Other #1 songs on October 17, 1966
Across genres and charts

Open Up Your Heart by Buck Owens

#1 country song

Open Up Your Heart

Buck Owens

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep by The Temptations

#1 R&B song

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

The Temptations

Distant Drums by Jim Reeves

#1 song in the UK

Distant Drums

Jim Reeves

Notable October 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Rob Marshall

Film and Theatre Director and Producer

Born October 17, 1960

David Means

Short Story Writer and Novelist

Born October 17, 1961

Glenn Braggs

Baseball Player

Born October 17, 1962

Wood Harris

Actor

Born October 17, 1969

Jay Humphries

Basketball Player and Coach

Born October 17, 1962

Mike Judge

Actor, Animator, and Filmmaker

Born October 17, 1962

Rick Mercer

Comedian

Born October 17, 1969