The 19th of March, 1966, fell on a Saturday. Day 78 of 1966. Decade: 1960s.
53 years, 11 months and 2 days have passed since the 19th of March, 1966.
On This Date
Events that occurred on the 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.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 19th of March, 1966:
United States: The Ballad Of The Green Berets - Sgt. Barry Sadler
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 19th 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.
The Beatles - "Michelle"
"Michelle" by The Beatles would go on to win a Grammy for 1966's Song of the Year.
A Man for All Seasons
"A Man for All Seasons" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1966.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
This date fell on a weekend.
53 years, 11 months and 2 days have passed since the 19th of March, 1966.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 11 of 1966.
Leap Year: 1966 was NOT a leap year.
Age: Anyone born on the 19th of March, 1966, will be 53 years of age.
People born in 1966 belong to the "Generation X" generation.
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 19th of March, 1966.
19,697 days have passed since this date.
1,701,820,800 seconds have passed since the 19th of March, 1966.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,985,457,600 times.
Since the 19th of March, 1966, earth has travelled approximately 878,139,532,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 283,636,800 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 146,356,589 steps. That's about 65,047 miles!
Since this date, 20,421,850 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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