6th » In Cape Town, South Africa, the architect of Apartheid, Prime Minister Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, is stabbed to death during a parliamentary meeting.
8th » The Severn Bridge is officially opened by Elizabeth II known as Queen Elizabeth II.
8th » The first 'Star Trek' Star Trek: The Original Series e.g series premieres on NBC.
9th » The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by President of the United States or U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
15th » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a Charles Whitman called sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to United States Congress e.g Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation.
29th » The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced.
30th » The British protectorate of Bechuanaland Protectorate Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Botswana Republic of Botswana. Seretse Khama takes office as the first Heads of state of Botswana President.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1966
1st » Tim Hardaway, American basketball player and coach
1st » Ken Levine (game developer) called Ken Levine, American video game designer, co-founded Irrational Games
2nd » Dino Cazares, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Fear Factory, Asesino, and Divine Heresy)
2nd » Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby player and coach
2nd » Yū Hayami, Japanese singer and actress
2nd » Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer
2nd » Olivier Panis, French race car driver
2nd » Tuc Watkins, American actor
3rd » Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician
4th » Yanka Dyagileva, Russian singer-songwriter (Grazhdanskaya Oborona) (d. 1991)
4th » Jeff Tremaine, American director, producer, and screenwriter