Historical Events
Event of Interest
Canadian-American rock band "Buffalo Springfield" forms (Stephen Stills, Neil Young, et al)
Neil Young
- James Goldman's "Lion in Winter" premieres in NYC
Event of Interest
Kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinea
Kwame Nkrumah
- Twister hits Jackson Mississippi; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die
- WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, VA (IND) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Claus Boekweg, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, FC Zwolle)
- Dmitri Volkov, Russian swimmer (world record)
- Ellen Minzner, Lawrence Mass, rower (Olympics 1996)
- Fernando Colunga, Mexican actor and director (Pasión, Ladrón que roba a ladrón), born in Mexico City, Mexico
- Timo Tolkki, Finnish musician (Stratovarius)
- Tone-Loc [Anthony Terrell Smith], rocker (Let's Do It), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
- Alice Pearce, American comedienne and actress (On the Town, Bewitched), dies from ovarian cancer at 48
- William Frawley, American actor (I Love Lucy, My 3 Sons), dies of a heart attack at 89
1966 Highlights
About March 3, 1966
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 55 years, 4 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Pisces
