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1966 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2033. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1966 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1966

• January 12, 1966 – Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended.
• January 21, 1966 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Horse in Chinese astrology.
• February 2, 1966 – Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
• March 1, 1966 – The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria.
• March 10, 1966 – Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
• May 26, 1966 – British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
• June 14, 1966 – The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (“index of prohibited books”), which was originally instituted in 1557.
• July 30, 1966 – England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley after extra time.
• August 5, 1966 – The Beatles release their groundbreaking album entitled Revolver
• October 9, 1966 – Vietnam War: Binh Tai Massacre

Who Were Born On 1966?

• January 29, 1966 – Romário, Brazilian footballer, manager, and politician
• March 9, 1966 – Brendan Canty, American drummer and songwriter (Fugazi)
• March 19, 1966 – Andy Sinton, English footballer and manager
• March 25, 1966 – Humberto González, Mexican boxer
• July 10, 1966 – Clive Efford, English politician
• July 19, 1966 – Nancy Carell, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• August 30, 1966 – Michael Michele, American actress
• September 7, 1966 – Toby Jones, English actor
• September 20, 1966 – Douglas Gordon, Scottish-German photographer
• December 14, 1966 – Anthony Mason, American basketball player (d. 2015)