What Happened In May 1966 In History

Historical Events for May, 1966

• 6th » Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to Life imprisonment (England and Wales) known as life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England.
• 8th » A plane crash at Connellsville, Pennsylvania kills Pennsylvania Attorney General, Walter E. Alessandroni, his wife, and other state officials.
• 16th » The Communist Party of China issues the "Cultural Revolution 1966: The 16 Points and the Red Guards known as May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
• 21st » The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army (1922–69) or Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
• 25th » Explorer program: 'Explorer 32' launches.
• 25th » The first prominent Big-character poster known as dàzìbào during the Cultural Revolution in China is posted at Peking University.
• 26th » British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
• 30th » The former Democratic Republic of the Congo or Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Mobutu Sese Seko or Joseph Mobutu.
• 30th » Launch of 'Surveyor 1', the first US spacecraft to land on an extraterrestrial body.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1966

• 1st » Charlie Schlatter, American actor
• 1st » Olaf Thon, German footballer and coach
• 2nd » Uwe Freiler, German footballer
• 2nd » Margus Kolga, Estonian diplomat
• 2nd » Belinda Stronach, Canadian politician
• 3rd » Peter Abbay, American actor
• 3rd » Giorgos Agorogiannis, Greek footballer
• 3rd » Firdous Bamji, Indian-American actor
• 3rd » Frank Dietrich (politician) e.g Frank Dietrich, German politician (d. 2011)
• 3rd » Darren Morgan, Welsh snooker player
• 4th » Jane McGrath, English-Australian activist, co-founded the McGrath Foundation (d. 2008)
• 5th » Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth and Eidolon (band) called Eidolon)
• 5th » Sergei Stanishev, Bulgarian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
• 5th » Josh Weinstein, American screenwriter and producer
• 8th » Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer
• 8th » Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer and coach
• 9th » Mark Tinordi, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 10th » Deborah Criddle, English horse rider
• 10th » Jonathan Edwards (athlete) named Jonathan Edwards, English triple jumper
• 11th » Julian Joseph, English pianist and composer
• 11th » Christoph Schneider, German drummer (Rammstein and Feeling B)
• 12th » Stephen Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer
• 12th » Bebel Gilberto, American-Brazilian singer-songwriter
• 13th » Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter and producer (Goldfrapp)
• 13th » Darius Rucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hootie & the Blowfish)
• 13th » Kamen Vodenicharov, Bulgarian actor and singer
• 14th » Marianne Denicourt, French actress
• 14th » Fab Morvan, French singer-songwriter and dancer (Milli Vanilli, Rob & Fab, and Empire Bizarre)
• 14th » Raphael Saadiq, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tony! Toni! Toné! and Lucy Pearl)
• 15th » Pete Wiggs, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Saint Etienne (band) or Saint Etienne)
• 16th » Celia Ireland, Australian actress
• 16th » Sommore, American comedian and actress
• 16th » Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress
• 16th » Scott Reeves, American singer-songwriter and actor (Blue County (music group) called Blue County)
• 16th » Thurman Thomas, American football player
• 17th » Hill Harper, American actor and producer
• 17th » Qusay Hussein, Iraqi politician (d. 2003)
• 17th » Mark Kratzmann, Australian tennis player and coach
• 17th » Danny Manning, American basketball player and coach
• 17th » Gilles Quénéhervé, French sprinter
• 18th » Renata Nielsen, Danish long jumper
• 18th » Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer (DC Talk, Tait (band) e.g Tait, and Newsboys)
• 19th » Marc Bureau (ice hockey) e.g Marc Bureau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 19th » Sophia Crawford, English actress and martial artist
• 19th » Jodi Picoult, American author
• 19th » Polly Walker, English actress
• 20th » Dan Abrams, American journalist
• 20th » Mindy Cohn, American actress
• 20th » Emma Johnson (clarinettist) e.g Emma Johnson, English clarinet player
• 21st » Lisa Edelstein, American actress and playwright
• 21st » Tatyana Ledovskaya, Belarusian hurdler
• 22nd » Johnny Gill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (New Edition, LSG, and Heads of State (group) known as Heads of State)
• 22nd » José Mesa, Dominican-American baseball player
• 22nd » Scott Putski, American wrestler
• 22nd » Wang Xiaoshuai, Chinese film director and screenwriter
• 23rd » Ernst-Paul Hasselbach, Dutch television host and producer (d. 2008)
• 23rd » Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer
• 23rd » Gary Roberts (ice hockey) e.g Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player
• 23rd » Heidi Rohi, Estonian fencer
• 24th » Eric Cantona, French footballer, manager, and actor
• 24th » Ricky Craven, American race car driver and sportscaster
• 24th » Russell Kun, Nauruan lawyer and politician
• 25th » Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
• 26th » Helena Bonham Carter, English actress and singer
• 26th » Zola Budd, South African runner
• 27th » Heston Blumenthal, English chef and author
• 28th » Ashley Laurence, American actress
• 30th » Thomas Häßler, German footballer and manager
• 30th » Stephen Malkmus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pavement (band) known as Pavement, Silver Jews, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks)
• 31st » Jeremy Hotz, Canadian-American comedian and actor
• 31st » Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 31st » Nick Scotti, American model, actor, and singer

Famous Deaths for May 1966

• 11th » Alfred Wintle, English lieutenant and author (b. 1897)
• 12th » Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (b. 1896)
• 17th » Randolph Turpin, English boxer (b. 1928)
• 22nd » Tom Goddard, English cricketer (b. 1900)
• 23rd » Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (b. 1902)
• 26th » Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (b. 1894)
• 29th » Ignace Lepp, Estonian-French priest and psychologist (b. 1909)

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