What Happened on July 30, 1966

About July 30, 1966 Day of the Week: SaturdayHow Long Ago? 58 years and 26 daysLeap Year: No Get Our Daily Email 2000-2024 On This Day Pte. Ltd.

Historical Events

  • Beatles' "Yesterday... & Today" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks
  • FIFA World Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London, England: Striker Geoff Hurst scores a hat trick as England beats West Germany, 4-2 after extra time
  • US airplanes bomb the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam

Famous Birthdays

  • Irene Wan, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong

Famous Deaths

  • Edward Gordon Craig, British modernist actor, director and theorist (On the art of theatre), dies at 94
Died in 1966 1966 Highlights

About July 30, 1966

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 58 years and 26 days
Leap Year: No

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Wild Thing - The Troggs
  • UK #1 Song: With A Girl Like You - Troggs


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