The 4th of March, 1966, fell on a Friday. Day 63 of 1966. Decade: 1960s.
On This Date
Events that occurred on the 4th of March, 1966:
64 people are killed when Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 crashes at Tokyo International Airport in Japan.
John Lennon of The Beatles causes a stir when he states that they are "more popular than Jesus now".
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 4th of March, 1966:
United States: These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra
United Kingdom: These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 4th of March, 1966.
The Inheritor.
"The Inheritor" was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1966. The term represents the "Baby boomer" demographic cohort, which was born after World War II.
1966 in movies.
Movies released in 1966 included The Bible: In the Beginning, Hawaii, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Sand Pebbles, A Man for All Seasons, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", Batman, "Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.", "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming", Grand Prix, Dracula: Prince of Darkness and Blowup.
1966 in music.
The Billboard Charts in 1966 were dominated by SSgt Barry Sadler, The Beatles, The Supremes, The New Vaudeville Band, Simon & Garfunkel and The Monkees.
Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 4th of March:
19th of March, 1966: Racial segregation in sports in the USA starts to become a thing of the past when The Texas Western Miners defeat an all-white Kentucky Wildcats team with five African-American starters.
4th of March, 2001: The Real IRA detonate a car bomb outside of the BBC's main news centre in London.
4th of March, 2019: The Prodigy vocalist Keith Flint commits suicide at the age of 49.
4th of March, 2019: Beverly Hills, 90210 actor Luke Perry dies less than a week after suffering a massive stroke.
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 4th of March, 1966.
19,643 days have passed since this date.
1,697,155,200 seconds have passed since the 4th of March, 1966.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,980,014,400 times.
Since the 4th of March, 1966, earth has travelled approximately 875,732,083,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 282,859,200 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 145,955,347 steps. That's about 64,869 miles!
Since this date, 20,365,862 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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