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What happened on Saturday October 01, 1966?

About October 1st, 1966, in brief:

  • Historical events: West Coast Airlines Flight 956, a scheduled commercial flight, crashed on October 1, 1966, approximately 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon, resulting in the deaths of all 18 occupants. The probable cause was the aircraft descending below its clearance limit, but the exact cause of the descent was undetermined.
  • Day of the week: October 1st, 1966 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Cherish by The Association
  • #1 UK song: Distant Drums by Jim Reeves
  • Popular movie: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Mike Nichols

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October 01, 1966: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 01, 1966:

  • West Coast Airlines Flight 956 Crash West Coast Airlines Flight 956, a scheduled commercial flight, crashed on October 1, 1966, approximately 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon, resulting in the deaths of all 18 occupants. The probable cause was the aircraft descending below its clearance limit, but the exact cause of the descent was undetermined. source: en.wikipedia.org

Events in 1966

October 01, 1966: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was October 01, 1966?


October 01, 1966 was a Saturday and it was the 274th day of the year 1966 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 01, 1966 can also be written as 10/1/1966 in the US and as 1/10/1966 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on October 01, 1966?


Famous people born on October 01, 1966:

  • George Weah
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October 01, 1966: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on October 01, 1966:

  • Michael Coppola
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October 01, 1966: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on October 01, 1966 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week September 26th and October 2nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

October 01, 1966: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 01, 1966 was Cherish by The Association, according to the music chart for the week September 26th and October 2nd.

  1. - Cherish youtube
  2. - You Can't Hurry Love youtube
  3. - Beauty Is Only Skin Deep youtube
  4. - Black Is Black youtube
  5. - Bus Stop youtube

October 01, 1966: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on October 01, 1966 was Distant Drums by Jim Reeves, according to the music chart for the week September 26th and October 2nd.

  1. - Distant Drums youtube
  2. - Bend It! youtube
  3. - Reach Out I'll Be There youtube
  4. - I'm A Boy youtube
  5. - Winchester Cathedral youtube

October 01, 1966: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 01, 1966 was Beauty Is Only Skin Deep by The Temptations, according to the music chart for the week September 26th and October 2nd.

  1. - Beauty Is Only Skin Deep youtube
  2. - You Can't Hurry Love youtube
  3. - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
  4. - Land Of 1000 Dances
  5. - Reach Out I'll Be There youtube
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October 01, 1966: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 1st is Libra.

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Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio.

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October 01, 1966: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 01, 1966 is Horse and the associated element is Fire.

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October 01, 1966: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 01, 1966 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 01, 1966 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on October 01, 1966 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 92% full, rising at 07:40 pm and setting at 09:36 am.

The previous full moon was on Sep 29, 1966 while the next full moon would come on Oct 29, 1966.

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How old is someone born on October 01, 1966?


Someone born on October 01, 1966 is:

59 years 7 months old,

or 715 months and 23 days old,

or 3112 weeks and 1 day old,

or 21785 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 01, 1966?

There are 130 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday October 1st 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 01, 1966?

You belong to the Generation X if you were born on October 01, 1966.

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