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Recently concluded acoustic tests at the new Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center confirm what has been open gossip that the new auditorium will be a complete success.
DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 1 The fatal shooting of a Negro man touched off rioting in a Negro area of Dayton today, but the authorities pronounced the situation under control tonight.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1--The Senate began to divide sharply today over the proposal made yesterday by the Senate Democratic Policy Committee for a "substantial reduction" of United States forces in Europe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1--The Federal Reserve System moved today to reinforce the anti-inflation effects of its "tight money" policy by cautioning banks to slow the expansion of their loans to business.
MOSCOW, Sept. 1 The Soviet leadership rejected today President Johnson's appeal for new East-West "acts of common endeavor" despite the war in Vietnam.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 31, 1966, covering September 2, 1966.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Beatles
Soundtrack
Ray Conniff
Frank Sinatra
1966Dino Cazares, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer[†]
Dino Cazares is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and one of the co-founders of industrial metal band Fear Factory. He is also a co-founder of Divine Heresy, Asesino, and Brujeria. Cazares popularized the use of digital amp modelling processors, as well as the use of seven and eight-string guitars in metal music.
1966Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby player and coach[†]
Massimo Cuttitta was an Italian professional rugby union player and coach. He used to play as a prop. He was the twin brother of Marcello Cuttitta.
1966Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer[†]
Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama Midaq Alley (1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood with appearances in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West (1999), and Dogma (1999).
1966Olivier Panis, French racing driver[†]
Olivier Jean Denis Marie Panis is a French former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1994 to 2004. Panis won the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix with Ligier.
1966Tuc Watkins, American actor[†]
Charles Curtis "Tuc" Watkins III is an American actor, known for his roles as David Vickers on One Life to Live, Mr. Burns in The Mummy, Bob Hunter on Desperate Housewives, Congressman Roger Harris on Black Monday, Hank in The Boys in the Band, Troy on The Other Two, and Colin McKenna on Uncoupled.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]