What Interesting/Important Happened in 1966?
Are you ready to find out a bunch of interesting stuff about the year of your birth?
You better be because in the following article we’re about to sum up the most important happenings of 1966, and that includes a lot of fun facts you sure will be glad to know.
So, just keep reading!
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Walt Disney Died
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First, let’s recall some good memories from your childhood. Was Mickey Mouse one of your favorite cartoon characters? If that’s the case, 1966 is surely a very sad year for you because that’s when Walt Disney, a legend that colored every single childhood died.
He was a heavy smoker since his early age, so, unfortunately, he passed away as the result of lung cancer at 65.
Maybe you watched Mr. Mouse takes a trip someday back in time, but did you know that the voice of Mickey you had the opportunity to hear was actually the voice of Walt Disney himself? By clicking here you can make sure to now pay attention to that detail.
Disney was very young when he realized he was in love with art and drawing. He became a commercial illustrator at only 18, and in the early 1920s, he already set up the Disney Brothers Studio together with his brother Roy.
So, where did that path lead him to? To being the official recorder when it comes to Academy Awards winning. He won 22 Oscars and 59 nominations, more than any person ever!
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Mike Tyson Was Born
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We have another man who breaks the records here. Tyson was only 20 years old when he won his first heavyweight title, which makes him the youngest person on the planet ever to do so.
So, if you’re one of his fans, we have some great news for you – Mike Tyson is your age-mate in case you were born in 1966!
However, it wasn’t always milk and honey for Iron Mike. While he was a kid, he was bullied by others. Therefore, he had to learn to fight for himself. Well, we mean to actually fight. But unfortunately, that fighting often resulted in some criminal activity and thus apprehension. He was in prison almost 40 times!
But luckily for Tyson, even times in prison brought him something good. Accidentally, he met Muhammad Ali, who encouraged him to pursue a boxing career, and the rest is history.
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Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, and Cindy Crawford Were Born
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Wow, what a group! These three beautiful and talented women were all born back in 1966, and here today we’re about to recap some of the most interesting facts when it comes to their careers and private lives.
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Did Halle, the name of one of the most stunning actresses of all time, ever sound familiar to you? Well, if you’re from Cleveland, Ohio, there’s a reason why. Halle was named after the Halle Building in your neighborhood because that was the place where she was born.
Besides, did you know that Halle once was officially the most beautiful woman of her birth region? And, being so lovely, she even competed for the Miss World crown in 1986. She finished sixth, but she was the first African-American Miss World entrant in history.
We already know that she has an Oscar in her hands, but can you believe that she won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for the Catwoman role? She couldn’t believe it either! Check out her award acceptance and you’ll see yourself.
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Do you remember telenovela Teresa from 1989? If you do, it won’t be any problem for you to go back in time and recall Salma’s face. Well, this was the first role she ever won!
And then, Frida came. Everyone was so amazed by her acting that she was nominated for Best Actress for the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and even Academy Award. From that day on, directors were simply fighting to see her in their movies!
But what was that inspired Salma to enter acting waters? She was only 5 when Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory came out, but after the first time she saw this unusual movie, she knew right away that becoming a world-famous actress would be her biggest dream to pursue.
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Imagine working your summer job of detasseling corn, and then some newspaper photographer comes up and takes a super cool photo of you. The whole world sees it after that, and day by day, you become the highest-paid model on the planet.
Sounds like a fairytale, doesn’t it? But that’s exactly what happened to beautiful Cindy Crawford. She was discovered by a complete accident at only 16, and before her 30th birthday, she was the most wanted model for the runway.
To become a famous supermodel was predestined for Cindy, but actually, she at first dreamt about becoming a chemical engineer, believe it or not! She worked hard for that and was a straight-A student. So, don’t be fooled by a pretty face. Beauty and intelligence do go together!
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The First Spacecraft to Reach Another Planet
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During the 1960s, people managed to go to space for the first time and come back to Earth safely. But this decade brought one more important space mission – Venera 3 by the Soviet Union, the first one in history to result in landing onto another planet.
In 1965, the mission was run for the first time but it was unsuccessful – Venus was missed. Soon after, one more attempt followed, but the connection with the craft was lost due to overheating.
And in March of 1966, finally, the mission was completed successfully!
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Strangers in the Night Was Released
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Oh, 1966 was a year of some good music! It was the time when one of the greatest songs ever was released. Strangers in the Night played on radios all around the globe back then and people just loved it!
And critics loved it as well. It won even three Grammy Awards – for Record of the Year, for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist too.
Originally, the song was used under the title Beddy Bye for the movie A Man Could Get Killed. But after Sinatra sang it himself, it immediately reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list, and the whole album of the same name became commercially the most successful album Sinatra ever recorded.
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Summary
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We had so much to say about 1966 as there are some really important happenings from back then.
But do you wonder what are the biggest highlights of the following 1967? If you’re a curious person eager to learn new things every day, go on and check out our next article!
