At A Glance

8 April 1966 at a glance

Day of the week
8 April 1966 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “The Ballad of the Green Berets” by SSgt. Barry Sadler.
Top Film of 1966
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
Bestselling Novel of 1966
“Valley of the Dolls” by Jacqueline Susann was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1966.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Bonanza” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1966–67 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 8 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 April 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 April 1966 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 8 April

  • 1959 A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
  • 1959 The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
  • 1960 The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
  • 1968 BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.
  • 1974 Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Famous people born on April 8

  • Patricia Arquette, American actress and director (born 1968)
  • Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (1974–2013)
  • Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer (born 1966)
  • Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter (born 1963)

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Events of 1966 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1966 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 11 – The first SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft goes into service at Beale AFB.
  • January 16 – The Chicago Bulls are granted entry to the National Basketball Association.
  • April 30 – The Church of Satan is formed by Anton Szandor LaVey in San Francisco.
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Life in the US in 1966

President

Lyndon B. Johnson

Gas (per gallon)

$0.32

Loaf of Bread

$0.22

Average House

$15,200

Weekly Wage

$111

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