwe Massive run-scorer for Worcs)
24th - Tommy Turner, jockey
24th - Tony Jones, NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
24th - Eric Cantona, French footballer
24th - Ricky Craven, American NASCAR driver
25th - Bill Haselman, Long Branch NJ, catcher (Boston Red Sox)
25th - Dave Hollins, Buffalo NY, infielder (Minnesota Twins)
25th - Melissa McNamara, Tulsa OK, LPGA golfer (1991 Stratton Mt Classic)
25th - Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Actress Helena Bonham Carter (26th) 26th - Helena Bonham Carter, London, English actress (Fight Club, Howards End)
26th - Anthony Edwards, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
26th - Billy Downes, Camden NJ, Nike golfer (1994 New England Classic)
26th - Grant Bradburn, cricketer (son of Wynne NZ off-spinner 1990- )
26th - Zola Budd Pieterse, Bloemfontein South Africa, track star (Oly-1988)
27th - Eric Leckner, NBA center (Detroit Pistons)
27th - John Jaha, Portland OR, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
27th - Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)
27th - Sean Kinney, US rock drummer (Alice in Chains-We Die Young)
28th - Gavin Robertson, NSW cricket off-spin all-rounder (Aust ODI-Pak 1994)
29th - Floyd Turner, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
30th - Gary Martin, cricket pace bowler (Zimbabwe ODI)
30th - Stephen Malkmus, American musician (Pavement)
31st - Jessica Monroe, Palo Alto California, Canadian rower (Olympics-96)
31st - Roshan Mahanama, cricketer (Sri Lankan opening batsman)
31st - Jeremy Hotz, Canadian stand-up comedian

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 17 of 17

3rd - Wylie Watson, dies at 77
4th - Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer, dies at 69
9th - Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56
9th - Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Dukeenbosch, dies
12th - Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (b. 1896)
13th - Henk [Hendrik M] of Randwijk, poet/editor in chief (illegal), dies
14th - Georgia BD Camp Johnson, US poet/playwright, dies at 88
14th - Megan Lloyd George, English politician, dies at 64
16th - Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home
18th - Paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78
19th - Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Capt Cook (1773), dies
21st - Pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at 75
22nd - Tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies
23rd - Ruth Gates, Denton TX, actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79
23rd - Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (b. 1902)
26th - Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47
26th - Neal Dodd, actor (Only Women, You Belong to Me), dies at 86