January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Day of death November 4, 1966
The temperature on November 4, 1966 was between -1.2 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
June 14 » The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
July 10 » The Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago. As many as 60,000 people attend.
August 26 » The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
September 9 » The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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