Timeline March 1966

Events in March 1966 7

• 1887 – 1966 William Frawley (1887-1966) Died 3 March 1966, aged 79 William Frawley was an American actor best known for playing Fred Mertz on the television series I Love Lucy. He died of a heart attack in Hollywood on 3 March 1966.
• 1966 John Lennon's more popular than Jesus remark Evening Standard interview Months later, US radio stations ban and burn Beatles records.
• 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 The Byrds release Eight Miles High Psychedelic rock Raga-influenced guitar — banned by radio stations over drug claims.
• 1966 Gemini 8 completes first docking in space Mission aborted after a thruster malfunction nearly kills the crew On 16 March 1966, astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott achieved the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, linking Gemini 8 with an Agena target vehicle. A stuck thruster then sent the craft into a dangerous spin, forcing an emergency splashdown that Armstrong's quick response narrowly survived.
• 1966 – 2023 Tatjana Patitz German Supermodel German supermodel who was one of the original supermodels of the late 1980s and early 1990s. She appeared on the cover of over 200 magazines and was featured in George Michael's iconic Freedom! '90 music video alongside Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington. Known for her natural beauty and understated elegance, she later became an advocate for animal rights.
• 1966 Tatjana Patitz born in Hamburg Born in Hamburg, West Germany, to a German father and an Estonian mother.