Historical Events
- Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing at Tokyo, 64 die
Music History
John Lennon says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"
- North Sea Gas 1st pumped ashore by BP
Famous Birthdays
- Dav Pilkey, American author (Captain Underpants, Dogman), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Grand Puba [Maxwell Dixon], American rapper (Grand Nubian), born in New Rochelle, New York
- Kevin Johnson, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns) and politician, born in Sacramento, California
- Patrick Hannan, English pop drummer (Sundays - "Can't Be Sure"), born in the UK
- Steve Bastoni, Italian-Australian actor (Neighbours), born in Rome, Italy
- Wash West [Wash Westmoreland], English film director (Still Alice, The Last of Robin Hood), born in Leeds, England
Famous Deaths
- Jānis Mediņš, Latvian composer, dies at 75
About March 4, 1966
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 57 years, 6 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: The Ballad Of The Green Berets - SSgt Barry Sadler
#1 Song: These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra
