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| + | --"[[Mini-mini-mini]]" (1966) by Jacques Dutronc | ||
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| + | "Frank Zappa's ''[[Freak Out!]]'' (1966), a sardonic farce about [[rock music]] and America as a whole, is the genre's first [[concept album]]." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| '''1966''' was the 966th year of the [[2nd millennium]], the 66th year of the [[20th century]], and the 7th year of the [[1960s]] decade. | '''1966''' was the 966th year of the [[2nd millennium]], the 66th year of the [[20th century]], and the 7th year of the [[1960s]] decade. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
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| ===Morality=== | ===Morality=== | ||
| *''[[Human Sexual Response]]'', a book by Masters and Johnson | *''[[Human Sexual Response]]'', a book by Masters and Johnson | ||
| - | *"[[Is God Dead?]]", the April 8 cover story for the news magazine ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' | + | *"[[Is God Dead?]]", the April 8 cover story for the news magazine ''Time'' |
| - | *''[[Fanny Hill]]'' is legalized in the USA, see [[Memoirs v. Massachusetts]]. | + | *''[[Fanny Hill]]'' is legalized in the USA, see [[Memoirs v. Massachusetts]] |
| - | *[[Abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum|Abolition of the ''Index Librorum Prohibitorum'']]. | + | *[[Abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum|Abolition of the ''Index Librorum Prohibitorum'']] |
| - | *''[[On the Poverty of Student Life]]'', pamphlet by the University of Strasbourg and the Situationist International | + | |
| ===Architecture and design=== | ===Architecture and design=== | ||
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| *''[[The New Brutalism]]'' by Reyner Banham | *''[[The New Brutalism]]'' by Reyner Banham | ||
| *[[Superbox]]es by Ettore Sottsass first shown in Milan | *[[Superbox]]es by Ettore Sottsass first shown in Milan | ||
| - | ===Fashion=== | + | === Design and fashion === |
| - | *"[[Le Smoking]]", designed by YSL, photographed by Helmut Newton | + | *"[[Le Smoking]]", designed by YSL, photographed by Helmut Newton. |
| + | *[[Cosmos collection]] by [[Pierre Cardin]] celebrates the [[space age]]. | ||
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| ===Theatre=== | ===Theatre=== | ||
| *''[[Offending the Audience]]'', a play by Austrian writer Peter Handke | *''[[Offending the Audience]]'', a play by Austrian writer Peter Handke | ||
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| *''[[Chelsea Girls]]'' by Warhol/Morrissey | *''[[Chelsea Girls]]'' by Warhol/Morrissey | ||
| *''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'' by Leone | *''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'' by Leone | ||
| - | *''[[Le Streghe]]'' by Various Directors | + | *''[[The Witches (1967 film)|The Witches]]'' by various directors |
| *''[[The Wild Angels]]'' by Corman | *''[[The Wild Angels]]'' by Corman | ||
| - | *''[[Persona (film)|Persona]]'' by Ingmar Bergman | + | *''[[Persona (1966 film)|Persona]]'' by Ingmar Bergman |
| - | *''[[King of Hearts]]'' by [[Philippe de Broca]] | + | *''[[King of Hearts (1966 film)|King of Hearts]]'' by Philippe de Broca |
| *''[[Cul-de-sac (1966 film)|Cul-de-sac]]'' by Roman Polanski | *''[[Cul-de-sac (1966 film)|Cul-de-sac]]'' by Roman Polanski | ||
| - | *''[[Morgan!]]'' by [[Karel Reisz]] | + | *''[[Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment]]'' by Karel Reisz |
| *''[[Fahrenheit 451 (1966 film) |Fahrenheit 451]]'' by François Truffaut | *''[[Fahrenheit 451 (1966 film) |Fahrenheit 451]]'' by François Truffaut | ||
| *''[[The Pornographers]]'' by Shohei Imamura | *''[[The Pornographers]]'' by Shohei Imamura | ||
| *''[[What's Up, Tiger Lily?]]'' by Woody Allen, Senkichi Taniguchi | *''[[What's Up, Tiger Lily?]]'' by Woody Allen, Senkichi Taniguchi | ||
| - | *''[[Seconds (film)|Seconds]]'' by [[John Frankenheimer]] | + | *''[[Seconds (1966 film)|Seconds]]'' by John Frankenheimer |
| *''[[Trans-Europ-Express (film)|Trans-Europ-Express]]'' by Alain Robbe-Grillet | *''[[Trans-Europ-Express (film)|Trans-Europ-Express]]'' by Alain Robbe-Grillet | ||
| - | *''[[Who Are You, Polly Magoo?]]'' by William Klein | + | *''[[Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?]]'' by William Klein |
| *''[[The Embryo Hunts in Secret]]'' by Koji Wakamatsu | *''[[The Embryo Hunts in Secret]]'' by Koji Wakamatsu | ||
| + | *''[[The Battle of Algiers]]'' by Gillo Pontecorvo | ||
| + | *''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'' by Mike Nichols | ||
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| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
| *[[Deram Records]] founded | *[[Deram Records]] founded | ||
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| ====Albums==== | ====Albums==== | ||
| *''[[Freak Out!]]'' by Frank Zappa | *''[[Freak Out!]]'' by Frank Zappa | ||
| - | *''[[The in Sound from Way Out! (Perrey and Kingsley album)|The in Sound from Way Out!]]'' by Perrey & Kingsley | + | *''[[The In Sound from Way Out! (Perrey and Kingsley album)|The in Sound from Way Out!]]'' by Perrey & Kingsley |
| + | *''[[Colors (Ken Nordine album)|Colors]]'' by Ken Nordine | ||
| + | *''[[Os Afro-sambas]]'' by Baden Powell and Vinícius de Moraes | ||
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| ====Singles==== | ====Singles==== | ||
| *[[Sunny Afternoon]] by The Kinks | *[[Sunny Afternoon]] by The Kinks | ||
| *[[Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)]] by Cher | *[[Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)]] by Cher | ||
| *[[Psychotic Reaction]] by Count Five | *[[Psychotic Reaction]] by Count Five | ||
| - | *[[Baby Come Back]] by Eddy Grant | + | *[[Baby, Come Back (The Equals song)|Baby Come Back]] by Eddy Grant |
| *[[Se telefonando]] by Mina | *[[Se telefonando]] by Mina | ||
| *[[These Boots Are Made for Walkin']] by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood | *[[These Boots Are Made for Walkin']] by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood | ||
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| *[[Roda]] by Gilberto Gil | *[[Roda]] by Gilberto Gil | ||
| *[[It'll Never Happen Again]] by Tim Hardin | *[[It'll Never Happen Again]] by Tim Hardin | ||
| + | *[[Footprints (composition)|Footprints]] by Wayne Shorter | ||
| + | *[[La Bohème (Charles Aznavour song)|La Bohème]] by Charles Aznavour | ||
| + | *[[Un homme et une femme (song)|Un homme et une femme]] by Francis Lai | ||
| + | *[[Pretty Ballerina]] by the Left Banke | ||
| + | *[[Crickets Sing for Anamaria]] by Marcos Valle | ||
| + | *[[Surf Board]] by Roberto Menescal | ||
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| + | ===Compositions=== | ||
| + | *''[[Musique pour les soupers du Roi Ubu]]'' by Bernd Alois Zimmermann | ||
| === Literature === | === Literature === | ||
| ====Fiction==== | ====Fiction==== | ||
| - | *''[[Les aventures de Jodelle]]'', graphic novel by Guy Peellaert | + | *''[[The Adventures of Jodelle]]'', graphic novel by Guy Peellaert |
| *''[[Valley of the Dolls]]'', novel by Jacqueline Susann | *''[[Valley of the Dolls]]'', novel by Jacqueline Susann | ||
| *''[[Ma mère]]'', novella by Georges Bataille | *''[[Ma mère]]'', novella by Georges Bataille | ||
| - | *''[[Gordon (novel)|Gordon]]'', novel by Edith Templeton | + | *''[[Gordon (novel)|Gordon]]'', novel by Edith Templeton |
| + | *''[[The 120 days of Sodom and other writings]]'', ''The 120 days of Sodom'' in English | ||
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| ====Non-fiction==== | ====Non-fiction==== | ||
| *''[[Against Interpretation]]'', essays (including [[Notes on "Camp"]]) by Susan Sontag | *''[[Against Interpretation]]'', essays (including [[Notes on "Camp"]]) by Susan Sontag | ||
| *''[[The Art of Memory]]'' by British historian Frances Yates | *''[[The Art of Memory]]'' by British historian Frances Yates | ||
| - | *''[[Purity and Danger|Purity and Danger]] by Mary Douglas | + | *''[[Purity and Danger|Purity and Danger]]'' by Mary Douglas |
| + | *"[[On the Poverty of Student Life]]" by Mustapha Khayati | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| + | *[[September 9]] - [[Tommy Guerrero]], American composer and musician | ||
| + | *[[September 19]] - [[Teho Teardo]], Italian musician | ||
| * [[Zack Snyder]], American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer | * [[Zack Snyder]], American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer | ||
| * [[Bebel Gilberto]], Brazilian popular singer | * [[Bebel Gilberto]], Brazilian popular singer | ||
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| * [[John Cusack]], American actor | * [[John Cusack]], American actor | ||
| * [[Salma Hayek]], Mexican-American actress | * [[Salma Hayek]], Mexican-American actress | ||
| - | * [[Jeff Buckley]], American singer-songwriter (d. [[1997]]) | + | * [[Jeff Buckley]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1997) |
| * [[Sophie Marceau]], French actress | * [[Sophie Marceau]], French actress | ||
| * [[Vincent Cassel]], French actor | * [[Vincent Cassel]], French actor | ||
| - | * [[Sinéad O'Connor]], Irish pop singer | + | * [[Sinéad O'Connor]], Irish singer (d. 2023) |
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| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| *[[André Breton]] (1896 - 1966) | *[[André Breton]] (1896 - 1966) | ||
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Mini, mini, mini --"Mini-mini-mini" (1966) by Jacques Dutronc "Frank Zappa's Freak Out! (1966), a sardonic farce about rock music and America as a whole, is the genre's first concept album." --Sholem Stein |
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1966 was 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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Art and culture
- The The UFO (Underground Freak Out) club is founded
- Timothy Leary premiers the counterculture phrase Turn on, tune in, drop out
- Swinging London Time magazine cover, the UK underground is happening.
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Visual arts
- Hon - en katedral exhibited
- Equivalent VIII by Carl Andre
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Morality
- Human Sexual Response, a book by Masters and Johnson
- "Is God Dead?", the April 8 cover story for the news magazine Time
- Fanny Hill is legalized in the USA, see Memoirs v. Massachusetts
- Abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum
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Architecture and design
- Superarchitettura exhibition in Italy
- Superstudio is founded
- Archizoom is founded
- The New Brutalism by Reyner Banham
- Superboxes by Ettore Sottsass first shown in Milan
[edit]
Design and fashion
- "Le Smoking", designed by YSL, photographed by Helmut Newton.
- Cosmos collection by Pierre Cardin celebrates the space age.
[edit]
Theatre
- Offending the Audience, a play by Austrian writer Peter Handke
[edit]
Film
- Blowup by Antonioni
- Chelsea Girls by Warhol/Morrissey
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Leone
- The Witches by various directors
- The Wild Angels by Corman
- Persona by Ingmar Bergman
- King of Hearts by Philippe de Broca
- Cul-de-sac by Roman Polanski
- Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment by Karel Reisz
- Fahrenheit 451 by François Truffaut
- The Pornographers by Shohei Imamura
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? by Woody Allen, Senkichi Taniguchi
- Seconds by John Frankenheimer
- Trans-Europ-Express by Alain Robbe-Grillet
- Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? by William Klein
- The Embryo Hunts in Secret by Koji Wakamatsu
- The Battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Mike Nichols
[edit]
Music
- Deram Records founded
- ESP-Disk founded
- Sly & the Family Stone formed
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Albums
- Freak Out! by Frank Zappa
- The in Sound from Way Out! by Perrey & Kingsley
- Colors by Ken Nordine
- Os Afro-sambas by Baden Powell and Vinícius de Moraes
[edit]
Singles
- Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks
- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Cher
- Psychotic Reaction by Count Five
- Baby Come Back by Eddy Grant
- Se telefonando by Mina
- These Boots Are Made for Walkin' by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood
- Girl I've Got a Date by Alton Ellis
- Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You by Jimmy Castor
- Fattie Fattie by The Heptones
- I'm Your Puppet by James & Bobby Purify
- Sunshine Superman by Donovan
- Take It Easy by Hopeton Lewis
- Roda by Gilberto Gil
- It'll Never Happen Again by Tim Hardin
- Footprints by Wayne Shorter
- La Bohème by Charles Aznavour
- Un homme et une femme by Francis Lai
- Pretty Ballerina by the Left Banke
- Crickets Sing for Anamaria by Marcos Valle
- Surf Board by Roberto Menescal
[edit]
Compositions
- Musique pour les soupers du Roi Ubu by Bernd Alois Zimmermann
[edit]
Literature
[edit]
Fiction
- The Adventures of Jodelle, graphic novel by Guy Peellaert
- Valley of the Dolls, novel by Jacqueline Susann
- Ma mère, novella by Georges Bataille
- Gordon, novel by Edith Templeton
- The 120 days of Sodom and other writings, The 120 days of Sodom in English
[edit]
Non-fiction
- Against Interpretation, essays (including Notes on "Camp") by Susan Sontag
- The Art of Memory by British historian Frances Yates
- Purity and Danger by Mary Douglas
- "On the Poverty of Student Life" by Mustapha Khayati
[edit]
Births
- September 9 - Tommy Guerrero, American composer and musician
- September 19 - Teho Teardo, Italian musician
- Zack Snyder, American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer
- Bebel Gilberto, Brazilian popular singer
- Helena Bonham Carter, English actress
- John Cusack, American actor
- Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress
- Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
- Sophie Marceau, French actress
- Vincent Cassel, French actor
- Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer (d. 2023)
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Deaths
- André Breton (1896 - 1966)
- Siegfried Kracauer (1889 - 1966)
- Irving Klaw (1911 - 1966)
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