What Happened In June 1966 In History

Historical Events for June, 1966

• 2nd » Surveyor program: 'Surveyor 1' lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
• 8th » An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both planes during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.
• 8th » Topeka, Kansas, is devastated by a tornado that registers as an "F5" on the Fujita Scale: the first to exceed US$100 million in damages. Sixteen people are killed, hundreds more injured, and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed.
• 13th » The United States Supreme Court rules in 'Miranda v. Arizona' that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
• 14th » The Roman Curia e.g Vatican announces the abolition of the 'Index Librorum Prohibitorum' ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
• 19th » Shiv Sena a political party in India is founded in Mumbai.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1966

• 1st » Greg Schiano, American football player and coach
• 2nd » Pedro Guerra, Spanish singer-songwriter
• 2nd » Petra van Staveren, Dutch swimmer
• 3rd » Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
• 4th » Cecilia Bartoli, Italian soprano
• 4th » Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian mathematician and academic
• 4th » Bill Wiggin, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
• 6th » Tony Yeboah, Ghanaian footballer
• 6th » Sean Yseult, American bass player (White Zombie (band) e.g White Zombie and The Cramps)
• 7th » Eric Kretz, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Stone Temple Pilots and Talk Show (band) e.g Talk Show)
• 7th » Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward) e.g Stéphane Richer, Canadian ice hockey player
• 8th » Julianna Margulies, American actress and producer
• 8th » Doris Pearson, English singer-songwriter and choreographer (Five Star)
• 9th » Tamela Mann, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 9th » Jan Vayne, Dutch pianist
• 10th » Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern
• 10th » David Platt (footballer) known as David Platt, English footballer and manager
• 13th » Henry Bond, English photographer
• 13th » Naoki Hattori, Japanese race car driver
• 13th » Grigori Perelman, Russian mathematician
• 14th » Traylor Howard, American actress
• 15th » Idalis DeLeón, American singer and actress (Seduction (band) or Seduction)
• 16th » Phil Vischer, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 16th » Jan Železný, Czech javelin thrower
• 17th » Mohammed Ghazy Al-Akhras, Iraqi journalist
• 17th » Tory Burch, American fashion designer
• 17th » Christy Canyon, American porn actress
• 17th » Ken Clark (running back) named Ken Clark, American football player (d. 2013)
• 17th » Diane Modahl, English runner
• 17th » Jason Patric, American actor
• 18th » Kurt Browning, Canadian figure skater
• 18th » Troy Kemp, Bahamian high jumper
• 19th » Joi Ito, Japanese-American businessman
• 19th » Michalis Romanidis, Greek basketball player
• 19th » Samuel West, English actor and director
• 21st » Gretchen Carlson, American journalist
• 21st » Sergey Grishin (businessman) named Sergey Grishin, Russian engineer and businessman
• 21st » Mancow Muller, American radio host and actor
• 21st » Pierre Thorsson, Swedish handball player
• 21st » Nan Woods, American actress
• 22nd » Schoolly D, American rapper and actor
• 22nd » Michael Park (co-driver) called Michael Park, English race car driver (d. 2005)
• 22nd » Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress and singer
• 23rd » Chico DeBarge, American singer and pianist (DeBarge)
• 23rd » Richie Ren, Taiwanese singer and actor
• 24th » H. David Kotz, American lawyer
• 24th » Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter (Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions)
• 24th » Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 25th » Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American basketball player
• 26th » Dany Boon, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 26th » Yūko Minaguchi, Japanese voice actress
• 26th » Jürgen Reil, American drummer (Kreator)
• 27th » J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 27th » Jörg Bergen, German footballer and manager
• 28th » Peeter Allik, Estonian painter and illustrator
• 28th » Bobby Bare, Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 28th » John Cusack, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 28th » Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress, director, and producer
• 28th » Sara Stewart, Scottish actress
• 29th » Yoko Kamio, Japanese author and illustrator
• 29th » John Part, Canadian darts player
• 30th » Andrey Abduvaliyev, Tajikistani-Uzbekistani hammer thrower
• 30th » Cheryl Bernard, Canadian curler
• 30th » Marton Csokas, New Zealand actor
• 30th » Wendy Davis (actress) known as Wendy Davis, American actress
• 30th » Mike Tyson, American boxer and actor

Famous Deaths for June 1966

• 1st » Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1873)
• 7th » Jean Arp, German-French sculptor, painter, and poet (b. 1886)
• 8th » Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890)
• 12th » Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (b. 1891)
• 19th » Ed Wynn, American actor and singer (b. 1886)
• 20th » Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1894)
• 22nd » Thaddeus Shideler, American hurdler (b. 1883)
• 30th » Giuseppe Farina, Italian race car driver (b. 1906)

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