1966: what happened around the world

In 1966, 161 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Cultural Revolution, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and South African Border War among the best known. 88 more were already under way, such as The Troubles and Treaty of Paris. 141 things were founded or built that year, from Lesotho and Barbados.

161events began
88already under way
141founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges70

+30 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires41

+1 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks28

Disasters12

Treaties, councils and politics9

Expeditions1

Already under way in 196688

Came to an end in 196610

Founded or built in 1966141

+111 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1966

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →