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Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 26, 1966, covering October 28, 1966.
The Supremes
The Beatles
Soundtrack
The Mamas & The Papas
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Monkees
The Association
Lou Rawls
Jack Jones
Ray Conniff
1966Steve Atwater, American football player[†]
Stephen Dennis Atwater is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time Super Bowl champion. Atwater was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 1, 2020.
1966Chris Bauer, American actor[†]
Chris Bauer is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in The Wire, Third Watch, True Blood, Survivor's Remorse, The Deuce, and the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. He has also appeared on Broadway, as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, and has originated roles in plays by David Mamet, John Patrick Shanley and Jez Butterworth.
1966Matt Drudge, American blogger and activist, founded the Drudge Report[†]
Matthew Nathan Drudge is an American journalist and the creator/editor of the Drudge Report, an American news aggregator. Drudge is also an author and a former radio and television show host.
1966Andy Richter, American actor, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Paul Andrew Richter is an American actor, comedian, writer, and talk show announcer. He is best known as the sidekick for Conan O'Brien on O'Brien's talk shows: Late Night and The Tonight Show on NBC and Conan on TBS. He was also the star of the Fox television series Andy Richter Controls the Universe. He voiced Mort in the Madagascar film franchise and Ben Higgenbottom in the animated television series The Mighty B! on Nickelodeon.
1966Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs[†]
Aris Spiliotopoulos is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party. He served as Minister for Tourism (2007–09) and Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs from January to October 2009.
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Communist China explodes nuclear weapon carried by guided missile; US officials suggest test might increase pressure for nonproliferation treaty; other sources suggest such large nonnuclear powers as Japan and India might now make greater demands before forgoing weapons development; Chinese, in communique on test, pledge not to be 1st to use nuclear arms; say development is to help break US-USSR nuclear monopoly, which allegedly is meant to be perpetuated by nonproliferation treaty
NYS Sup Ct Justice Levy upholds criminal contempt verdict
Resigns
Govt, for 1st time in over 18 mos, fails to buy US gold; had been buying at least 30 tons monthly; unfavorable payments balance, reserves loss and payments to IMF cited as factors
Comr Brown asks Planning Comm for $79,500 to study port's competitive position
Hamilton summoned by draft bd for physical exam
HONG KONG, Oct. 27--Peking joined Hanoi today in rejecting the Manila Conference formula for ending the war in Vietnam. Both made scathing comments that indicated there was little hope for an early settlement.
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Oct. 27 The General Assembly adopted a resolution tonight to terminate South Africa's mandate from the League of Nations to administer the neighboring territory of South-West Africa. The vote was 114 to 2, with 3 abstentions.
Johnson repts on visit, s recorded in Manila for broadcast in US
Amer Council of Christian Chs concerned that books attacking Bible are accepted in ps curriculums under 'guise' of objective study of Bible literature
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AEC repts preliminary indications show blast slightly over 20 kilotons, missile traveled 400 mi to Lob Nor test site; map; Jackson speculates that missile was air-breathing type designed to be fired from submarine, giving China ltd ability to launch nuclear attack on US yrs earlier than Adm officials had estimated; development of ability to launch atomic attack on neighbors or US seen altering mil balance