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What Happened In September 1966 In History

Historical Events for September, 1966

  • 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
  • 5th » Terry Ellis, American singer (En Vogue)
  • 5th » Achero Mañas, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 5th » Milinko Pantić, Serbian footballer and manager
  • 7th » Chris Acland, English drummer (Lush (band) or Lush) (d. 1996)
  • 7th » Vladimir Andreyev (race walker) known as Vladimir Andreyev, Russian race walker
  • 7th » Chris Barfoot, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 7th » Lutz Heilmann, German politician
  • 7th » Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater
  • 8th » Peter Furler, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Newsboys and Peter Furler Band)
  • 8th » Carola Häggkvist, Swedish singer-songwriter
  • 9th » Georg Hackl, German skater
  • 9th » Kevin Hatcher, American ice hockey player
  • 9th » Adam Sandler, American actor, singer, screenwriter, and producer
  • 10th » Joe Nieuwendyk, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
  • 11th » Kiko, Princess Akishino of Japan
  • 12th » Darren E. Burrows, American actor and director
  • 12th » Ben Folds, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Ben Folds Five, The Bens, Fear of Pop, and 8in8)
  • 12th » Vezio Sacratini, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 13th » Maria Furtwängler, German physician and actress
  • 13th » Louis Mandylor, Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 15th » Sherman Douglas, American basketball player
  • 16th » Sean Frye, American actor
  • 16th » Wil McCarthy, American author and playwright
  • 16th » Scott Workman, American stuntman and actor (d. 2013)
  • 16th » Kevin Young (hurdler) e.g Kevin Young, American hurdler
  • 17th » Doug E. Fresh, American rapper and producer
  • 17th » Stéphane Rousseau, Canadian actor
  • 18th » Tom Chorske, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
  • 19th » Eric Rudolph, American terrorist
  • 19th » Yoshihiro Takayama, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
  • 20th » Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist (Extreme (band) known as Extreme, Satellite Party, DramaGods, and Mourning Widows)
  • 20th » Douglas Gordon, Scottish photographer
  • 21st » Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Canadian skier
  • 21st » Ronna Reeves, American singer
  • 22nd » Ruth Jones, Welsh actress, producer, and screenwriter
  • 22nd » Wes Platt, American game designer, created 'OtherSpace'
  • 22nd » Stefan Rehn, Swedish footballer and manager
  • 22nd » Mike Richter, American ice hockey player
  • 23rd » Pete Harnisch, American baseball player
  • 23rd » LisaRaye McCoy-Misick, American actress and fashion designer
  • 24th » Stacy Galina, American actress
  • 24th » Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player
  • 24th » Stefan Molyneux, Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger
  • 24th » Michael O. Varhola, American journalist and author
  • 25th » Stanislav Bunin, Russian pianist
  • 25th » Jason Flemyng, English actor and singer
  • 25th » Todd Philcox, American football player
  • 26th » Dean Butterworth, English-American drummer (Good Charlotte and Sugar Ray)
  • 26th » Christos Dantis, Greek singer-songwriter and producer
  • 26th » Craig Heyward, American football player (d. 2006)
  • 26th » Jillian Reynolds, Canadian actress and sportscaster
  • 27th » Don Jamieson (comedian) or Don Jamieson, American comedian and television host
  • 27th » Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian footballer
  • 27th » Debbie Wasserman Schultz, American politician
  • 27th » Stephanie Wilson, American engineer and astronaut
  • 28th » Scott Adams (American football) known as Scott Adams, American football player (d. 2013)
  • 28th » María Canals Barrera, American actress and singer
  • 28th » Ginger Fish, American drummer (Marilyn Manson (band) called Marilyn Manson)
  • 28th » Puri Jagannadh, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 28th » Leilani Sarelle, American actress
  • 29th » Hersey Hawkins, American basketball player and coach
  • 29th » Jill Whelan, American actress and radio host
  • 30th » Gary Armstrong, Scottish rugby player
  • 30th » Markus Burger, German pianist, composer, and educator
  • 30th » Kerry G. Johnson, American graphic designer and illustrator

Famous Deaths for September 1966

  • 5th » Dezső Lauber, Hungarian golfer, tennis player, and architect (b. 1879)
  • 6th » Margaret Sanger, American nurse, educator, and activist (b. 1879)
  • 6th » Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1901)
  • 7th » Viktor Ader, Estonian footballer (b. 1910)
  • 10th » Emil Julius Gumbel, German mathematician and statistician (b. 1891)
  • 11th » Collett E. Woolman, American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (b. 1889)
  • 14th » Gertrude Berg, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1899)
  • 14th » Nikolay Cherkasov, Russian actor (b. 1903)
  • 14th » Hiram Wesley Evans, American Ku Klux Klan leader (b. 1881)
  • 17th » Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor and actor (b. 1930)
  • 21st » Paul Reynaud, French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France (b. 1878)
  • 28th » André Breton, French author and poet (b. 1896)

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