Timeline September 1966

Events in September 1966 8

• 1879 – 1966 Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) Died 6 September 1966, aged 86 Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist who founded the organization that became Planned Parenthood. She died in Tucson, Arizona, on 6 September 1966.
• 1896 – 1966 André Breton (1896-1966) Died 28 September 1966, aged 70 André Breton was a French writer and poet who founded and led the Surrealist movement. He died in Paris on 28 September 1966.
• 1901 – 1966 Hendrik Verwoerd (1901-1966) Died 6 September 1966, aged 64 Hendrik Verwoerd served as Prime Minister of South Africa and was a principal architect of the apartheid system. He was assassinated in the House of Assembly in Cape Town on 6 September 1966.
• 1966 George Harrison studies sitar with Ravi Shankar India Weeks in India learning from Ravi Shankar.
• 1966 Assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd South Africa's prime minister and architect of apartheid stabbed in parliament Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd was stabbed to death by parliamentary messenger Dimitri Tsafendas in the House of Assembly in Cape Town on 6 September 1966. Verwoerd had been a chief architect of South Africa's apartheid system; he was succeeded by John Vorster.
• 1966 Star Trek: The Original Series — Season 1 Kirk, Spock and McCoy aboard the USS Enterprise begin their five-year mission. NBC premieres the show on 8 September 1966. The first season's 29 episodes establish the franchise's foundational themes: humanity's potential, tolerance, and the exploration of ideas through science fiction allegory. Stars William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley.
• 1966 – 1967 The Green Hornet Bruce Lee plays Kato in Hollywood TV series Bruce Lee played Kato, sidekick to the Green Hornet, in the ABC television series from 1966-67. Running for 26 episodes, it was his breakthrough in American entertainment and the first popular US show featuring Asian-style martial arts.
• 1966 Jimi Hendrix arrives in London Brought over by Chas Chandler Former Animals bassist Chas Chandler becomes his manager.