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  1. Johan Cruyff

    International Official debut

    Wednesday Sep 7, 1966Netherlands

    On 7 September 1966, he made his official debut for the Netherlands in the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier against Hungary, scoring in the 2–2 draw.

  2. Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle's speech in Phnom Penh in Cambodia expressed France's disapproval of the US involvement in the Vietnam War

    Sep, 1966Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    In September 1966, in a famous speech in Phnom Penh in Cambodia, he expressed France's disapproval of the US involvement in the Vietnam War, calling for a US withdrawal from Vietnam as the only way to ensure peace.

  3. Neil Armstrong

    The Final assignment for Armstrong in the Gemini Program

    Monday Sep 12, 1966Launch Complex 19 - Titan rocket, Gemini program, Cape Kennedy, Florida, U.S.

    The final assignment for Armstrong in the Gemini program was as the back-up Command Pilot for Gemini 11, announced two days after the landing of Gemini 8. The launch was on September 12, 1966, with Conrad and Gordon on board, who successfully completed the mission objectives, while Armstrong served as a capsule communicator (CAPCOM).

  4. Johan Cruyff

    International Official debut

    Wednesday Sep 7, 1966Netherlands

    On 7 September 1966, he made his official debut for the Netherlands in the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier against Hungary, scoring in the 2–2 draw.

  5. Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle's speech in Phnom Penh in Cambodia expressed France's disapproval of the US involvement in the Vietnam War

    Sep, 1966Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    In September 1966, in a famous speech in Phnom Penh in Cambodia, he expressed France's disapproval of the US involvement in the Vietnam War, calling for a US withdrawal from Vietnam as the only way to ensure peace.

  6. Neil Armstrong

    The Final assignment for Armstrong in the Gemini Program

    Monday Sep 12, 1966Launch Complex 19 - Titan rocket, Gemini program, Cape Kennedy, Florida, U.S.

    The final assignment for Armstrong in the Gemini program was as the back-up Command Pilot for Gemini 11, announced two days after the landing of Gemini 8. The launch was on September 12, 1966, with Conrad and Gordon on board, who successfully completed the mission objectives, while Armstrong served as a capsule communicator (CAPCOM).