1966

Timeline

1965 ← 1966 → 1967

Before 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Cretaceous

B.C.E.: 30,000 • 8,000 • 1,000

C.E.: 1502

1900-1999

1900-1949: 1908 • 1915 • 1920 • 1926 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1938 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

'50s: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

'70s: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

'90s: 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000-present

'00s: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

'10s: 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

'20s: 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023

Future

2024 • 2028 • 2030 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

• Batman Meets Godzilla is canceled.
• Sam Chan founds Playmates.

January

• 2 January: The recently founded Tsuburaya Productions' flagship creation, the television series Ultra Q, premieres on TBS in Japan.

April

• 17 April: Daimajin and Gamera vs. Barugon are released in Japan.

July

• 17 July: Ultraman begins airing on TBS in Japan.
• 31 July: The War of the Gargantuas is released in Japan.

August

• 13 August: Return of Daimajin is released in Japan.

December

• 10 December: Wrath of Daimajin is released in Japan.
• 17 December: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep is released in Japan.
• 21 December: Magic Serpent is released in Japan.

In fiction

• Two giant, humanoid monsters dubbed Sanda and Gaira emerge. Believed to have been created from the cells of Frankenstein's Monster, the two Gargantuas fight in Tokyo, but are eventually killed in a volcanic eruption. (The War of the Gargantuas)
• Godzilla is discovered sleeping on Letchi Island, a small island in the south pacific that is the base of operations for the terrorist group Red Bamboo. Godzilla is awakened and fights the Red Bamboo's two monster guards: Ebirah, a giant lobster, and a Giant Condor. Godzilla then escapes from the island seconds before it is engulfed in a nuclear explosion. (Ebirah, Horror of the Deep)
• Godzilla emerges at Tokai and attacks the Tokai Nuclear Power Plant. (Godzilla vs. Megaguirus)

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