Timeline April 1966

Events in April 1966 8

• 1903 – 1966 Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) Died 10 April 1966, aged 62 Evelyn Waugh was an English novelist known for satirical works such as Decline and Fall and Brideshead Revisited. He died of a heart attack at his home in Somerset on 10 April 1966.
• 1966 Masters and Johnson publish Human Sexual Response Landmark study reshapes scientific understanding of sexuality William Masters and Virginia Johnson published Human Sexual Response in April 1966, presenting data from years of laboratory observation of human sexual activity. The book became a bestseller and had a lasting influence on sex research and therapy.
• 1966 Neil Young forms Buffalo Springfield Los Angeles Meets Stephen Stills in a Los Angeles traffic jam — the band forms days later.
• 1966 Otis Redding plays the Whisky a Go Go Los Angeles Wins over a white rock audience on the Sunset Strip.
• 1966 The Velvet Underground play Exploding Plastic Inevitable Warhol's multimedia show Shows with films, lights and dancers.
• 1966 1966 World Snooker Championship John Pulman Title 7 Winner: John Pulman; Runner-up: Fred Davis. Score: 5–2 (Matches won).
• 1966 Aftermath Fourth UK album — April 15, 1966 Aftermath, released on April 15, 1966, was the first Rolling Stones album composed entirely of original Jagger-Richards songs. It reached number 1 in the UK and number 2 in the US, and marked a major artistic leap forward.
• 1966 Bob Marley embraces Rastafari Haile Selassie visits Jamaica The Ethiopian emperor's visit draws him into the Rastafari faith.