October 1966

The following events occurred in October 1966:

October 26, 1966: 44 crew of USS Oriskany killed in ship fire
October 21, 1966: 116 schoolchildren in Wales killed in landslide
October 5, 1966: "We Almost Lost Detroit"
Koufax
Rolf Sievert
October 4, 1966: Kingdom of Lesotho granted independence
King Moshoehoe II
Congressman Powell
Castelo Branco
October 14, 1966: 900th anniversary of Battle of Hastings observed
Jo Cals
Some Hollywood Square contestants in 1974: Paul Lynde, Rose Marie, Peter Marshall and Charlie Weaver
Aberfan spoil heaps before the disaster...
... and after
October 26, 1966: LBJ in Vietnam