* 1966 – Young Man Kang, Korean director

* 1966 – The Church of Satan is established at the Black House in San Francisco, California.

* 1966 – Jeff Brown, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1966 – Dave Meggett, American football player

* 1884 – Vincent Auriol, French politician, 16th President of the French Republic ( d. 1966 )

* 1899 – C. S. Forester, English author ( d. 1966 )

* 1909 – Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist ( d. 1966 )

* 1966 – Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower

* 1966 – Juhan Parts, Estonian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia

* 1966 – Braniff Airlines Flight 250 crashes in Falls City, Nebraska killing all 42 on board.

* 1918 – Giles Cooper Irish playwright ( d. 1966 )

* 1966 – Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach

* 1966 – Shayne Corson, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1966 – Sean Hood, American screenwriter

* 1966 – Takayuki Iizuka, Japanese wrestler

* 1966 – M. V. Sridhar, Indian cricketer

* 1966 – Tim Wakefield, American baseball player

* 1966 – Flann O ' Brien, Irish humorist ( b. 1911 )

* 1966 – Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.

* 1966 – Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.

* 1885 – George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist and Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1966 )

* 1966 – James St. James, American club promoter and author

* 1966 – Brent Butt, Canadian actor

* 1966 – Eric Esch, American boxer

* 1966 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian ( b. 1925 )

* 1966 – Bill Goldberg, American football player and professional wrestler

The label agreed to let Parton sing country music after her composition, " Put It Off Until Tomorrow ," as recorded by Bill Phillips ( and with Parton, uncredited, on harmony ), went to number six on the country music charts in 1966.

* 1966 – Bill Ranford, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1966 Bill Crawford ( Syndicated )

Bill Russell defending Wilt Chamberlain in 1966.

* 1909 – Bill Carr, American athlete ( d. 1966 )

* 1966 – Bill Charlap, American jazz pianist

Their next release in 1966, "( You're My ) Soul and Inspiration " was a Phil Spector sound-alike song, produced by Bill Medley, who was able to fully simulate the Spector style of production.

Roy Grönneberg, who founded the local chapter of the Scottish National Party in 1966, designed the flag of Shetland in cooperation with Bill Adams to mark the 500 year anniversary of the transfer of the islands from Norway to Scotland.

In 1966 the General Assembly adopted the two detailed Covenants, which complete the International Bill of Human Rights ; and in 1976, after the Covenants had been ratified by a sufficient number of individual nations, the Bill took on the force of international law.

* In 1966, Buddy Rich and his big band performed an arrangement penned by Bill Reddie called West Side Story Medley for many years.

* October 26 – Bill Allington, American baseball player and manager ( d. 1966 )

Prior to the 1966 season, Reds owner Bill DeWitt sent Robinson to Baltimore in exchange for pitcher Milt Pappas, pitcher Jack Baldschun and outfielder Dick Simpson.

Named after her grandfather Cy and her father Bill, Shepherd won the 1966 " Miss Teenage Memphis " contest at age 16, and the 1968 " Model of the Year " contest at age 18, making her a fashion star of the 1960s, resulting in fashion modeling work through high school and after.

By February 1966, the Family Dog became Family Dog Productions under organizer Chet Helms, promoting happenings at the Avalon Ballroom and the Fillmore Auditorium in initial cooperation with Bill Graham.

In 1966, the Comets ( without Bill Haley ) cut an album for Orfeon as session musicians for Big Joe Turner, who had always been an idol to Haley ; no joint performance of " Shake, Rattle and Roll " was recorded, however.

In addition, Bill Haley and the Comets also scored chart hits in Latin America, Mexico, and India during the period 1961 – 1966 with recordings such as " Twist Español ", " Florida Twist ", " Spanish Twist ", " Caravan Twist ", and " Land of a Thousand Dances ".

* Bill McCutcheon as Mr. Homan ( 1965 – 1966 )

In 1966, Bill Weiss asked Bakshi to help him carry presentation boards to Manhattan for a meeting with CBS.

Riegel Textile built one of the region's first major industrial facilities in 1966 with what was then an ultra-modern, cutting edge textile mill designed by Bill Pittendreigh in then neighboring community of Alto, Georgia.

( Bill ) Bohler was made principal of the school in 1966 and saw the school transition from a high school to an elementary and middle school ( grades 1-7 ) and remained principal until 1972.

After determining a crteria for inductees, Bill Dick Parker, Joel Dorsey, and Neal Henigan were chosen as the 1963 indutees, In the preceding years, the following former athletes from Hallsville have been inducted into the Hall of Fame: 1964, Ross " Larry " Parker, Perry " Peck " Bunt, Barney Oliver ; 1965, Clayton " Shag " Coon, Hulon Blalock, Edd Young ; 1966, Clyde Kinsy, Murray Know, Brad Horner ; 1967, Dick Hays ; 1968, James Greer ; 1969, Votto Gaddis, Ed Ferges, Corky Ford ; 1970.

Between 1962 and 1966, Robinson would also be one of the in-demand songwriters and producers for Motown, penning several hit singles such as " The One Who Really Loves You ", " You Beat Me to the Punch " and " My Guy " for Mary Wells, " The Way You Do The Things You Do ", " My Girl ", " Since I Lost My Baby " and " Get Ready " for The Temptations, " When I'm Gone " and " Operator " for Brenda Holloway, " Don't Mess With Bill ", " The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game " and " My Baby Must Be a Magician " for The Marvelettes and " I'll Be Doggone " and " Ain't That Peculiar " for Marvin Gaye.