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February 2, 1966

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 2, 1966, covering February 2, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rubber Soul by The Beatles

    Rubber Soul

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  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
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    39
  3. 3
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    47
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Best Of Herman's Hermits by Herman's Hermits

    The Best Of Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

1966Andrei Chesnokov, Russian tennis player and coach[†]

Andrei Eduardovich Chesnokov is a former professional tennis player from Russia.

Robert DeLeo

1966Robert DeLeo, American bass player, songwriter, and producer[†]

Robert Emile DeLeo is an American musician, best known as the bassist for rock band Stone Temple Pilots. He is part of Delta Deep and he has also played in Talk Show and Army of Anyone. He is the younger brother of Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo. He is also the former bass player for the supergroup Hollywood Vampires.

1966Adam Ferrara, American actor and comedian[†]

Adam Ferrara is an American actor and comedian known for playing the role of Chief "Needles" Nelson on the FX series Rescue Me. He was a co-host on the U.S. version of Top Gear and played NYPD Sgt. Frank Verelli opposite Edie Falco on Showtime series Nurse Jackie. He also played Detective Tommy Manetti on the television series The Job.

Michael Misick

1966Michael Misick, Caicos Islander politician, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands[†]

Michael Eugene Misick is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who was the 7th Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 15 August 2003 to 9 August 2006 and was the 1st Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 9 August 2006 to 23 March 2009. Misick is a member of the Progressive National Party (PNP) and became chief minister when his party, after eight years as the opposition party, gained two parliamentary seats in by-elections. In addition to being premier, he was also the minister for Civil Aviation, Commerce and Development, Planning, District Administration, Broadcasting Commission, Tourist Board, Turks and Caicos Investment Agency, and Tourism. Several other members of Misick's family have been politicians in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and important leaders in the PNP. Washington Misick, his brother, is the current Premier, former Chief Minister and former Minister of Finance.

Notable Deaths

1966Hacı Ömer Sabancı, Turkish businessman (born 1906)[†]

Hacı Ömer Sabancı was a Turkish entrepreneur, who founded a number of companies, which later formed the second largest industrial and financial conglomerate of Turkey, the Sabancı Holding. He initiated the establishment of a dynasty of Turkey's wealthiest businesspeople.

Historical Events

Kashmir

1966Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965.[†]

Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. The term has since also come to encompass a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract.

Historical Context for February 2, 1966

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