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August 7, 1966

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Headlines from August 7, 1966

Luci Johnson Wed to Patrick Nugent in Catholic Shrine; 700 Attend Rite for Daughter of President President's Daughter Luci Wed Amid Splendor Before 700 Guests at Catholic Shrine A WEDDING PARTY OF 42 ATTENDS Miss Johnson and Patrick John Nugent Exchange Vows at Nuptial Mass

By Nan Robertson Special To the New York Times

Luci Johnson becomes 15th White House bride, 7th President's daughter to be married while living in White House, 4th in 20th century, 1st in 52 yrs

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 3, 1966, covering August 7, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Yesterday And Today by The Beatles

    Yesterday And Today

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Strangers In Night by Frank Sinatra

    Strangers In Night

    Frank Sinatra

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

    Aftermath

    The Rolling Stones

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    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    What Now My Love

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    21

Notable Births

David Cairns (politician born 1966)

1966David Cairns, Scottish laicised priest and politician, Minister of State for Scotland (died 2011)[†]

John David Cairns was a Scottish politician who served as Minister of State for Scotland from 2005 to 2008. A member of Scottish Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverclyde, formerly Greenock and Inverclyde, from 2001 until his death in 2011.

Shobna Gulati

1966Shobna Gulati, British actress[†]

Shobna Gulati is an English actor and presenter. Gulati is known for playing Anita in dinnerladies and Sunita Alahan in the soap opera Coronation Street from 2001 to 2013. They also played Mari Hoff in the 2006 UK Tour of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. From 2013 to 2014, Gulati appeared as a panellist on the lunchtime talk show Loose Women. They took over the role of Ray in the West End production of Everybody's Talking About Jamie in 2019 and also reprised the role for the film adaptation. Most recently, they played the role of Nima in Hullraisers and reprised the role of Ray in Everybody's Talking About Jamie for its 2023–2024 UK and Ireland Tour.

Kristin Hersh

1966Kristin Hersh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Martha Kristin Hersh is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter known for her solo work and with her rock bands Throwing Muses and 50FootWave. She has released eleven solo albums. Her guitar work and composition style ranges from jaggedly dissonant to traditional folk. Hersh's lyrics have a stream-of-consciousness style, reflecting her personal experiences.

Jimmy Wales

1966Jimmy Wales, American-British entrepreneur, co-founder of Wikipedia[†]

Jimmy Donal Wales, also known as Jimbo Wales, is an American Internet entrepreneur and former financial trader. He is a co-founder of the non-profit free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, and the for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom. He has worked on other online projects, including Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and WT Social.

Historical Context for August 7, 1966

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