Date in year · 1966 · The 1960s
November 4, 1966
On November 4, 1966, the Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm (76 in). The year's #1 song was "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas. Mando, Véronique Gens, Paul Reiffel would arrive in the same year.
Featured · November 4, 1966
The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm (76 in).
The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.
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Around 1966
The year in brief
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1966th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 966th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1960s decade.
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On November 4, 1966
- 1966 — The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm (76 in).
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Other moments from 1966
The class of 1966
Others born in 1966
M Mando 1966– Greek singer
VG Véronique Gens 1966– French soprano and actress
PR Paul Reiffel 1966– Australian cricketer and umpire
DC David Chalmers 1966– Australian philosopher and academic
DF David Filo 1966– American businessman, co-founded Yahoo!
MM Mickey Morandini 1966– American baseball player and manager
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