Timeline August 1966

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• 1925 – 1966 Lenny Bruce (1925-1966) Died 3 August 1966, aged 40 Lenny Bruce was an American stand-up comedian whose confrontational, taboo-breaking material led to repeated obscenity prosecutions. He was found dead of a morphine overdose in his Los Angeles home on 3 August 1966.
• 1966 The Doors sign with Elektra Records Jac Holzman Elektra signs them after seeing them at the Whisky.
• 1966 US Championships 1966 Men: Fred Stolle · Women: Maria Bueno
• 1966 Wilson Pickett releases The Exciting Wilson Pickett Album His best album, with Land of 1000 Dances.
• 1966 University of Texas tower shooting Sniper kills sixteen people from the Austin campus clock tower On 1 August 1966, Charles Whitman climbed the observation deck of the University of Texas at Austin's main tower and opened fire on people below, killing fourteen and wounding more than thirty before being shot dead by police. He had also murdered his wife and mother earlier that day, bringing the death toll to sixteen.
• 1966 Revolver Seventh album — August 5, 1966 Revolver was released on August 5, 1966, widely regarded as one of the greatest albums ever made. It pushed recording technology to its limits with backwards guitars, tape loops, orchestral arrangements and Indian classical music, permanently expanding what pop music could be.
• 1966 Munir Redfa defects with a MiG-21 Operation Diamond Iraqi pilot Munir Redfa flies his MiG-21 to Israel in a Mossad operation, handing the West its first close look at the fighter.
• 1966 Francis Chichester begins solo circumnavigation Gipsy Moth IV sets sail from Plymouth around the world On 27 August 1966, British yachtsman Francis Chichester set out from Plymouth aboard Gipsy Moth IV to sail solo around the world with only one stop. He completed the voyage in May 1967, becoming the first person to do so along the clipper route.
• 1966 Final concert at Candlestick Park Last live performance — San Francisco, August 29, 1966 The Beatles played their final concert at Candlestick Park, San Francisco on August 29, 1966. Tired of touring and unable to hear themselves above the screaming, they retired from live performance to focus entirely on studio work.