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3 March 1966 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 March 1966 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” by Nancy Sinatra.
- Top Film of 1966
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 March 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 March 1966 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 3 March
- 1944 The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov are instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards.
- 1958 Nuri al-Said becomes Prime Minister of Iraq for the eighth time.
- 1969 Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
- 1980 The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
- 1986 The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom.
Famous people born on 3 March
- Jessica Biel, American actress, singer, and producer (born 1982)
- Julie Bowen, American actress (born 1970)
- Katherine Waterston, English-American actress (born 1980)
- Brian Cox, English keyboard player and physicist (born 1968)
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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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