* 1966 – Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer

* 1883 – Gino Severini, Italian painter ( d. 1966 )

* 1966 – Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italian racecar driver

* Giovanni Arduino ( author ) ( born 1966 ), Italian writer

* 1966 – Enrico Annoni, Italian footballer

* 1966 – Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach

* 1906 – Giuseppe Farina, Italian race car driver ( d. 1966 )

* 1966 – Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver

* 1966 – Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby player and coach

* 1966 – Vezio Sacratini, Italian ice hockey player

Antonioni received numerous awards and nominations throughout his career, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize ( 1960, 1962 ), Palme d ' Or ( 1966 ), and 35th Anniversary Prize ( 1982 ); the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion ( 1955 ), Golden Lion ( 1964 ), FIPRESCI Prize ( 1964, 1995 ), and Pietro Bianchi Award ( 1998 ); the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon eight times ; and an honorary Academy Award in 1995.

In 1965, Quinn and DeMille were divorced due to his affair with Italian costume designer Jolanda Addolori whom he married in 1966.

He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in a number of British films, including, Zulu ( 1964 ), The Ipcress File ( 1965 ), Alfie ( 1966 ), The Italian Job ( 1969 ), and Battle of Britain ( 1969 ).

Soon after Gardes met Federico Lucas Roussillon, an Argentine naval lieutenant commander, the cadets at the ESMA were shown the film The Battle of Algiers ( 1966 ) by Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo, during which the fictional Lieutenant-Colonel Mathieu and his paratroops make systematic use of torture, block warden system, and death flights ( dubbed " Crevettes Bigeard ", or " Bigeard's Shrimps ").

The 1966 comedy They're a Weird Mob, starring Walter Chiari, Chips Rafferty and Clare Dunne was a rare hit of the period which also documented something of the changing face of Australian society: telling the story of a newly arrived Italian immigrant who, working as a labourer in Sydney, becomes mates with his co-workers, despite some difficulties with Australian slang and culture.

Founded in 1966, the event draws over 75, 000 visitors annually, featuring Italian and carnival-style food, grapevine-roofed wine garden, grape stomping, tours and more.

In November 1966, Italian motor scooter rider Alberto Ancillotti on his Lambretta bike established the 106 mph terminal speed record at this venue.

* Rembrandt and the Italian Renaissance ( 1966 )

* I. Thompson, ` Manuel Chrysoloras and the early Italian Renaissance ', Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, 7 ( 1966 ), 63-82

Scarfiotti also won a race, the 1966 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, with an improved 36-valve engine.

* July 23-Elio Vittorini, Italian author ( died 1966 )

Moroder made his first steps in music in Berlin by releasing a few singles under the name " Giorgio " beginning in 1966, singing in Italian, Spanish, English, and German.

The festival has been used as the way of choosing the Italian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest from 1956 to 1966, in 1972, 1997, 2011 and 2012.

* The American Italian Historical Association was founded in 1966 and has 400 members ; it does not publish a journal

Carl Barks retired in 1966, ironically the same year Walt Disney died, but was persuaded by editor Chase Craig to script stories for Western.

* 1966 – Walt Disney, American animator ( b. 1901 )

* 1901 – Walt Disney, American animated film producer ( d. 1966 )

* Walt Disney ( 1901 – 1966 ), founder of The Walt Disney Company

Walter Elias " Walt " Disney ( December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966 ) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century.

The year after his December 15, 1966 death from lung cancer in Burbank, California, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

Walt Disney, owner of Walt Disney Co. died on December 15, 1966, from a major tumor in his left lung.

** Walt Disney, American animator and film producer ( died 1966 )

On March 11, 1966, these landowners, all fully owned subsidiaries of what is now The Walt Disney Company, petitioned the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, which served Orange County, Florida, for the creation of the Reedy Creek Drainage District under Chapter 298 of the Florida Statutes.

After Walt Disney died in 1966 before his vision was realized, the Disney Company board decided that it did not want to be in the business of running a city, and eventually abandoned many of his ideas for Progress City.

Walt Disney died from lung cancer on December 15, 1966, before his vision was realized.

* March 27, 1966: Walt Disney produced his final film, a promotional where he tells Florida residents the plans for Walt Disney World and EPCOT the city

According to Disney archivist David Smith, the sequence was aired uncut on television in 1966 before the edits were made for the film's 1969 theatrical reissue.

Since 1966, Disney has released numerous features starring Winnie-the-Pooh and related characters.

Piglet was originally omitted by Disney in the first Pooh film, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree ( 1966 ).

After Walt Disney died in 1966, most of his ideas for this planned city were abandoned, and the Walt Disney World Resort opened in 1971 with only the Magic Kingdom and a few hotels.

Recorded on October 27, 1966, less than two months before his death, Walt Disney made a 25-minute film about his plans for the Florida Project, then dubbed " Disney World ".

On 15 December 1966, Walt Disney died of lung cancer.

The Disney empire was rocked to its core when Walt died from lung cancer on December 15, 1966.