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May 22, 1966

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DISSIDENTS' AREA IN DANANG SHRINKS; Cease-Fire in Effect at Some Points After Clash U.S. Moves Planes to Safety Ky's Troops Gain in Drive to Contain Dissidents

By Neil Sheehan Special To the New York Times

dissident troops fight brief gun battle with Govt units outside Tinh Hoi pagoda, Danang; 40 bodies draped with Buddhist flags are in sunctuary; informal cease-fire in effect at several points in city, dissidents deny rumors that formal negotiations are under way; Govt brings in another para troop bn; Govt planes fly over city broadcasting ultimatum to dissident troops; casualties on bath sides estimated; US moves many fighter planes out of Danang airfield for safety; map

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 18, 1966, covering May 22, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas & The Papas

    If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears

    The Mamas & The Papas

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    What Now My Love

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    60
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass) by The Rolling Stones

    Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    32
  5. 5
    Album cover for Color Me Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    Color Me Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Johnny Gill

1966Johnny Gill, American singer-songwriter and producer[†]

Johnny Gill Jr. is an American singer and songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B/pop group New Edition and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG, with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. Gill has released eight solo albums, three albums with New Edition, two albums with LSG, and one collaborative album with Stacy Lattisaw. Gill has sold over 15 million copies worldwide as a solo artist.

Wang Xiaoshuai

1966Wang Xiaoshuai, Chinese director and screenwriter[†]

Wang Xiaoshuai is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the "Sixth Generation" of the Cinema of China. Like others in this generation, and in contrast with earlier Chinese filmmakers who produced mostly historical drama, Wang proposed a “new urban Chinese cinema [that] has been mainly concerned with bearing witness of a fast- paced transforming China and producing a localized critique of globalization.”

Notable Deaths

1966Tom Goddard, English cricketer (born 1900)[†]

Thomas William John Goddard was an English cricketer and the fifth-highest wicket taker in first-class cricket.

Historical Context for May 22, 1966

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