Historical figures in 1966
The atlas holds 85 people and 143 moments here, in 1966. The most recorded lives are Indira Gandhi, Garrincha and Che Guevara. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.
Notable people
Abebe Bikila
in 1966
2 moments here
Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…
Albert Luthuli
in 1966
1 moment here
Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…
Amadou Toumani Touré
in 1966
1 moment here
Malian army officer and politician known as ATT. He led Mali’s 1991–1992 democratic transition, served as elected president from 2002 until his 2012…
Andy Warhol
in 1966
3 moments here
American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Astrud Gilberto
in 1966
1 moment here
Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 1966
1 moment here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Bhumibol Adulyadej
in 1966
2 moments here
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…
Bob Marley
in 1966
2 moments here
Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…
Burhanuddin Rabbani
in 1966
1 moment here
Afghan Islamic scholar, Jamiat-e Islami leader, president of Afghanistan during 1992–96 and briefly in 2001, Northern Alliance political leader, and…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1966
1 moment here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Che Guevara
in 1966
4 moments here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Chinua Achebe
in 1966
2 moments here
Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
Dalida
in 1966
3 moments here
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…
Desmond Tutu
in 1966
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Dolly Parton
in 1966
1 moment here
American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1966
2 moments here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Dzhokhar Dudayev
in 1966
1 moment here
Dzhokhar Musayevich Dudayev was a Soviet Air Force major general and the first president of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.…
Elizabeth II
in 1966
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Elizabeth Taylor
in 1966
1 moment here
British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…
Eusébio
in 1966
4 moments here
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…
Ferdinand Marcos
in 1966
2 moments here
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1965 until his overthrow…
Fidel Castro
in 1966
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Fidel V. Ramos
in 1966
1 moment here
Filipino military officer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.…
Gamal Abdel Nasser
in 1966
2 moments here
Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…
Moments
- 1966 Zarautz International Marathon victory Abebe Bikila
- 1966 Teacher-training school attendance Amadou Toumani Touré
- 1966 Delmonico Hotel multimedia performance Andy Warhol
- 1966 Settlement on Philadelphia Main Line Astrud Gilberto
- 1966 Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 1966 Short residence and work in Delaware Bob Marley
- 1966 Al-Azhar study in Cairo Burhanuddin Rabbani
- 1966 Clandestine stay near Prague Che Guevara
- 1966 Family evacuation to Port Harcourt Chinua Achebe
- 1966 Return to family refuge Chinua Achebe
- 1966 RAI set meeting with Luigi Tenco Dalida
- 1966 Language study in East Jerusalem Desmond Tutu
- 1966 Service at Shaykovka air base Dzhokhar Dudayev
- 1966 Visited Aberfan after the disaster Elizabeth II
- 1966 Doctor Faustus performance Elizabeth Taylor
- 1966 Tri-Continental Conference Fidel Castro
- 1966 PHILCAG service in Vietnam Fidel V. Ramos
- 1966 Seizure of Bangui Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1966 All-Army Artistic Creation Conference Jiang Qing
- 1966 Thermal-engineering institute directorship Jiang Zemin
- 1966 Public talks in New York City Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1966 London Fog residency Jim Morrison
- 1966 Institute for Biomedical Research appointment John Eccles
- 1966 Move to Msasani home Julius Nyerere
- 1966 Exile in Conakry Kwame Nkrumah
- 1966 Official visit to Cameroon Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1966 Foundation chairmanship in London Macfarlane Burnet
- 1966 UNCTAD work in New York Manmohan Singh
- 1966 Moves into North Lawndale apartment Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1966 Ambassadorial residence in Paris Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1966 Delegation visit to East Germany Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1966 Signals course at Bovington Camp Muammar Gaddafi
- 1966 Signals course at Hythe Muammar Gaddafi
- 1966 Public-health study at Columbia Nawal El Saadawi
- 1966 State visit to Ethiopia Olav V
- 1966 West End performance at Wyndham's Theatre Olivia Hussey
- 1966 Radcliffe College interview P. L. Travers
- 1966 Chair in dogmatic theology Pope Benedict XVI
- 1966 Teaching at Colegio del Salvador Pope Francis
- 1966 Pilot training in Delhi Rajiv Gandhi
- 1966 Sitar lessons with George Harrison Ravi Shankar
- 1966 Return to Salisbury Prison Robert Mugabe
- 1966 Returns to perform at Park Güell Salvador Dalí
- 1966 Six-point proposal at Lahore conference Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1966 Medical student and SRC member Steve Biko
- 1966 Carter-Wallace Lectures Sydney Brenner
- 1966 Paris exile and peace delegation Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1966 Entered military academy Thomas Sankara
- 1966 Journey to Tanzania with Paul Theroux V. S. Naipaul
- 1966 Month in Mombasa V. S. Naipaul