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Events of 1966

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Undated

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Births

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Deaths

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Unknown Dates

External Links

From Coronation Street Wiki

Events

See also

• Coronation Street in 1966
• Category:1966 episodes

From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

Events

Doctor Who Universe

January

• 1 - The TARDIS departs Trafalgar Square, where it had arrived during the New Year's Eve celebrations. (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan)

July

• 5 - Ben Jackson begins a five month shore posting. (DW: The War Machines)
• 12 through 20 - From its base in the Post Office Tower in London, WOTAN directs both mind controlled Humans and robot War Machines. (DW: The War Machines)
• 20 - The Doctor, Polly, Ben Jackson and Jamie McCrimmon get involved with the schemes of the Chameleons at Gatwick Airport. Ben and Polly decide to stay behind in their own time. (DW: The Faceless Ones) Meanwhile, the Daleks steal the Doctor's TARDIS. (DW: The Evil of the Daleks)

September

November

• 15 - Birth of Peri Brown, companion of the Doctor in his fifth and sixth incarnations. (DW: Planet of Fire)

Unknown date

• The Doctor's TARDIS and the DARDIS materialise on an observation deck of the Empire State Building. (DW: The Chase)
• The Doctor and Rose Tyler visit London. (DWM: The Love Invasion)
• Ace and Hex meet Peri Brown and Erimem. (BFA: The Veiled Leopard)

Real World

January

• 01 - "Volcano" (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan Episode 8) is first broadcast.
• 08 - "Golden Death" (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan Episode 9) is first broadcast.
• 15 - "Escape Switch" (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan Episode 10) is first broadcast.
• 22 - "The Abandoned Planet" (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan Episode 11) is first broadcast.
• 29 - "Destruction of Time" (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan Episode 12) is first broadcast. Jean Marsh leaves the series as her character, Sara Kingdom, becomes the second companion to die in the line of duty.
• 30 - Daphne Ashbrook is born in Long Beach, California.

February

• 05 - "War of God" (DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve Episode 1) is first broadcast.
• 12 - "The Sea Beggar" (DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve Episode 2) is first broadcast.
• 19 - "Priest of Death" (DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve Episode 3) is first broadcast.
• 26 - "Bell of Doom" (DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve Episode 4) is first broadcast. Jackie Lane makes her debut as companion Dodo Chaplet.

March

• Publication of Dalek Action Paint 'n Puzzle by Souvenir Press.
• Publication of Dr. Who Travels in Space Sticker Fun Book.
• Publication of Dr. Who Travels in Time Sticker Fun Book.
• 05 - "The Steel Sky" (DW: The Ark Episode 1) is first broadcast.
• 12 - "The Plague" (DW: The Ark Episode 2) is first broadcast.
• 19 - "The Return" (DW: The Ark Episode 3) is first broadcast.
• 26 - "The Bomb" (DW: The Ark Episode 4) is first broadcast.

April

• 02 - "The Celestial Toyroom" (DW: The Celestial Toymaker Episode 1) is first broadcast.
• 09 - "The Hall of Dolls" (DW: The Celestial Toymaker Episode 2) is first broadcast.
• 16 - "The Dancing Floor" (DW: The Celestial Toymaker Episode 3) is first broadcast.
• 23 - "The Final Test" (DW: The Celestial Toymaker Episode 4) is first broadcast.
• 30 - "A Holiday for the Doctor" (DW: The Gunfighters Episode 1) is first broadcast.

May

• 07 - "Don't Shoot the Pianist" (DW: The Gunfighters Episode 2) is first broadcast.
• 14 - "Johnny Ringo" (DW: The Gunfighters Episode 3) is first broadcast.
• 21 - "The OK Corral" (DW: The Gunfighters Episode 4) is first broadcast. This marks the final time individual episode titles would be used in the original series (the practice would resume in 2005).
• 28 - DW: The Savages Episode 1 is first broadcast.

June

• 04 - DW: The Savages Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 11 - DW: The Savages Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 18 - DW: The Savages Episode 4 is first broadcast. Peter Purves leaves the series with this episode, although he would continue his association with Doctor Who for years to come when he subsequently becomes co-host of Blue Peter, often presenting promotional features about the series.
• 25 - DW: The War Machines Episode 1 is first broadcast. Michael Craze and Anneke Wills make their debuts as Ben Jackson and Polly, respectively. This episode is notorious for having a character -- the computer WOTAN -- break the longstanding taboo of referring to the Doctor by the name "Doctor Who".

July

• 02 - DW: The War Machines episode 2 is first broadcast. Final appearance of Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet.
• 09 - DW: The War Machines Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 16 - DW: The War Machines Episode 4 is first broadcast, concluding the third season.
• The film Dr. Who and the Daleks is released to theatres in the United States. For most audiences in America, this is their first exposure to the Doctor Who concept, as the TV series has not as of this date been broadcast in the US (although some communities bordering Canada have been able to view the series on the CBC network).

Summer

• William Hartnell sends shockwaves through the Doctor Who production team by announcing his intention to leave the series. The producers and writers develop the concept of regeneration to explain the change of lead actor and cast Patrick Troughton as the new Doctor; Hartnell agrees to appear in the first two serials of the new season.

August

• 05 - The second feature film, Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD, based upon DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, is released in the UK.

September

• Publication of the second Doctor Who Annual.
• 8 - The Dalek Outer Space Book is first published.
  • Star Trek debuts in America. This influential series would go on to become Doctor Who's chief rival in terms of franchise longevity, although the original series would only run until the spring of 1969.
• 10 - DW: The Smugglers Episode 1 is first broadcast, marking the beginning of Season 4.
• 17 - DW: The Smugglers Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 24 - DW: The Smugglers Episode 3 is first broadcast.

October

• 01 - DW: The Smugglers Episode 4 is first broadcast.
• 08 - DW: The Tenth Planet Episode 1 is first broadcast, marking the first appearance of the Cybermen.
  • Episode 4 of DW: The Tenth Planet is taped, with the first scenes filmed being the regeneration from William Hartnell (making his final regular appearance as the First Doctor) to Patrick Troughton (making his first appearance as the Second Doctor).
  • Camille Coduri who plays Jackie Tyler in series 1, 2 and (as a one off appearance) 4 of the revived Doctor Who is born in Wandsworth London.
• 15 - DW: The Tenth Planet Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 17 - Mark Gatiss is born.
• 22 - DW: The Tenth Planet Episode 3 is first broadcast.
  • Episode 1 of DW: The Power of the Daleks is taped; this is the first full episode featuring Patrick Troughton.
• 29 - DW: The Tenth Planet Episode 4 is first broadcast, ending in the first regeneration, from William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton, an event that shocks children across Britain.

November

• 05 - DW: The Power of the Daleks Episode 1 is first broadcast. Patrick Troughton's first full episode as the Doctor, although William Hartnell briefly appears as a mirror reflection.
• 12 - DW: The Power of the Daleks Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 19 - DW: The Power of the Daleks Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 26 - DW: The Power of the Daleks Episode 4 is first broadcast.

December

• 03 - DW: The Power of the Daleks Episode 5 is first broadcast.
• 10 - DW: The Power of the Daleks Episode 6 is first broadcast.
• 17 - DW: The Highlanders Episode 1 is first broadcast. Frazer Hines debuts as new companion Jamie McCrimmon.
• 24 - DW: The Highlanders Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 31 - DW: The Highlanders Episode 3 is first broadcast.

Unknown dates

• Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space is published by World Distributors. A hardcover novella, this is the first publication of an original long-form text story to feature the Doctor. (Presumably published prior to October.)

Reference

• A History of the Universe by Lance Parkin

Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek content.

Releases

September

• 8th : "The Man Trap", is the first episode of Star Trek: The Original Series to be aired.
• 15th: "Charlie X" is first aired.
• 22nd: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" is first aired.
• 29th: "The Naked Time" is first aired.

October

• 6th : "The Enemy Within" is first aired.
• 13th: "Mudd's Women" is first aired.
• 20th: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" is first aired.
• 27th: "Miri" is first aired.

November

• 3rd : "Dagger of the Mind" is first aired.
• 10th: "The Corbomite Maneuver" is first aired.
• 17th: "The Menagerie, Part I" is first aired.
• 24th: "The Menagerie, Part II" is first aired.

December

• 8th : "The Conscience of the King" is first aired.
• 15th: "Balance of Terror" is first aired.
• 29th: "Shore Leave" is first aired

Connections

• 1966 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1966 productions article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1966 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

From DC Database

Creators

The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1966:

Charles Adlard · Dave Johnson · Jill Thompson · Rags Morales · Steve Crespo

Titles

The following comic titles debuted with a 1966 cover date:

Plastic Man Vol 2 · Secret Agent Vol 1 · Teen Titans Vol 1

The following Comic titles were last published with a 1966 cover date:

All-American Men of War Vol 1 · Blue Beetle (Charlton) Vol 3 · Sarge Steel Vol 1 · Son of Vulcan Vol 1

The following One Shots were published with a 1966 cover date:

• No One Shots were published in 1966.

Characters

The following characters debuted with a 1966 cover date:

Allan Vale (Earth-One) · Andrew Nolan (Pre-Zero Hour) · Anti-Matter Man (Antimatter Universe) · Arthur Brown (New Earth) · Athena Tremor (New Earth) · Azmodus (New Earth) · Bertram Larvan (New Earth) · Bizarro Batman (Earth-One) · Bizarro-Computo (Pre-Zero Hour) · Christopher Smith (New Earth) · Clancy O'Hara (Earth-One) · Computo (Pre-Zero Hour) · Doc Dread (New Earth) · Doctor Dome (Earth-One) · Doctor Drew (New Earth) · Evillo (Pre-Zero Hour) · Gordon K. Trueblood (Earth-One) · Hart Druiter (Pre-Zero Hour) · Herman Cramer (New Earth) · Horace Throstle (Earth-One) · Huntress (O.G.R.E.) (New Earth) · Jake Kafkanus (Pre-Zero Hour) · Kerry (New Earth) · King of Clubs (New Earth) · Leander Brent (New Earth) · Leonard Fiasco (New Earth) · Maxwell Jensen (Earth-One) · Myron Victor (New Earth) · Mysa Nal (Pre-Zero Hour) · Nicholas Hunter (New Earth) · Nightman (Earth-One) · Orm Marius (New Earth) · Pamela Isley (New Earth) · Paul Booker (New Earth) · Projectra Wind'zzor (Pre-Zero Hour) · Queen of Clubs (New Earth) · Randolph Ormsby (New Earth) · René Jacques Brande (Pre-Zero Hour) · Robert Reed (New Earth) · Rond Vidar (Pre-Zero Hour) · Shaggy Man I (New Earth) · Supreme One (New Earth) · Tal Obrin (Pre-Zero Hour) · Telman Davies (New Earth) · Tempus (Earth-One) · Thomas Dillon (New Earth) · Tiger Moth (New Earth) · Toron Tos (Earth-One) · Typhoon (O.G.R.E.) (New Earth) · Tzin-Tzin (New Earth)

Teams

The following teams debuted with a 1966 cover date:

Inferior Five · Royal Flush Gang

Chronology

The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1966. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1966. The passage of time in the DC Universe is nebulous and subject to change and interpretation. Events from historical time periods are indexed under their corresponding years.

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From Muppet Wiki

The Wheel Stealer, sketch from Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles

Short Films

• The Organized Mind
• I Know Who I Am

Appearances

• The Ed Sullivan Show
• The Mike Douglas Show
• The Hollywood Palace

Commercials

• Kerns Bakery
• Royal Crown Cola
• Southern Bell Telephone
• Wheels, Crowns and Flutes

Muppet Character Debuts

• The Ed Sullivan Show: Java Muppets, Fred, Baby Monster, Splurge, Conrad Love
• Kerns Bakery: Tommy and Fred
• Royal Crown Cola: Nutty Bird, Sour Bird
• Wheels, Crowns and Flutes: Flute-Snatcher, Wheel-Stealer (early Cookie Monster), Crown-Grabber (early Beautiful Day Monster)

From the eWrestling Encyclopedia.

This article contains information on e-wrestling events that happened in 1966.

Notable 1966 births

Fusion (ERWL)

Notable 1966 deaths

1966 handler births/deaths

See also

• Help:Year articles - Information on editing and adding information to year articles.

An Ice Hockey Wiki article.

These events occured in 1966 in the world of hockey:

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From Marvel Database

All Comics for 1966 Without Month Designations

Avengers Vol 1 25	Avengers Vol 1 26	Avengers Vol 1 27	Avengers Vol 1 28
Avengers Vol 1 29	Avengers Vol 1 31	Avengers Vol 1 32	Avengers Vol 1 33
Avengers Vol 1 34	Avengers Vol 1 35	Captain America Mini Book Vol 1 1	Daredevil Vol 1 15
Daredevil Vol 1 18	Daredevil Vol 1 19	Daredevil Vol 1 23	Strange Tales Vol 1 146
Strange Tales Vol 1 148	Tales of Suspense Vol 1 73	Tales of Suspense Vol 1 74	Tales of Suspense Vol 1 75
Tales of Suspense Vol 1 76	Tales of Suspense Vol 1 77	Tales of Suspense Vol 1 78	Tales of Suspense Vol 1 80
Tales of Suspense Vol 1 81	Tales of Suspense Vol 1 82	Tales of Suspense Vol 1 83	Tales of Suspense Vol 1 84
Thor King-Size Special Vol 1 2	Thor Vol 1 127	Thor Vol 1 129

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From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.

Births

1960

• March 23 - Rafael Ferrer.
• August 18 - Paul Griffin.
• October 2 - Barbara Kesel.
• October 26 - June Brigman.
• November 1 - Mark Budz.
• December 26 - Temuera Morrison.

1961

• April 7 - Don Bies

1962

• July 22 - Rena Owen
• November 30 - Daniel Keys Moran

1963

• September 10 - Jay Laga'aia
• October 25 - John Gregory Betancourt
• December 23 - Jess Harnell

1964

• February 12 - Raphael Sbarge.
• August 25 - Bob Fingerman.
• November 1 - Daran Norris.

1965

• April 28 - Steven Jay Blum
• ? - Silas Carson

1966

• May 7 - Robert Townson
• August 10 - André Sogliuzzo

1967

• January 24 - Phil LaMarr
• March 9 - Neil Kaplan
• October 13 - Laura Cappato

1969

• ? - Bill Smith
• ? - Pete Vilmur
• January 22 - Olivia d'Abo
• July 10 - Jamie Glover
• July 22 - James Arnold Taylor
• August 28 - Shannon McRandle
• October 25 - Nika Futterman