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January 8, 1966

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Headlines from January 8, 1966

STUDENT SHIFTING WORKS SMOOTHLY; But Boys Turn Up at Girls' Schools, and Vice Versa 19,823 Make Change 19,823 Students Attend Nearest Schools SHIFTING PROGRAM WORKS SMOOTHLY Few Difficulties Arise, and One Troublesome Small Group Soon Is Quieted

By Paul Hofmann

19,823 students attend hss other than own; some boys attend girls schools and vice versa; Donovan urges parents prevent this; says all midterm and other tests have been postponed; Flast scores bd efforts to aid strike-stranded hs pupils; RC system does not urge 30,000 absent parochial pupils to attend other schools

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 5, 1966, covering January 8, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rubber Soul by The Beatles

    Rubber Soul

    The Beatles

    Last week
    60
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    43
  3. 3
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    35
  4. 4
    Album cover for December's Children (And Everybody's) by The Rolling Stones

    December's Children (And Everybody's)

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    13

Notable Births

Maria Pitillo

1966Maria Pitillo, American actress[†]

Maria Pitillo is an American former actress. She has starred in films and on television, most notably as Audrey Timmonds in Godzilla (1998). She also had a recurring role on the TV series Providence.

1966Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player (died 2009)[†]

Igor Viktorovich Vyazmikin was a Russian professional ice hockey forward, who played for CSKA. He was the final player selected in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, going in the twelfth round, 252nd overall, to the Edmonton Oilers, and went on to play four NHL games with that team. Additionally, Vyazmikin played extensively in European and North American minor leagues.

Andrew Wood (singer)

1966Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter (died 1990)[†]

Andrew Patrick Wood was an American musician who was the lead singer and lyricist for the alternative rock bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. He formed Malfunkshun in 1980 with his older brother Kevin Wood on guitar and Regan Hagar on drums. The band used alter ego personas onstage; Wood performed as Landrew the Love Child. Though the band only released two songs before going on an extended hiatus, "With Yo' Heart " and "Stars-n-You", on the Deep Six compilation album, they are often cited as being among the originators of the Seattle grunge movement. While in Malfunkshun, Wood started using drugs, entering rehab in 1985.

Historical Context for January 8, 1966

In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]