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17 September 1966 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 September 1966 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Distant Drums” by Jim Reeves.
- Top Film of 1966
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 September 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 September 1966 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 17 September
- 1961 The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- 1965 The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India.
- 1974 Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
- 1976 The Space Shuttle Enterprise is unveiled by NASA.
- 1978 The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
Famous people born on 17 September
- Kyle Chandler, American actor (born 1965)
- Narendra Modi, Indian politician; Chief Minister of Gujarat and 14th Prime Minister of India (born 1950)
- Patrick Mahomes, American football player (born 1995)
- John Ritter, American actor and producer (1948–2003)
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Events of 1966 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1966 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 4 March – In an interview published in the Evening Standard, John Lennon of The Beatles comments, "We're more popular than Jesus now".
- 31 March – The Labour Party led by Harold Wilson win the general election with a landslide majority of 96 seats.
- 26 May – British Guiana achieves independence from the United Kingdom, becoming Guyana.
Life in 1966
Prime Minister
Harold Wilson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
14p
Loaf of Bread
9p
Average House
£3,840
Weekly Wage
£20.30
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Guy Ritchie10 September 1968FilmmakerView their day →Diana, Princess of Wales1 July 1961Member of the British royal familyView their day →Nigella Lawson6 January 1960Food writer & television cookView their day →Jason Statham26 July 1967ActorView their day →Catherine Zeta-Jones25 September 1969ActressView their day →Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer20 May 1964Peer & authorView their day →Kenneth Branagh10 December 1960Actor & filmmakerView their day →George Michael25 June 1963SingerView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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