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US planes fly 361 sorties; I observation plane downed, pilot killed, Danang area; scattered operations described; 12 incidents of Vietcong harassment reptd
Gov Rockefeller asks State Arts Council to press program for 'enhancing cultural opportunities in urban core areas,'
Illus
article on outlook; Dems seen retaining Assembly control, Repubs Sen control
campaign overtones seen in rousing greetings he gets during Iowa stump
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 5, 1966, covering October 10, 1966.
The Beatles
Soundtrack
Ray Conniff
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Soundtrack
1966Tony Adams, English footballer and manager[†]
Tony Alexander Adams is an English former football manager and player. Adams played for Arsenal and England, captaining both teams. Known as Mr. Arsenal, he spent his entire playing career of 19 years as a centre-back there, making 672 total appearances and winning four English league titles. He is considered one of Arsenal's greatest ever players, and is also included in the Football League 100 Legends.
1966Bai Ling, Chinese-American model and actress[†]
Bai Ling is a Chinese American actress and musician. After acting in numerous Chinese productions, she played small roles in American films such as The Crow (1994) and Nixon (1995) before starring as the female lead in Red Corner (1997). She then went on to portray roles in Wild Wild West (1999), Anna and the King (1999), Taxi 3 (2003), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Southland Tales (2006), and Crank: High Voltage (2009).
1966Derrick McKey, American basketball player[†]
Derrick Wayne McKey is an American former basketball player who played most of his National Basketball Association (NBA) career at the small forward and the power forward positions.
1966Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player (born 1870)[†]
Charlotte "Chattie" Reinagle Cooper Sterry was an English female tennis player who won five singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and in 1900 became Olympic champion. In winning in Paris on 11 July 1900, she became the first female Olympic tennis champion as well as the first individual female Olympic champion.
1966Louise Thuliez, French school teacher, resistance fighter during World War I and World War II and author (born 1881)[†]
Louise Thuliez was a French schoolteacher, resistance fighter during World War I and World War II and author.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]