What Happened In August 1966 In History

Historical Events for August, 1966

• 1st » Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
• 1st » Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
• 7th » List of ethnic riots called Race riots occur in Lansing, Michigan.
• 16th » Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 peop
• 18th » 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.
• 22nd » Labor movements United Farm Workers called NFWA and AWOC merge to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), predecessor of the United Farm Workers.
• 23rd » Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.
• 26th » The Namibian War of Independence starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
• 29th » The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1966

• 1st » James St. James, American club promoter and author
• 1st » George Ducas (singer) known as George Ducas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 2nd » Takashi Iizuka, Japanese wrestler
• 2nd » Tim Wakefield, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 3rd » Brent Butt, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 3rd » Eric Esch, American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist
• 4th » Kensuke Sasaki, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
• 5th » Jennifer Finch, American singer, bass player, and photographer (L7 (band) called L7 and The Shocker (band) e.g The Shocker)
• 5th » Jonathan Silverman, American actor
• 7th » David Cairns (politician) named David Cairns, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Scotland (d. 2011)
• 7th » Shobna Gulati, English actress
• 7th » Kristin Hersh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave)
• 7th » Jimmy Wales, American businessman, co-founded Wikipedia
• 8th » Chris Eubank, English boxer
• 8th » John Hudek, American baseball player and coach
• 9th » Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach
• 10th » Charlie Dimmock, English gardener and television host
• 10th » Hansi Kürsch, German singer-songwriter and bass player (Blind Guardian and Demons and Wizards (band) known as Demons and Wizards)
• 11th » Nigel Martyn, English footballer and coach
• 11th » Juan María Solare, Argentinian pianist and composer
• 12th » Tobias Ellwood, American-English captain and politician
• 13th » Shayne Corson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 13th » Sean Hood, American screenwriter and set designer
• 13th » Scooter Barry, American basketball player
• 14th » Halle Berry, American model, actress, and producer, Miss World United States e.g Miss World United States 1986
• 14th » Karl Petter Løken, Swedish-Norwegian footballer and sportscaster
• 15th » Scott Brosius, American baseball player and coach
• 15th » Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actress
• 15th » Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball) named Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
• 17th » Maysa Leak, American singer and producer (Incognito (band) called Incognito)
• 17th » Jüri Luik, Estonian politician, 18th Minister of Defence (Estonia) or Estonian Minister of Defense
• 17th » Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder
• 17th » Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 18th » Gustavo Charif, Argentinian director and producer
• 18th » Sarita Choudhury, English actress
• 18th » Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress
• 19th » Lilian Garcia, Spanish-American ring announcer and singer
• 19th » Lee Ann Womack, American singer-songwriter
• 19th » Wilco Zeelenberg, Dutch motorcycle racer
• 20th » Miguel Albaladejo, Spanish director and screenwriter
• 20th » Colin Cunningham, American actor
• 20th » Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist and songwriter (Pantera and Damageplan) (d. 2004)
• 20th » Enrico Letta, Italian politician, 55th Prime Minister of Italy
• 20th » David Rees Snell, American actor
• 21st » John Wetteland, American baseball player and coach
• 22nd » Gza, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
• 22nd » Eric Andolsek, American football player (d. 1992)
• 22nd » Brooke Dillman, American actress
• 22nd » Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager
• 23rd » Charley Boorman, English actor and producer
• 23rd » Rik Smits, Dutch-American basketball player
• 24th » Nick Denton, English-American journalist, founded Gawker Media
• 25th » Albert Belle, American baseball player
• 25th » Robert Maschio, American actor
• 25th » Tracy-Ann Oberman, English actress and screenwriter
• 25th » Derek Sherinian, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Planet X (band) called Planet X, Dream Theater, and Black Country Communion)
• 26th » Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player
• 26th » Shirley Manson, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress (Garbage (band) known as Garbage, Angelfish (band) called Angelfish, and Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie)
• 27th » Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower
• 27th » Juhan Parts, Estonian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia
• 28th » Priya Dutt, Indian politician
• 28th » Yoko Takahashi, Japanese singer
• 29th » Jörn Großkopf, German footballer and manager
• 31st » Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian skier

Famous Deaths for August 1966

• 1st » Charles Whitman, American murderer (b. 1941)
• 3rd » Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
• 6th » Cordwainer Smith, American sinologist, author, and academic (b. 1913)
• 12th » Artur Alliksaar, Estonian poet (b. 1923)
• 14th » Tip Snooke, South African cricketer (b. 1881)
• 17th » Ken Miles, English race car driver (b. 1918)
• 23rd » Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 29th » Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theorist, author, and poet (b. 1906)

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