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January 19, 1966

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Headlines from January 19, 1966

STATE'S BUDGET IS $3.98-BILLION, WITH NO NEW TAX; Governor Avoids $4-Billion Figure in an Election Year by Cutback in Spending SCHOOL AID TOPS RISES Rockefeller Again Drops His Pay-as-You-Go Plan City Will Get $906.7-Million Governor Asks $3.98-Billion Budget

By Richard L. Madden Special To the New York Times

Rockefeller submits record $3.98-billion budget to Legis for yr starting Apr 1; balances it with revenues now in effect and from sale of $210-million in bonds, abandoning 'pay-as-you-go' policy for 2d consecutive yr; calls budget 'financially sound and socially responsible'; main proposals outlined; Legis reaction mixed; Controller Levitt says that available Fed funds and other state programs outside budget will bring real spending to over $5.5-billion

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 19, 1966, covering January 19, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rubber Soul by The Beatles

    Rubber Soul

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    37
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    45
  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
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    15

Notable Births

1966Sylvain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player[†]

Sylvain Côté is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent 19 seasons in the NHL, the majority of them with the Washington Capitals. He also played for the Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars.

Stefan Edberg

1966Stefan Edberg, Swedish tennis player and coach[†]

Jan Stefan Edberg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), one of two players in the Open Era to hold both positions. Edberg won 41 career singles titles and 18 doubles titles, including nine majors: six in singles and three in men's doubles. A major practitioner of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, Edberg also won the 1989 year-end championships, led Sweden to four Davis Cup titles, and won four Masters Series titles and four Championship Series titles. After retirement, Edberg coached Roger Federer from January 2014 to December 2015.

Lena Philipsson

1966Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer-songwriter[†]

Maria Magdalena Filipsson, known by her stage name Lena Philipsson, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and media personality. She represented Sweden in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing fifth. In 2024, Philipsson was hired by Per Gessle as the female vocalist for Roxette's 2025 tour.

Historical Context for January 19, 1966

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