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August 10, 1966

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Headlines from August 10, 1966

FOE PUT AT 282,000 IN SOUTH VIETNAM; Intelligence Figures Exceed Jan. 1 Estimate by 52,000 --Top U.S. Pilot Lost Foe Put at 282,000 in South Vietnam

By Charles Mohr Special To the New York Times

intelligence repts put enemy troops (Vietcong and N Vietnamese) at 282,000, 52,000 more than Jan 1 estimate and 11,000 more than July 1 estimate; allied strength at 286,000 troops from US, 29,000 from other allied nouons and 614,000 from S Vietnam; Vietcong intensively recruiting; N Vietnam may send new divs into S Vietnam; USSR-made materiel reptdly captured for 1st time in recent fighting near 17th Parallel; seen indicating stepped-up USSR aid

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 10, 1966, covering August 10, 1966.

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

    Yesterday And Today

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

    Aftermath

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    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
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Strangers In Night by Frank Sinatra

    Strangers In Night

    Frank Sinatra

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    22

Notable Births

1966Charlie Dimmock, English gardener and television host[†]

Charlotte Elouise Dimmock is an English gardening expert and television presenter. She was a member of the team on Ground Force, a BBC gardening makeover programme, airing from 1997 to 2005.

Hansi Kürsch

1966Hansi Kürsch, German singer-songwriter and bass player[†]

Hans Jürgen "Hansi" Kürsch is a German singer, best known as a member of the power metal band Blind Guardian. One of the founders of the band, he has been its lead vocalist since its creation in 1984, and also acted as the band's bass guitarist until 1996.

Hossam Hassan

1966Hossam Hassan, Egyptian footballer and manager[†]

Hossam Hassan Hassanein is an Egyptian former professional football player who played as a striker, and current coach of the Egyptian national team. A prolific goal scorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 69 goals in 177 appearances. His twin brother Ibrahim also played professional football, and they shared teams for most of their extensive careers.

Historical Events

Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge

1966The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.[†]

The Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge is a bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It connects Baseline Road to Heron Road and allows east–west traffic to cross both the Rideau River and the Rideau Canal just south of Carleton University. The current bridge was finished in 1967, one year after a bridge collapse killed nine workers and injured over sixty others in the worst construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario history. It was renamed in 2016 to commemorate the victims of that accident.

Historical Context for August 10, 1966

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