What Happened In December 1966 In History

Historical Events for December, 1966

• 1st » The first Gävle goat, an annual Swedish Yule Goat tradition, is erected in Gävle.
• 8th » The Greece called Greek ship SS named Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.
• 9th » Barbados joins the United Nations.
• 24th » A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States Armed Forces e.g United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129.
• 26th » The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Africana studies or Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach.
• 27th » The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1966

• 1st » Andrew Adamson, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1st » Katherine LaNasa, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
• 1st » Ali Mosaffa, Iranian actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1st » Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player
• 2nd » Philippe Etchebest, French chef
• 2nd » Jinsei Shinzaki, Japanese wrestler
• 3rd » Monic Hendrickx, Dutch actress
• 3rd » Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer and manager
• 3rd » Irina Zhuk, Russian figure skater and coach
• 4th » Masta Ace, American rapper (eMC (hip hop group) called eMC and Juice Crew)
• 4th » Fred Armisen, American actor and screenwriter
• 4th » Suzanne Malveaux, American journalist
• 4th » Chris Shepherd, English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 5th » Patricia Kaas, French singer-songwriter and actress
• 5th » Lee Seung-chul, South Korean singer (Boohwal)
• 6th » Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
• 7th » C. Thomas Howell, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 7th » Shinichi Ito, Japanese motorcycle racer
• 7th » Andres Kasekamp, Canadian-Estonian historian and academic
• 8th » Les Ferdinand, English footballer and coach
• 9th » Michael Foster (musician) known as Michael Foster, American drummer (FireHouse (band) e.g FireHouse)
• 9th » Kirsten Gillibrand, American lawyer and politician
• 9th » Montserrat Gil Torné, Andorran politician
• 9th » Dave Harold, English snooker player
• 9th » Toby Huss, American actor and screenwriter
• 9th » Dana Murzyn, Canadian ice hockey player
• 9th » Spencer Rochfort, American-Canadian actor
• 9th » Julio Rodas, Guatemalan footballer
• 9th » Mateo Romero (artist) or Mateo Romero, American painter
• 9th » Kadyrbek Sarbayev, Kyrgyzstani politician
• 9th » Shane Scott, American director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter
• 9th » Martin Taylor (footballer born 1966) e.g Martin Taylor, English footballer
• 9th » Natee Thongsookkaew, Thai footballer
• 10th » Mel Rojas, Dominican baseball player
• 11th » Gary Dourdan, American actor
• 11th » Göran Kropp, Swedish mountaineer (d. 2002)
• 11th » Leon Lai, Chinese singer and actor
• 12th » Último Dragón, Japanese wrestler and actor
• 12th » Royce Gracie, Brazilian-American mixed martial artist
• 12th » Kōichi Nagano, Japanese voice actor
• 12th » Ian Paisley, Jr., Irish politician
• 12th » Selen, Italian actress and TV presenter and pornographic actress
• 13th » Ross Burden, New Zealand-English chef and author
• 13th » Toby Dammit, American drummer, composer, and producer
• 13th » Don Roff, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 13th » Mike Tirico, American sportscaster
• 14th » Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italian race car driver
• 14th » Anthony Mason (basketball) e.g Anthony Mason, American basketball player
• 14th » Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Danish politician, 41st Prime Minister of Denmark
• 14th » Bill Ranford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 14th » Tim Sköld, Swedish bass player and producer (Shotgun Messiah, Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult, MDFMK, KMFDM, and ohGr)
• 15th » Carl Hooper, Guyanese cricketer and coach
• 15th » Manos Papayiannis, Greek model and actor
• 15th » Molly Price, American actress
• 16th » Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1966) e.g Clifford Robinson, American basketball player
• 16th » Dennis Wise, English footballer and manager
• 17th » Tracy Byrd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 17th » Valeri Liukin, Kazakh-Russian gymnast
• 17th » Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian politician, 23rd Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia) called Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 18th » Makiko Esumi, Japanese actress
• 18th » Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian footballer and sportscaster
• 18th » Mille Petrozza, German singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kreator and Voodoocult)
• 19th » Chuckii Booker, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 19th » Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricketer
• 19th » Robert MacNaughton, American actor
• 19th » Alberto Tomba, Italian skier
• 19th » Eric Weinrich, American ice hockey player and coach
• 20th » Matt Neal, English race car driver
• 20th » Chris Robinson (singer) or Chris Robinson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Black Crowes, Phil Lesh and Friends, and Chris Robinson Brotherhood)
• 21st » Martin Bayfield, English rugby player, actor, and stuntman
• 21st » Adam Schefter, American journalist and sportscaster
• 21st » Kiefer Sutherland, English-Canadian actor, director, and producer
• 21st » Karri Turner, American actress
• 22nd » Dmitry Bilozerchev, Russian gymnast
• 22nd » Marcel Schirmer, German singer-songwriter and bass player (Destruction (band) called Destruction)
• 22nd » David Wright (politician) or David Wright, English politician
• 23rd » Badi Assad, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 24th » Diedrich Bader, American actor
• 25th » Toshi Arai, Japanese race car driver
• 26th » Jay Farrar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, and Gob Iron)
• 26th » Tim Legler, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 26th » Sandra Taylor, American model and actress
• 26th » Jay Yuenger, American guitarist and producer (White Zombie (band) or White Zombie)
• 27th » Wendy Coakley-Thompson, American-Bahamian author
• 27th » Marianne Elliott (director) named Marianne Elliott, English director and producer
• 27th » Bill Goldberg, American football player, wrestler, and actor
• 27th » Eva LaRue, American actress
• 27th » Fabian Núñez, American politician
• 28th » Eric Evans (porn actor) known as Eric Evans, American porn actor
• 29th » Laurent Boudouani French boxer
• 29th » Stefano Eranio, Italian footballer and coach
• 29th » Martin Offiah, English rugby player and sportscaster
• 30th » Bennett Miller, American director and producer
• 30th » Gary Chartier, American philosopher, scholar, and academic
• 31st » Lisa Joyner, American journalist and actress

Famous Deaths for December 1966

• 2nd » L. E. J. Brouwer, Dutch mathematician and philosopher (b. 1881)
• 2nd » Giles Cooper, Irish playwright (b. 1918)
• 5th » Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (b. 1909)
• 8th » Ward Morehouse, American playwright, author, and critic (b. 1899)
• 12th » Karl Ruberl, Austrian swimmer (b. 1880)
• 14th » Shailendra (lyricist) named Shailendra, Pakistani-Indian songwriter (b. 1923)
• 15th » Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (b. 1901)
• 26th » Herbert Otto Gille, German SS officer (b. 1897)
• 26th » Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1905)

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