What happened on Saturday December 03, 1966?

About December 3rd, 1966, in brief:

  • Historical events: On December 3, 1966, anti-Portuguese demonstrations in Macau escalated into a violent riot, resulting in hundreds of injuries and eight fatalities. This incident represented a critical moment in Macau's colonial history, significantly undermining Portuguese administrative control and sovereignty over the territory.
  • Day of the week: December 3rd, 1966 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band
  • #1 UK song: Green Green Grass Of Home by Tom Jones
  • Popular movie: Fahrenheit 451 directed by Ramin Bahrani

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December 03, 1966: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 03, 1966:

  • Anti-Portuguese Riots in Macau On December 3, 1966, anti-Portuguese demonstrations in Macau escalated into a violent riot, resulting in hundreds of injuries and eight fatalities. This incident represented a critical moment in Macau's colonial history, significantly undermining Portuguese administrative control and sovereignty over the territory.
  • Kosygin's Press Conference on Soviet Jewish Emigration Soviet Prime Minister Alexei N. Kosygin held a notable press conference in Paris, addressing international media questions. When specifically questioned about Soviet Jews' potential emigration to Israel, Kosygin publicly committed to facilitating family reunification and allowing voluntary emigration, signaling a nuanced approach to a sensitive diplomatic issue.

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December 03, 1966: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was December 03, 1966?


December 03, 1966 was a Saturday and it was the 337th day of the year 1966 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 03, 1966 can also be written as 12/3/1966 in the US and as 3/12/1966 in UK and Europe.

December 03, 1966 in December 1966 calendar

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Who was born on December 03, 1966?


Famous people born on December 03, 1966:

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December 03, 1966: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 03, 1966 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week November 28th and December 4th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 03, 1966: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 03, 1966 was Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band, according to the music chart for the week November 28th and December 4th.

  1. - Winchester Cathedral youtube
  2. - Good Vibrations youtube
  3. - You Keep Me Hangin' On youtube
  4. - Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly youtube
  5. - Mellow Yellow youtube

December 03, 1966: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 03, 1966 was Green Green Grass Of Home by Tom Jones, according to the music chart for the week November 28th and December 4th.

  1. - Green Green Grass Of Home youtube
  2. - What Would I Be youtube
  3. - Morningtown Ride youtube
  4. - My Mind's Eye youtube

December 03, 1966: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 03, 1966 was You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes, according to the music chart for the week November 28th and December 4th.

  1. - You Keep Me Hangin' On youtube
  2. - Don't Answer The Door - Part 1
  3. - I'm Ready For Love
  4. - Don't Be A Drop-Out
  5. - Love Is A Hurtin' Thing
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December 03, 1966: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 3rd is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 03, 1966: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 03, 1966 is Horse and the associated element is Fire.

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December 03, 1966: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 03, 1966 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 03, 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 December 03, 1966 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 56% full, rising at 08:52 pm and setting at 12:28 pm.

The previous full moon was on Nov 28, 1966 while the next full moon would come on Dec 27, 1966.

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How old is someone born on December 03, 1966?


Someone born on December 03, 1966 is:

58 years 5 months old,

or 701 months and 11 days old,

or 3049 weeks and 4 days old,

or 21347 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 03, 1966?

There are 204 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday December 3rd 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 03, 1966?

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