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
Garrincha
in 1966
5 moments here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
Gough Whitlam
in 1966
1 moment here
Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…
Haile Selassie
in 1966
3 moments here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Hebe Camargo
in 1966
1 moment here
Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…
Idi Amin
in 1966
1 moment here
Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Indira Gandhi
in 1966
7 moments here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Isaac Asimov
in 1966
1 moment here
American writer and biochemist best known for science fiction, popular-science writing, and the Foundation and Robot series.…
Jack Brabham
in 1966
2 moments here
Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…
Jacques Derrida
in 1966
1 moment here
French philosopher, born Jackie Élie Derrida, associated with deconstruction. His career moved from Algeria and Paris to recurrent teaching and…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
in 1966
2 moments here
Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
Jiang Qing
in 1966
1 moment here
Jiang Qing (1914–1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese actress, revolutionary, and political figure.…
Jiang Zemin
in 1966
1 moment here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1966
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Jim Morrison
in 1966
3 moments here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
John Eccles
in 1966
1 moment here
Australian neurophysiologist and philosopher John Carew Eccles (1903–1997) was a Nobel laureate noted for research on synaptic transmission.…
John Lennon
in 1966
2 moments here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
John McCain
in 1966
1 moment here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
John Steinbeck
in 1966
1 moment here
American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…
Julius Nyerere
in 1966
1 moment here
Tanzanian anti-colonial leader, political theorist, and founding president of Tanzania. Nyerere led the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU),…
Kim Dae-jung
in 1966
1 moment here
South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…
Kim Il Sung
in 1966
1 moment here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Kwame Nkrumah
in 1966
2 moments here
Ghanaian nationalist leader, Pan-Africanist, and political theorist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957.…
Léopold Sédar Senghor
in 1966
2 moments here
Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…
Lyndon B. Johnson
in 1966
1 moment here
Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…
Moments
- 1966 Travel in Kisoro District V. S. Naipaul
- 1966 Writer-in-residence at Makerere V. S. Naipaul
- 1966 Research appointment in Nairobi Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1966 Move to Stony Brook Yang Chen-Ning
- 1966 Narcissus Garden at Venice Biennale Yayoi Kusama
- 1966 Opening of Peep Show Yayoi Kusama
- 1966 Walking Piece in New York Yayoi Kusama
- 1966 Peace negotiations in Uzbekistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1966 Marriage to Rita Anderson Bob Marley
- 1966 World-tour opening Dalida
- 1966 Visit to Tel Aviv and Mount Hope site John Steinbeck
- 1966 Arrival in Beijing after coup Kwame Nkrumah
- 1966 Johnson conference in Honolulu Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1966 Official visit to Williamsburg Indira Gandhi
- 1966 Paris stopover and Élysée meetings Indira Gandhi
- 1966 Chuvalo title defense Muhammad Ali
- 1966 Gemini 8 emergency splashdown Neil Armstrong
- 1966 Gemini 8 launch Neil Armstrong
- 1966 PhD and fellowship at Gonville and Caius Stephen Hawking
- 1966 Signing Supersemar at Bogor Palace Sukarno
- 1966 Sailing voyage across the Gulf of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1966 Visit to Jamaica Haile Selassie
- 1966 First Sunday program on Rede Record Hebe Camargo
- 1966 London stopover Indira Gandhi
- 1966 Moscow stopover with Kosygin Indira Gandhi
- 1966 Meeting with Tombalbaye Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1966 Training at Wilton Park Muammar Gaddafi
- 1966 Marriage to Carl Dean Dolly Parton
- 1966 Harvey Lecture in New York Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1966 Seminar at the National Research Council Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1966 Brazil versus Wales Garrincha
- 1966 Attack on the Kabaka's palace Idi Amin
- 1966 Henry Cooper rematch Muhammad Ali
- 1966 Lamp transmission at Từ Hiếu Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1966 Meeting with Robert F. Kennedy Albert Luthuli
- 1966 Brazil versus Peru Garrincha
- 1966 Brazil versus Sweden Garrincha
- 1966 Whisky a Go Go opening engagement Jim Morrison
- 1966 Joins Meredith March Against Fear Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1966 Recording at the Library of Congress Pablo Neruda
- 1966 United States readings and PEN meetings Pablo Neruda
- 1966 Peace press conference with Martin Luther King Jr. Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1966 Secret return to Cuba Che Guevara
- 1966 Four goals against North Korea Eusébio
- 1966 World Cup goal against Bulgaria Eusébio
- 1966 World Cup semi-final Eusébio
- 1966 World Cup win over Brazil Eusébio
- 1966 1966 World Cup opener Garrincha
- 1966 Final Brazil international Garrincha
- 1966 Meeting Nasser in Cairo Indira Gandhi