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
Macfarlane Burnet
in 1966
1 moment here
Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Manmohan Singh
in 1966
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Mao Zedong
in 1966
2 moments here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1966
3 moments here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
in 1966
1 moment here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1966
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1966
3 moments here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad Ali
in 1966
4 moments here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 1966
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Neil Armstrong
in 1966
2 moments here
American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
in 1966
1 moment here
South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Olav V
in 1966
3 moments here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Olivia Hussey
in 1966
1 moment here
British actress born in Argentina, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.…
Pablo Neruda
in 1966
3 moments here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Park Chung Hee
in 1966
1 moment here
Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…
Pelé
in 1966
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
P. L. Travers
in 1966
3 moments here
Pamela Lyndon Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff, was an Australian-British writer, actress, journalist, and creator of the Mary Poppins books.…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 1966
1 moment here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Pope Francis
in 1966
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1966
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Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Ravi Shankar
in 1966
1 moment here
Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Robert Mugabe
in 1966
1 moment here
Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…
Salvador Allende
in 1966
1 moment here
Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death during the 11 September 1973 coup.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1966
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Moments
- 1966 Meeting Tito on Brijuni Indira Gandhi
- 1966 Dutch Grand Prix victory in Brabham BT19 Jack Brabham
- 1966 Own-constructor Grand Prix breakthrough Jack Brabham
- 1966 Comecon summit in Bucharest Kim Il Sung
- 1966 Yangtze swim Mao Zedong
- 1966 Readings in Lima and Arequipa Pablo Neruda
- 1966 1966 World Cup match Pelé
- 1966 Briefing with Australian task force Gough Whitlam
- 1966 Whisky a Go Go firing Jim Morrison
- 1966 Final Beatles paid concert John Lennon
- 1966 Marches through Marquette Park Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1966 Reception at Vienna's Hofburg Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1966 Phnom Penh speech on Vietnam Charles de Gaulle
- 1966 State visit to Washington Ferdinand Marcos
- 1966 Washington state visit Ferdinand Marcos
- 1966 Afro-Arab cooperation tour Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1966 Toastmaster at Tricon Isaac Asimov
- 1966 Inspection visit to Vietnam Kim Dae-jung
- 1966 White House state visit Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1966 Mildenberger title defense Muhammad Ali
- 1966 State visit to Austria Olav V
- 1966 State visit to Yugoslavia Olav V
- 1966 Incheon–Seoul Marathon victory Abebe Bikila
- 1966 Attends Institute of Contemporary Art survey opening Andy Warhol
- 1966 Four-day state visit to Jordan Haile Selassie
- 1966 Visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Haile Selassie
- 1966 Goodwill visit to Kathmandu Indira Gandhi
- 1966 Structuralism colloquium lecture Jacques Derrida
- 1966 A-4 training at NAS Cecil Field John McCain
- 1966 International Education Act signing Lyndon B. Johnson
- 1966 Manila Summit Conference Park Chung Hee
- 1966 Lecture at Smith College P. L. Travers
- 1966 Paint-your-own-dress demonstration Andy Warhol
- 1966 First base camp at Ñancahuazú Che Guevara
- 1966 Secret arrival in La Paz Che Guevara
- 1966 Fourth OAU Summit Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1966 First meeting with Yoko Ono John Lennon
- 1966 Red Guard public appearance Mao Zedong
- 1966 Cleveland Williams fight Muhammad Ali
- 1966 College radio interview in Amherst P. L. Travers
- 1966 World-tour finale Dalida
- 1966 Election as president of the Senate Salvador Allende
- 1966 Death at St. Joseph Hospital Walt Disney