Date in year · 1966 · The 1960s
On September 6, 1966, prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting. The year's #1 song was "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas. Mando, Véronique Gens, Paul Reiffel would arrive in the same year.
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The prime minister of South Africa was the head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984.
Around 1966
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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Head of government of South Africa (1910–1984)
The prime minister of South Africa was the head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984.
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