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September 4, 1966
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Headlines from September 4, 1966
Copter Saves U.S. Pilot at Haiphong; Copter Saves U.S. Pilot at Haiphong
SAIGON, South Vietnam, Sept. 3--A United States Navy helicopter crew told today how it had rescued a downed American pilot from the harbor of Haiphong, right on the outskirts of that North Vietnamese city.
GARY POLICE SEIZE CANADA FUGITIVES; 4 Men Caught in Gun Duels After Landing in Indiana in a Stolen Plane GARY POLICE SEIZE CANADA FUGITIVES
GARY, Ind. Sunday, Sept. 4 Four Canadian jailbreakers who flew to Indiana in a stolen plane were captured last night in separate gun battles with the Gary police.
Sports News; HORSE RACING GOLF BASEBALL TENNIS
STATE TAX CHIEF OUT OF G.O.P. RACE; Murphy Withdraws Name in the Contest for Controller 'in Interest' of Ticket STATE TAX CHIEF OUT OF G.O.P. RACE
ALBANY, Sept. 3 Joseph H. Murphy, the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, who appeared to have the Republican nomination for State Controller wrapped up a few days ago, withdrew his name from consideration today.
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 31, 1966, covering September 4, 1966.
- 1
What Now My Love
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 17
- 2
Yesterday And Today
The Beatles
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 9
- 3
Doctor Zhivago
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 25
- 4
Somewhere My Love
Ray Conniff
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 8
- 5
Strangers In Night
Frank Sinatra
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 12
Notable Births

1966Yanka Dyagileva, Russian singer-songwriter (died 1991)[†]
Yana Stanislavovna "Yanka" Dyagileva was a Russian poet and singer-songwriter and one of the most popular figures of her time in Russia's underground punk scene. She both played solo and performed with others, including Yegor Letov and bands Grazhdanskaya Oborona and Velikiye Oktyabri. Dyagileva was greatly influenced by Letov and Alexander Bashlachev, who were her friends. Her songs explored themes of desperation and depression, punk-style nihilism, and folk-like lamentations. Her death in 1991 has been considered as a symbolic end to the Siberian punk scene.

1966Jeff Tremaine, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Jeff Tremaine is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating the MTV reality stunt show Jackass with Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville.
Historical Context for September 4, 1966
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]