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November 16, 1966

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Headlines from November 16, 1966

JOHNSON ENTERS NAVAL HOSPITAL; SURGERY IS TODAY; President in Bethesda for Operation on Abdomen and Removal of Polyp Team of 7 Surgeons JOHNSON ENTERS NAVAL HOSPITAL Withholds Signature Messages Wish Him Well

By John W. Finney Special To the New York Times

Johnson enters Bethesda Naval Hosp for surgery; illus; delayed arrival so he could clear desk; examined earlier by drs, who find him in good shape for surgery; Moyers says he lost weight during stay at Tex ranch; Mrs Johnson accompanies Pres, stays overnight at hosp; daughters visit

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 16, 1966, covering November 16, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    36
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Supremes A' Go-Go by The Supremes

    The Supremes A' Go-Go

    The Supremes

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Mamas & The Papas by The Mamas & The Papas

    The Mamas & The Papas

    The Mamas & The Papas

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for And Then...Along Comes The Association by The Association

    And Then...Along Comes The Association

    The Association

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    14

Notable Births

Joey Cape

1966Joey Cape, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]

Randall Joseph Cape is an American singer and musician. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the California punk rock band Lagwagon.

Dave Kushner

1966Dave Kushner, American guitarist[†]

Dave Kushner is an American musician best known as the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver. Kushner has also been a member of Wasted Youth, Electric Love Hogs, Loaded, Danzig, Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro's solo band, Sugartooth, Zilch while he has also recorded with Infectious Grooves, Cyco Miko and more recently collaborated with Scars on Broadway guitarist Franky Perez releasing songs under the pseudonym of DKFXP, a combination of the initials of Perez and Kushner, as well as working with Indian singer and actress Shruti Haasan.

Christian Lorenz

1966Christian Lorenz, German keyboard player[†]

Christian "Flake" Lorenz is a German musician. He is best known as the keyboardist in Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the main composer of the band along with guitarist Richard Kruspe. He was also a member of the East German punk band Feeling B.

Dean McDermott

1966Dean McDermott, Canadian-American actor and producer[†]

Dean McDermott is a Canadian actor best known as a reality television personality with his former wife, actress Tori Spelling, and as the host of the cooking competition Chopped Canada. He played the role of Constable Renfield Turnbull on the TV series Due South.

Tahir Shah

1966Tahir Shah, English journalist, author, and explorer[†]

Tahir Shah is a British author, journalist and documentary maker of Afghan-Indian descent.

Historical Context for November 16, 1966

In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]