Timeline July 1966

Events in July 1966 10

• 1920 – 1966 Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) Died 23 July 1966, aged 45 Montgomery Clift was an American actor acclaimed for films including A Place in the Sun and From Here to Eternity. He died of a heart attack at his New York home on 23 July 1966.
• 1926 – 1966 Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) Died 25 July 1966, aged 40 Frank O'Hara was an American poet and art critic associated with the New York School. He died after being struck by a beach buggy on Fire Island, succumbing to his injuries on 25 July 1966.
• 1966 France withdraws from NATO's integrated command De Gaulle pulls French forces out while remaining in the alliance President Charles de Gaulle announced on 7 March 1966 that France would withdraw from NATO's integrated military command structure, demanding the removal of allied troops and bases from French soil. The withdrawal took effect on 1 July 1966, though France remained a member of the alliance itself.
• 1966 John Coltrane tours Japan Last tour A tour of Japan the year before his death.
• 1966 Wilson Pickett releases Land of 1000 Dances FAME Studios His biggest pop hit, recorded at Muscle Shoals.
• 1966 Wimbledon 1966 Men: Manuel Santana · Women: Billie Jean King Billie Jean King won the first of six Wimbledon titles.
• 1966 1966 FIFA World Cup Football Comes Home Geoff Hurst scored the only hat-trick in a World Cup final to date. Winner: England.
• 1966 Brigitte Bardot marries Gunter Sachs She marries the German playboy and photographer in Las Vegas. They divorced in 1969.
• 1966 Bob Dylan's motorcycle accident Retreat to Woodstock A crash near Woodstock ends his touring and starts years of seclusion.
• 1966 1966 World Cup Scored three goals in the tournament as England won the World Cup at Wembley. His semi-final performance against Portugal, in which he scored twice, is considered one of the greatest individual displays in World Cup history.