175 notable events from 1966 — air crashes, wars and murders. Page 1 of 2.
- Cultural Revolution
May 16, 1966–Oct 6, 1976 · China · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Aberfan disaster
from Oct 21, 1966 · United Kingdom · Natural disaster
- Richard Speck
Jan 1, 1966 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Charles Whitman
Aug 1, 1966 · Massacre
- University of Texas tower shooting
Jul 31, 1966 · United States · Shooting
- Hakamata Incident
Jun 30, 1966 · Japan · Attack (other)
- 1966 Palomares accident
Jan 17, 1966 · Spain · Aviation accident
- Sanrizuka Struggle
Jun 22, 1966 · Japan · Terrorism
- Kenneth McDuff
Aug 6, 1966–Mar 1, 1992 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Miranda v. Arizona
from 1966 · United States · Crime & justice
- Guangxi Massacre
1966–1976 · China · Massacre
- Disappearance of the Beaumont children
Jan 26, 1966 · Australia · Disappearance
- 1966 NASA T-38 crash
Feb 28, 1966 · United States · Aviation accident
- BOAC Flight 911
Mar 5, 1966 · Japan · Aviation accident
- Incident on Hill 192
Nov 18, 1966 · War & armed conflict
- Westall UFO
Apr 6, 1966 · Australia · Incident
- All Nippon Airways Flight 60
Feb 4, 1966 · Japan · Aviation accident
- Ñancahuazú Guerrilla
Nov 3, 1966 · Bolivia · War & armed conflict
- Air India Flight 101
Jan 24, 1966 · France · Aviation accident
- Argentine Revolution
Jun 28, 1966–May 25, 1973 · Argentina · War & armed conflict
- Red August
Aug 18, 1966–Sep 5, 1966 · China · Massacre
- 1966 Tashkent earthquake
Apr 26, 1966 · Uzbekistan · Earthquake
- 1966 flood of the Arno
Nov 4, 1966 · Italy · Natural disaster
- Araguaia Guerrilla War
1966 · Brazil · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Cheri Jo Bates
Oct 30, 1966 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Buddhist Uprising
Mar 26, 1966–Jun 8, 1966 · Vietnam · War & armed conflict
- 1966 Nigerian coup d'état
Jan 15, 1966–Jan 16, 1966 · Nigeria · War & armed conflict
- Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402
Mar 4, 1966 · Japan · Aviation accident
- Maruyo Musen incident
Dec 5, 1966 · Japan · Attack (other)
- All Nippon Airways Flight 533
Nov 13, 1966 · Japan · Aviation accident
- 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom
from May 1966 · Nigeria · Genocide & ethnic violence
- 1966 Syrian coup d'état
Feb 21, 1966–Feb 23, 1966 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Compton's Cafeteria riot
Aug 1966 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Ryuichi Tsukamoto
Jan 1, 1966–Jan 1, 1967 · Murder & homicide
- Bogdan Arnold
Jan 1, 1966–Jan 1, 1967 · Poland · Murder & homicide
- Forced contraception of women in Greenland
1966–1975 · Greenland · Genocide & ethnic violence
- 1966 Japan Air Lines Convair 880 crash
Aug 26, 1966 · Japan · Aviation accident
- Stanleyville mutinies
1966–1967 · DR Congo · War & armed conflict
- Eugene DeBruin
Jun 29, 1966 · Laos · War & armed conflict
- Mizo National Front uprising
Feb 28, 1966–Mar 25, 1966 · India · War & armed conflict
- 12-3 incident
Nov 18, 1966–Jan 28, 1967 · Macao · Riot & unrest
- 1966 anti-cow slaughter riot
Nov 7, 1966 · India · Riot & unrest
- John Agrue
Jan 1, 1966–Jan 1, 1982 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Shiga Bank 900 million yen embezzlement case
Nov 1966–Feb 1973 · Japan · Crime & justice
- Death and state funeral of Lal Bahadur Shastri
Jan 11, 1966 · Uzbekistan · Scandal & controversy
- Sunset Strip curfew riots
Nov 1, 1966 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Shepherd's Bush murders
Aug 12, 1966 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Feyzin disaster
Jan 4, 1966 · France · Bombing & explosion
- Kidnapping of Peggy Ann Bradnick
May 11, 1966 · United States · Kidnapping & hostage
- Janie Lou Gibbs
Jan 1, 1966–Jan 1, 1967 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Lufthansa Flight 005
Jan 28, 1966 · Germany · Aviation accident
- Braniff International Airways Flight 250
Aug 6, 1966 · United States · Aviation accident
- 1966 Rose-Mar College of Beauty shooting
Nov 12, 1966 · United States · Shooting
- 1966 Ghanaian coup d'état
Feb 24, 1966 · Ghana · War & armed conflict
- Aberfan Disaster Tribunal
Oct 26, 1966–Aug 3, 1967 · United Kingdom · Crime & justice
- Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 648
Sep 28, 1966–Sep 29, 1966 · Falkland Islands (Malvinas) · Aviation accident
- Daxing Massacre
Aug 27, 1966–Sep 1966 · China · Massacre
- Black Mist scandal
1966 · Japan · Scandal & controversy
- USS Oriskany fire
Oct 26, 1966 · China · Fire
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956
Oct 1, 1966 · United States · Aviation accident
- Pan Am Flight 708
Nov 15, 1966 · Germany · Aviation accident
- Bình An/Tây Vinh massacre
Feb 12, 1966–Mar 17, 1966 · Vietnam · Massacre
- Holden's Lightning flight
Jul 22, 1966 · United Kingdom · Aviation accident
- 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état
Jan 3, 1966 · Burkina Faso · War & armed conflict
- 1966 attack on Samu
Nov 13, 1966 · Palestine · War & armed conflict
- Bình Hòa massacre
Dec 3, 1966–Dec 6, 1966 · Vietnam · Massacre
- Shirley Winters
Jan 1, 1966–Nov 28, 2006 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Britannia Airways Flight 105
Sep 1, 1966 · Slovenia · Aviation accident
- Robert Biehler
Jan 1, 1966–Jan 1, 1974 · Murder & homicide
- 1966 Venice flood
Nov 4, 1966 · Italy · Natural disaster
- Hough riots
Jul 18, 1966 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Walfergem disaster
Apr 25, 1966 · Belgium · Accident
- 1966 Dhabyani coup d'état
Aug 6, 1966 · United Arab Emirates · War & armed conflict
- Tornado outbreak of April 4–5, 1966
Jan 1, 1966 · United States · Natural disaster
- Sanage dump truck accident
Dec 15, 1966 · Japan · Road accident
- Disappearance of Susan Pearson
Mar 13, 1966 · United States · Disappearance
- Killing of Paolo Rossi
Apr 27, 1966 · Murder & homicide
- Kim Bong-han
Jan 1, 1966 · Disappearance
- 1966 Flying Tiger Line Canadair CL-44 crash
Dec 24, 1966 · Vietnam · Aviation accident
- American Flyers Airline Flight 280/D
Apr 22, 1966 · United States · Aviation accident
- 1966 Air New Zealand DC-8 crash
Jul 4, 1966 · New Zealand · Aviation accident
- 1966 Felthorpe Trident crash
Jun 3, 1966 · United Kingdom · Aviation accident
- Attempted assassination of Arthur Calwell
Jun 21, 1966 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- 23rd Street Fire
Oct 17, 1966 · United States · Fire
- Caparaó Guerrilla
Jun 1, 1966–Apr 1, 1967 · Brazil · War & armed conflict
- LANSA Flight 501
Apr 27, 1966 · Peru · Aviation accident
- Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17
Feb 2, 1966 · Bangladesh · Aviation accident
- Killing of Brenda Sue Brown
Jul 27, 1966 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Loop Fire
Nov 1966 · United States · Fire
- Aeroflot Flight 065
Feb 17, 1966 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- 1966 Peru earthquake
Oct 17, 1966 · Peru · Earthquake
- Murder of Wendy Wolin
Mar 8, 1966 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Avianca Flight 03
Jan 15, 1966 · Colombia · Aviation accident
- Samsung saccharin smuggling scandal
1966 · Crime & justice
- Ansett-ANA Flight 149
Sep 22, 1966 · Australia · Aviation accident
- Kikufuji Hotel fire
Mar 11, 1966 · Japan · Fire
- Division Street riots
Jun 1966 · United States · Riot & unrest
- TABSO Flight 101
Nov 24, 1966 · Slovakia · Aviation accident
- Operation Sea Dragon (Vietnam War)
from 1966 · Vietnam · War & armed conflict
- July 1966 Burundian coup d'état
Jul 8, 1966 · Burundi · War & armed conflict