Today in History for 1st October 1966

Historical Events

Events 1 - 3 of 3

- Newspaper magnate Thomson purchases "The Times"
- WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with eighteen fatal injuries and no survivors 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9.

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 3 of 3

- Christopher Titus, American actor/comedian
- Cuco Ziganda, Spanish footballer
- George Weah, Liberian politician and footballer

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 1 of 1

- Albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies

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