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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 21, 1966, covering December 26, 1966.

1
The Monkees
The Monkees
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
12
2
Doctor Zhivago
Soundtrack
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
41
3
SRO
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Last week
12
Peak
3
Weeks
3
4
Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Last week
5
Peak
4
Weeks
7
5
The Sound Of Music
Soundtrack
Last week
3
Peak
1
Weeks
93

Notable Births

1966Jay Farrar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Jay Stuart Farrar is an American songwriter and musician based in St. Louis. A member of two critically acclaimed music groups, Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, he began his solo music career in 2001. Beyond his talent as a songwriter, he plays guitar, piano, harmonica, and is a vocalist.

1966Tim Legler, American basketball player and sportscaster^[†]

Timothy Eugene Legler is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently an ESPN basketball analyst and co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio.

Notable Deaths

1966Ina Boudier-Bakker, Dutch author (born 1875)^[†]

Klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker was a Dutch novelist. Her most famous work is De klop op de deur, written in 1930.

1966Herbert Otto Gille, German general (born 1897)^[†]

Herbert Otto Gille was a high-ranking German SS general, and divisional & corps commander of the Waffen-SS. He commanded the SS Division Wiking during World War II. Gille was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, making him the most highly decorated Waffen-SS member of the war. After the war, Gille opened a book store and became active in HIAG, a lobby group and a revisionist veteran's organisation founded by former high-ranking Waffen-SS personnel in West Germany in 1951.

1966Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (born 1905)^[†]

Guillermo Stábile was an Argentine professional football player and manager who played as a centre forward. At club level, Stábile won two national championships with Huracán and played in Italy and France. He was the top scorer of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the inaugural iteration of the tournament. As manager, he led Argentina to victory at six South American Championships and Racing Club to three league titles.

Historical Events

1966The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach.^[†]

Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West, East, as well as Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. Twenty-first-century estimates place the number of Americans who celebrate Kwanzaa between 500,000 and 2,000,000.

Historical Context for December 26, 1966

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

Headlines from December 26, 1966

Christmas

Beatniks Flock to Nepal Because 'It's Where the Scene Is, Man'; Beatniks Are Flocking to Nepal Because 'It's Where the Scene Is'

Mao Marks 73d Birthday, His Goals Still Eluding Him; His Efforts to Reform and Purge Communist Party Led to Chinese Crisis

Snowfall Makes Christmas an Old-Fashioned Day

7-INCN SNOW FALLS IN 24-HOUR STORM; ROADS HAZARDOUS; Emergency Rules in Effect --Barnes to Decide Today on Their Duration MANY PARTIES CANCELED But for the Children It's a Great Day for Sledding in Carless Central Park

The Monkees

Doctor Zhivago

SRO

Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme

The Sound Of Music

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Events

Historical Context for December 26, 1966