1966 in the United Kingdom

1966 in the United Kingdom:
Other years
1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968
Individual countries of the United Kingdom
England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Sport, Television and music

Events from the year 1966 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

Events

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Undated

Publications

Births

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Deaths

References

  1. Nock, O. S. (1965). Britain's New Railway: Electrification of the London-Midland main lines from Euston to Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, Liverpool and Manchester. Shepperton: Ian Allan. OCLC 59003738
  2. "UK politicians assaulted in Rhodesia". BBC News. 12 January 1966. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  3. "New nuclear reactor for Dounreay". BBC News. 9 February 1966. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  4. "Britain to go decimal in 1971". BBC News. 1 March 1966. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  6. "Slight Risk for Mr. Wilson". Youngstown Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio). 30 March 1966. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  7. "Harold Wilson wins sweeping victory". BBC News. 31 March 1966. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  8. Gilbert, David (2006). "'The Youngest Legend in History': Cultures of Consumption and the Mythologies of Swinging London". The London Journal 31: 1–14. doi:10.1179/174963206X113089. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  9. "Title reclaimed after Chelsea win". LiverpoolFC.tv. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  10. "Moors murderers jailed for life". BBC News. 6 May 1966. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  11. "Emergency laws over seamen's strike". BBC On This Day. 23 May 1966. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  12. Guyana entry at The World Factbook. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  13. The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (2009). "The U.K. Singles Chart Number Ones". Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  14. 15.0 15.1 Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 424–425. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  15. "Arrests in London after Vietnam rally". BBC News. 3 July 1966. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  16. "Euston staff 'colour bar' ended". BBC News. 15 July 1966. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  17. "Football glory for England". BBC News. 30 July 1966. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  18. Revoir, Paul (7 October 2008). "The most watched TV shows of all time – and they are all old programmes". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  19. "Thirty years on from the first £1m transfer Sportsmail looks at the record-breakers", Daily Mail, February 2009, retrieved 2013-03-05
  20. "The Beatles, Revolver". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  21. Hutchins, Michael H. (14 August 2006). "A Tom Stoppard Bibliography: Chronology". The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  22. "Death notices - Rest in Peace - 1960s and 1970s". Nigel's Webspace - Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66-1979/80. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  23. Chumbley, Stephen, ed. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995 (rev. ed.). London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 531. ISBN 0-85177-605-1.
  24. 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
  25. "New Ford Cortina With More Room". The Glasgow Herald. 18 October 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  26. "Coal tip buries children in Aberfan". BBC News. 21 October 1966. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  27. "Double-agent breaks out of jail". BBC News. 22 October 1966. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  28. Corner, John. "Cathy Come Home". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  29. Barbados entry at The World Factbook. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  30. Harwood, Elain (2003). England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings (rev. ed.). London: Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-8818-2.

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