21 October 1966 October 20, 2012 Author: Staff A slag pile collapses on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed." Blaise Pascal — Click here for more from Blaise Pascal Related posts: 9 October 1966 8 September 1966 8 October 1968 26 August 1966 8 September 1966 21 October 1945 7 October 1982 19 October 1956 17 July 1981 Categories: History Tags: 1966, 21 October