* 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 )

* Nick Denton ( born 1966 ), founder of Gawker Media

The ruins of Barrogill Castle are the scene of a black mass in the 1966 Nick Carter novel Spy Castle.

The program, originally created by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir ( credited on-screen as Roger E. Muir ) and produced by Chuck Barris, has appeared in many different versions since its 1966 debut.

In January 1966 Nick and Carol announced another reconciliation on a local television show, Bill John's Hollywood Star Notebook.

Hollywood biographer Lawrence J. Quirk claimed Mike Connolly ( a gay gossip columnist for the Hollywood Reporter from 1951 to 1966 ) " would put the make on the most prominent young actors, including Robert Francis, Guy Madison, Anthony Perkins, Nick Adams, and James Dean.

Dick also wrote a children's book set in the same universe, Nick and the Glimmung, in 1966.

In 1966, Presnell played the role of Sir Lancelot in Camelot in the Regional Equity production at The Houston Music Theatre, owned by Art Linkletter and Nick Mayo ( the partnership also owned the Valley Music Theatre in California ).

" Nick the Greek " Dandolos ( April 27, 1883 – December 25, 1966 ) was born in Rethymnon, Crete and was a professional gambler and high roller.

* Nick Rassas was an NFL safety ( 1966 – 68 ), playing for the Atlanta Falcons.

His roles have ranged from Ptolemy in Caesar and Cleopatra at the Belgrade Theatre in 1966 to Will in Howard Brenton's Magnificence at the Royal Court in 1973, to William Hogarth in Nick Dear's The Art of Success in 1986 / 87.

Nick Denton, born August 24, 1966, is a British journalist and internet entrepreneur, the founder and proprietor of the blog collective Gawker Media, and the managing editor of the New York-based Gawker. com.

Charles Stone III ( born in 1966 ) is a film director, known for films such as Drumline starring Nick Cannon, Mr. 3000 starring Bernie Mac, and Paid in Full.

* Nick Scotti ( b. 1966 ), American actor and singer

This name is used in at least two novels based in Hong Kong: “ Soldier of Fortune ” by Ernest K. Gann published in 1954. and " Dragon Flame " by Nick Carter published in 1966.

Nicholas John Peter " Nick " Wirth ( born 26 March 1966 ) is an automotive engineer and the founder and owner of Wirth Research.

When Kidd was on the verge of a comeback with a promising ' New Pirates ' group — Mick Stewart ( lead guitar ), Nick Simper ( bass ), Ray Soaper ( organ ) and Roger Truth ( drums ) — on returning from a cancelled gig, he was killed in a motor car accident in Bury, Lancashire on 7 October 1966, with companion Nick Simper being injured.

* Nick Simper-bass / vocals ( 1966 ; 1966 – 1967 )

After reforming, Cohen eventually introduced the Stone Poneys to the late Nick Venet ( also known as Nik Venet ) – also at the Troubadour – who signed the band to Capitol Records in the summer of 1966.

Nick Lawrence ( born February 1966 ) used to be radio and TV presenter and is now a broadcast journalist and crisis communication consultant.