Today in History for Year 1965 (Part 6)

Months in Year 1965: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 501 - 600 of 654

Oct 6th - William Goodhart's "Generation," premieres in NYC
Oct 7th - 50 mph gust carries 165 lb Robert Mitera's tee shot 447
Oct 7th - Charles Linster does 6,006 consecutive push-ups
Oct 7th - Robert Mitera aces 447-yd 10th hole at Miracle Hills, Omaha, Nebr to score world's longest straight hole-in-one
Oct 8th - Djakarta Moslems set fire to PKI-headquarter
Oct 8th - London's Post Office Tower opens, tallest building in England
Oct 8th - Once-Hertogenbosch soccer team FC de Bosch forms
Oct 8th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Oct 9th - 16th Ryder Cup: US wins 19½-12½ at Royal Birkdale, England
Oct 9th - Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks
Oct 10th - "Drat! - The Cat!" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 8 performances
Oct 10th - Supreme appear on Ed Sullivan Show
Oct 10th - "Vinland Map" is introduced by Yale University as being the 1st known map of America, drawn about 1440 by Norse explorer Lief Eriksson
Oct 14th - Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 80 km
Oct 14th - Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of World Series beating Twins 2-0
Oct 15th - Dodgers & Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins
Oct 15th - WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting
Oct 16th - "Drat! - The Cat!" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 8 perfs
Oct 17th - "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in NYC for 280 perfs
Oct 17th - WBMG TV channel 42 in Birmingham, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
Oct 20th - 19th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-2 at Montreal
Oct 20th - Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday"
Oct 20th - Mass arrests of communists in Indonesia
Oct 21st - KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting
Oct 21st - Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Robert B Woodward
Oct 21st - Vivian Beaumont Theater (NYC) opens
Oct 21st - Comet Ikeya-Seki approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 kilometers from the sun.
Oct 24th - Benjamin Britten's "Voices for Today," premieres
Oct 24th - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Golf Tournament
Oct 25th - Rolling Stones release "Get Off of My Cloud"
Oct 26th - Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace
Oct 26th - Sylvia Likens tortured by teen girl gang
Oct 27th - WCFT TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
Oct 28th - Gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri
Oct 28th - Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for crucifixion
Oct 29th - US performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians
Oct 30th - Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Las Cruces Golf Open
Oct 30th - Fireworks explosions kill 50 in Cartagena, Colombia
Nov 1st - 1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, SF
Nov 1st - Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing
Nov 1st - Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt)
Nov 3rd - Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young Award unanimously
Nov 4th - Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH) in Utah
Nov 7th - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
Nov 8th - "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV
Nov 8th - British Indian Ocean Territory formed
Nov 9th - 1st NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis
Nov 9th - 5:16 PM, massive power failure in New Engl, & Ontario (NY blackout)
Nov 9th - Hurricane hits north east US/Canada
Nov 9th - Willie Mays named NL MVP
Nov 9th - Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast Blackout of 1965.
Nov 10th - Manneke Piss statue stolen in Brussels
Nov 10th - Willie Mays wins NL MVP
Nov 11th - Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas
Nov 11th - Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by PM Ian D Smith
Nov 11th - William Alfred's "Hogan's Goat," premieres in NYC
Nov 12th - Ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines
Nov 12th - General strike in Morocco against disappearance of Ben Barka
Nov 12th - Mad Dog Vachon beats Crusher in Denver, to become NWA champ
Nov 12th - Venera 2 launched by Soviet Union toward Venus
Nov 13th - "Skyscraper" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 248 performances
Nov 13th - "Yarmouth Castle" burns & sinks off Bahamas, killing 89
Nov 13th - Director Kenneth Tynan says the word "Fuck" on BBC
Nov 14th - "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 313 performances
Nov 14th - George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th NYC, demolished
Nov 14th - KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
Nov 14th - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Alamo Golf Open
Nov 14th - US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam
Nov 15th - Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph)
Nov 16th - Venera 3 launched, 1st to land on another planet (crashes into Venus)
Nov 16th - Walt Disney launches Epcot Center: Prototype Community of Tomorrow
Nov 17th - General Meeting of UN refuses admittance of China PR
Nov 17th - William Eckert is unanimously elected commissioner of baseball
Nov 18th - Twins SS Zoilo Versalles is named AL MVP
Nov 19th - ABC radio begins weekly "Vietnam Update" report
Nov 19th - Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created
Nov 20th - "Pickwick" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 56 performances
Nov 20th - UN Security council calls for boycott of Rhodesia
Nov 20th - WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
Nov 21st - 1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel
Nov 21st - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Nov 22nd - "Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Wash Sq Theater NYC for 2329 perfs
Heavyweight Boxing Champ Muhammad Ali Nov 22nd - Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
Nov 23rd - 31st Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Garrett, Southern Cal (RB)
Nov 23rd - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Nov 24th - Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu, becomes pres of Zaire
Nov 25th - Congo milt coup under Gen Mobutu, Pres Kasavubu overthrown
Nov 26th - Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year
Nov 26th - France launches 1st satellite, 92 lb (42 kg) A1-capsule (Asterix)
Nov 27th - 15-25,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Wash DC
Nov 27th - 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space
Nov 27th - 53rd CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Winn Blue Bombers, 22-16
Nov 28th - Browns' Leroy Kelly sets club record for most punt return yds (109)
Nov 28th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
Nov 29th - "Anya" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 16 performances
Nov 29th - Dale Cummings does 14,118 consecutive sit-ups
Dec 1st - Airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began
Dec 1st - South Africa government says children of white fathers are white
Dec 3rd - Beatles begin final UK concert tour in Glasgow
Dec 3rd - USSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 501 - 600 of 1,047

Jun 23rd - John "Chip" McKibben II, Balboa Island California, rower (Olympics-1996)
Jun 23rd - Leith Wastle, Benalla VIC, Australasia golfer
Jun 23rd - Peter O'Malley, Bathurst NSW, Australasia golfer
Jun 23rd - Paul Arthurs, British guitarist (Oasis)
Jun 24th - Danielle Spencer, Bronx, actress (Dee Thomas-What's Happening)
Jun 24th - Patrick Jeffrey, Morristown NJ, diver (Olympics-5th-96)
Jun 24th - Shane Churla, Fernie, NHL right wing (LA Kings, NY Rangers)
Jun 24th - Uwe Krupp, Cologne Ger, NHL defenseman (Colo Avalanche, Germany 98)
Jun 24th - Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player
Jun 28th - Michele Timms, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury, Olympics-1988, 96)
Jun 29th - Barry D, [Iain Bakker], English pop musician (Jesus Jones)
Jun 29th - Paul Jarvis, cricketer (England pace bowler 1988-93)
Jun 29th - Tripp Eisen, American musician
Jun 30th - Mitch Richmond, Fort Lauderdale Fl, NBA guard (Sac Kings, Oly-g-88, 96)
Jun 30th - Steve Duchesne, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
Jun 30th - Gary Pallister, English footballer
Jul 1st - Luc Rochefort, Trois-Rivieres Que, golfer (1991 Low Amateur Quebec)
Jul 3rd - Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles)
Jul 3rd - Bobby Gage, Winsted CA, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Wichita Open-16th)
Jul 3rd - Dan Land, NFL cornerback/safety (Oakland Raiders)
Jul 3rd - Greg Vaughn, Sacramento CA, outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers, SD Padres)
Jul 3rd - Shinya Hashimoto, wrestler (NJPW)
Jul 3rd - Vinson Smith, NFL linebacker (Chic Bears)
Jul 4th - Eva Dahllof, Ornskoldsvik Sweden, golfer (1995 McCall's Classic-18th)
Jul 4th - Harvey Grant, NBA forward (Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, Wizards)
Jul 4th - John Frawley, Australia, tennis star
Jul 4th - Shelley Oates, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
Jul 4th - Suzanne Peta Strudwick, Knutsford England, golfer (1995 Brit Open-7th)
Jul 4th - Jo Whiley, English radio DJ
Jul 5th - Lucy Han, Hartford, Conn, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-7th-1994)
Jul 5th - Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli jazz pianist
Jul 6th - Glenn Scarpelli, Staten Is NY, actor (Alex-One Day At a Time, Fantasy)
Jul 6th - Tim Camargo, jockey
Jul 7th - Paula Devicq, Canadian actress
Jul 7th - Mo Collins, American actress
Jul 8th - Corey Parker, NYC, actor (How I Got into College, Roger-Eddie Dodd)
Jul 8th - Lee Tergesen, American actor
Jul 9th - Bob Hess Jr, horse trainer
Jul 9th - Frank Bello, American heavy metal musician (Anthrax)
Jul 9th - David O'Hara, Irish-Scottish actor
Jul 9th - Jason Rhoades, American installation artist (d. 2006)
Jul 10th - Buddy Groom, Dallas TX, pitcher (Oakland A's)
Jul 10th - Scott Michael McCarron, Sacramento CA, PGA golfer (1995 Las Vegas-3rd)
Jul 10th - Alec Mapa, Filipino-American actor and comedian
Jul 10th - Ken Mellons, American singer
Jul 10th - Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark
Jul 11th - Lisa Rinna, Newport Beach California, actress (Billie-Days of Our Life)
Jul 11th - Tony Cottee, English footballer
Jul 11th - Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
Jul 11th - Scott Shriner, American musician (Weezer)
Jul 12th - Eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower)
Jul 12th - Michael Stewart, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)
Jul 12th - Robin Wilson, rocker (Gin Blossoms)
Jul 12th - Russ Bertram, Indianapolis Ind, diver (Olympics-96)
Jul 12th - Sanjay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay Indian middle-order batsman)
Jul 14th - Reina Olea, female jockey
Jul 15th - Kirt Manwaring, Elmira NY, catcher (SF Giants)
Jul 15th - Scott Livingstone, Dallas TX, infielder (SD Padres, Det Tigers)
Jul 15th - David Miliband, British politician
Jul 16th - Charles Smith, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)
Jul 16th - Claude Lemieux, Buckingham Que, NHL forward (Team Canada, Colorado)
Jul 17th - Alex Winter, London England, actor (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)
Jul 17th - Ken Evraire, CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
Jul 17th - Craig Morgan, American singer
Jul 17th - Santiago Segura, Spanish film director and actor
Jul 18th - Robert Holland, CFL defensive back (BC Lions)
Jul 18th - Yugi Iga, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
Jul 19th - Kathleen Raine, equestrian dressage (Olympics-96)
Jul 19th - Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist
Jul 19th - Stuart Scott, American sportscaster
Jul 20th - Stone Gossard, musician with Pearl Jam
Jul 21st - Mike Bordick, Marquette MI, infielder (Oakland A's)
Jul 21st - Gudni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
Jul 21st - Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver (d. 1992)
Jul 22nd - Alondra Johnson, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
Jul 22nd - Doug Riesenberg, NFL tackle (NY Giants)
Jul 22nd - John Leguizamo, Columbia, actor (Mambo Mouth, Whispers in the Dark)
Jul 22nd - Patrick Laborteaux, LA California, actor (Albert-Little House on Prairie)
Jul 22nd - Shawn Michaels, [Mike Hickenbottom], San Antonio, wrestler (WWF/AWA)
Jul 22nd - Patrick Labyorteaux, American actor
Jul 23rd - Brett Faryniarz, NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers)
Jul 23rd - Slash, [Saul Hudson], London England, rock guitarist & songwriter (Guns N' Roses-Sweet Child o' Mine)
Jul 24th - Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96)
Jul 24th - Brian Blades, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
Jul 24th - Joe Oliver, Memphis TN, catcher (Cin Reds)
Jul 24th - Kadeem Hardison, New York, American actor (A Different World, The Sixth Man)
Jul 24th - Doug Liman, American film director
Jul 25th - Illeana Douglas, Mass, actress (Picture Perfect, To Die For, Hacks)
Jul 25th - Marty Brown, Owensboro Ky, country singer (Wildest Dreams)
Jul 25th - Tom Dvorak, Braunschwieg GER, Canada equestrian dressage (Olympics-96)
Jul 25th - Torey Lovullo, Santa Monica CA, infielder (Oakland A's)
Jul 26th - Jennifer Ashe, actress (As the World Turns)
Jul 26th - Jim Lindberg, American musician (Pennywise)
Jul 27th - José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer
Jul 28th - Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer
Jul 28th - Delfeayo Marsalis, American jazz musician
Jul 29th - Doug Burden, Rutland Vt, rower (Olympics-5th-88, 92, 96)
Jul 29th - Henry James, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Jul 29th - Karen Doell, Winkler Manitoba, softball 2nd baseman (Olympics-96)
Jul 29th - Luis Alicea, Santurce Puerto Rico, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)