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Lindsay denies intent to seek Pres or Vice Pres nomination in '68, news conf; pledges to serve full term as Mayor
Killed in Vietnam
Johnson unhappy with Dem losses, press conf; says backlash played part but was only 1 of several factors; links much of Repub gain to vote-getting power of men who headed state tickets
Sec McNamara says Adm will urge refitting Polaris submarines for launching Poseidon missiles at cost of over 60% of initial cost of submarines, news conf; Navy spokesman puts figure at $2.6-billion
Vietcong attacks US 1st Inf Div, Tayninh Prov, with nonpoisonous gas grenades in 1st known use by Vietcong; no casualties reptd; US troops find about 1,200 gas grenades in abandoned enemy tunnels; 127 Amer killed in combat, past wk, bringing total to 5,823; 113 S Vietnamese killed, wk; ground action light and scattered; map
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 9, 1966, covering November 11, 1966.
The Monkees
Soundtrack
The Supremes
The Mamas & The Papas
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1966Benedicta Boccoli, Italian model and actress[†]
Benedicta Boccoli is an Italian theater and movie actress.
1966Vince Colosimo, Australian actor[†]
Vincenzo Colosimo is an Australian stage, television and screen actor. He has worked in both Australia and the United States. He is of Italian descent and lives in Melbourne, Australia. He was previously married to Australian actress Jane Hall.
1966Alison Doody, Irish model and actress[†]
Alison Doody is an Irish actress and model. After making her feature film debut as Bond girl Jenny Flex in A View to a Kill (1985), she went on to play Elsa Schneider in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Other roles include Siobhan Donavan in A Prayer for the Dying (1987), Charlotte in Taffin (1988), Rebecca Flannery in Major League II (1994) and Catherine Buxton in RRR (2022). She also played Pam in Beaver Falls (2011–2012).
1966Peaches, Canadian musician and producer[†]
Merrill Nisker, better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electroclash musician and producer.
1966NASA launches Gemini 12.[†]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States's civil space program, aeronautics research and space research. Established in 1958, it succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the American space development effort a distinct civilian orientation, emphasizing peaceful applications in space science. It has since led most of America's space exploration programs, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the 1968–1972 Apollo program missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA supports the International Space Station (ISS) along with the Commercial Crew Program and oversees the development of the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System for the lunar Artemis program.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]