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Colorado party victory and adoption of Pres system seen in unofficial 1st returns; Blanco party leaders conceding defeat; Colorado Pres candidate O Gestido leading
leave as 4-day holiday ends; illus
Moscow Pravda charges China damages war effort by refusing to cooperate on joint aid to N Vietnam
NYS Comr Allen suggests comm weigh state-local relationships in urban educ
Fetes Israeli Maj Gen Dayan, NYC; gives him medallion marking Sinai campaign 10th anniv; fete also marks Israel's 19th anniv
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 23, 1966, covering November 28, 1966.
The Monkees
Soundtrack
The Supremes
The Mamas & The Papas
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1966Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian-American actress[†]
Garcelle Beauvais is a Haitian-American actress and television personality. She is best known for her starring roles in the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show and the crime drama series NYPD Blue. She also appeared in the films Coming to America (1988) and its sequel, Coming 2 America (2021), White House Down (2013), and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).
1966Sam Seder, American actor and political commentator[†]
Samuel Lincoln Seder is an American actor, progressive political commentator, and media host. His works include the film Who's the Caboose? (1997) as well as the television shows Beat Cops (2001) and Pilot Season (2004). He also appeared in Next Stop Wonderland (1998) and made guest appearances on Spin City (1997), Sex and the City (2000), America Undercover (2005), and Maron (2015). Since 2010, he has hosted a daily political talk show, The Majority Report with Sam Seder. He also voices Harold Cranwinkle and Hugo, recurring characters on the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers.
1966Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.[†]
Michel Micombero was a Burundian military officer and politician who ruled the country as de facto military dictator for the decade between 1966 and 1976. He was the last Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Burundi from July to November 1966, and the first President of the country from November 1966 until his overthrow in 1976.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]