Born in 1966 (Shōwa 41 / 昭和41年)
Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Horse — 午 (うま)
Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 丙午
Events & Milestones This Year
- Coming of Age
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※ Yakudoshi uses 'counting age' (kazoedoshi): current year − birth year + 1
1966 Events
Politics & Economy
- The Beatles visit Japan - June 29-July 3, concerts at Budokan. Became social phenomenon
- Black Mist scandal - Match-fixing allegations shook professional baseball
- National Foundation Day established - Designated as national holiday. Began February 11 next year
Society & Lifestyle
- Year of the Fire Horse (Hinoe-Uma) - Birth rate dropped due to superstition. Only about 1.36 million born
- All Nippon Airways plane crashes off Haneda - February 4, major disaster with 133 deaths
- Holiday Law amended - Respect for the Aged Day and Sports Day newly established
- 3C (Car, Cooler, Color TV) era - Popular as new Three Sacred Treasures
- Pollution problems worsen - Minamata disease, Itai-itai disease became social issues
Sports & Entertainment
- Giants achieve V7 - First ever 7 consecutive championships
- Kashiwado and Taiho reign as yokozuna in sumo - Peak of Kashiwado-Taiho Era (柏鵬時代)
- Ultraman broadcast begins - Dawn of tokusatsu hero boom
- “A Rose Has Bloomed” huge hit - Mike Maki’s folk song
- “What a Bother” hit - Yamamoto Linda’s debut song
School Enrollment & Graduation Chart
※ Adjust for gap years, repeating grades, or leave of absence
※ Those born Jan 1 - Apr 1 (early-born) enter school one year earlier