Tom Jones 'Green Green Grass Of Home' 1966

1966
• January 19 – Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India; she is sworn in January 24.
• March 11 – Indonesian President Sukarno gives all executive powers to General Suharto (see Transition to the New Order and Supersemar).
• May 15 – Indonesia asks Malaysia for peace negotiations.
• May 28 – The Indonesian and Malaysian governments declare that the Indonesian Confrontation is over (a treaty is signed on August 11).
• July 30 – England beats West Germany 4–2 to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley after extra time.
1967
• January 5 – Charlie Chaplin opens his last film, A Countess From Hong Kong, in England.
• February 22 – Suharto takes power from Sukarno in Indonesia (see Transition to the New Order and Supersemar).
• May 6 – Dr. Zakir Hussain is the first Muslim to become president of India.
• May 25 – Celtic F.C. becomes the first British team to reach a European Cup final and also the first to win it, beating Inter Milan 2-1.
• June 5 – Six-Day War: Israel occupies the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai peninsula and Golan Heights after defeating its Arab neighbours.
• July 1 – The first UK colour television broadcasts begin on BBC2. The first one is from the tennis championship at Wimbledon. A full colour service begins on BBC2 on December 2.
• December 9 – Nicolae Ceauşescu becomes the Chairman of the Romanian State Council, making him the de-facto leader of Romania.

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