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1965 yes August 2019 1965 border:none;b 3/3/3 F-105Ds 34th TFS drop bombs on Vietnam.jpg Pakistani Army Position, 1965 War Footage 2.png Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr. - Voting Rights Act.jpg Malcolm X on stretcher.jpg Humanitarian G.I.'s. Firefight where G.I. pushes little kid under jeep for protection, Santo Domingo, May 5., 1965 - NARA - 541806 (cropped).jpg Churchill's funeral 1965.jpg Leonov suit.jpg 1966-07 1966年印尼攻击中国大使馆.jpg Abernathy Children on front line leading the SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCH for the RIGHT TO VOTE.JPG 350 From top to bottom, left to right: the Vietnam War escalates as the United States begins Operation Rolling Thunder and sends ground troops; the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 breaks out over Kashmir before a UN ceasefire; the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is signed, banning racial discrimination in voting; Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City; the Dominican Civil War prompts U.S. intervention; former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill dies at the age of ninety; cosmonaut Alexei Leonov makes the first spacewalk; the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 follow a failed coup, killing hundreds of thousands; and the Selma to Montgomery marches culminate in advancing federal voting protections. 1965 1965 2 Events January–February January 1965 February 1965 January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. January 20 Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term as President of the United States.45TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/45th-inaugural-ceremonies/ 2025-09-04 The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies en-US Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations.United Nations Indonesia https://www.un.org/en/about-us/member-states/indonesia 2025-09-14 United Nations en January 29 – Hakametsä, the first ice rink of Finland, is inaugurated in Tampere.https://yle.fi/a/3-7765473 Suomen ensimmäinen jäähalli täyttää 50 vuotta – "Hakamettä" on monelle kiekkoilijalle toinen koti Kirsi Matson-Mäkelä Yle 29 January 2015 29 January 2025 fi January 30 – The state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4421081.stm BBC News Holding history's largest funeral 2005-04-08 2010-03-29 February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience.The descent of Lysenko Cohen Barry M. Journal of Heredity 56 229–33 1965 5 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a107425Joravsky David The Lysenko Affair https://archive.org/details/lysenkoaffair0000jora registration Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 1970 Russian Research Center studies, 61 0-674-53985-0 February 12 – The African and Malagasy Common Organization (fr Organization Commune Africaine et Malgache; OCAM) is formed as successor to the Afro-Malagasy Union for Economic Cooperation (fr Union Africaine et Malgache de Cooperation Economique; UAMCE), formerly the African and Malagasy Union (fr Union Africaine et Malgache; UAM). thumb|180px|February 18: Flag of the newly independent Gambia February 15 – The maple leaf is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign flag.Heritage Canadian 2017-08-28 The history of the National Flag of Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/flag-canada-history.html 2025-09-28 www.canada.ca February 18 – The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom. February 20 Ranger 8 crashes into the Moon, after a successful mission of photographing possible landing sites for the Apollo program astronauts. Suat Hayri Ürgüplü forms the new (interim) government of Turkey (29th government). February 21 – Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. March–April March 1965 April 1965 March 2 – Vietnam War: Operation Rolling Thunder – The United States Air Force 2nd Air Division, United States Navy and South Vietnamese air force begin a 31 2-year aerial bombardment campaign against North Vietnam. March 7 Mass in the Catholic Church worldwide is said in local languages (rather than Latin) for the first time.Biggest Change Greets Catholics Tomorrow Tucson Daily Citizen 6 March 1965 10Piero Marini A Challenging Reform: Realizing the Vision of the Liturgical Renewal, 1963-1975 Liturgical Press 2007 97 "Bloody Sunday": Some 200 Alabama State Troopers attack 525 civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Alabama, as they attempt to march to the state capitol of Montgomery. March 8 – Vietnam War: Some 3,500 United States Marines arrive in Da Nang, South Vietnam, becoming the first American ground combat troops in Vietnam. March 9 – The "Turnaround Tuesday" march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, under the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr., stops at the site of "Bloody Sunday", to hold a prayer service and return to Selma, in obedience to a court restraining order. On the same day, White supremacists attack three white ministers, leaving Unitarian Universalist minister James J. Reeb in a coma. March 10 – An engagement is announced between Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven, who will become the first commoner and the first Dutchman to marry into the Dutch royal family. March 18 – Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov leaves his Voskhod 2 spacecraft for 12 minutes, becoming the first person to walk in space.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50017409 Alexei Leonov: First person to walk in space dies aged 85 BBC News 11 October 2019 11 October 2019 March 20 "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", sung by France Gall (music and lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg), wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 (staged in Naples) for Luxembourg.https://eurovision.tv/event/Naples-1965/final Official Eurovision Song Contest 1965 scoreboard Eurovision Song Contest The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins. March 23 Events of March 23, 1965: Large student demonstration in Morocco, joined by discontented masses, meets with violent police and military repression. Gemini 3: NASA launches the United States' first 2-person crew (Gus Grissom, John Young) into Earth orbit. The first issue of The Vigilant is published from Khartoum. March 25 – Martin Luther King Jr. and 25,000 civil rights activists successfully end the 4-day march from Selma, Alabama, to the capitol in Montgomery. March 28 – At least 400 are killed or missing after an earthquake triggered a series of dam failures in La Ligua, Chile.M 7.4 - Valparaiso, Chile https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem858940/impact earthquake.usgs.gov USGS 12 April 2021 March 30 – The second ODECA charter, signed by Central American states on December 12, 1962, becomes effective. April 3 – The world's first space nuclear power reactor, SNAP-10A, is launched by the United States from Vandenberg AFB, California. The reactor operates for 43 days and remains in low Earth orbit. April 5 – At the 37th Academy Awards, My Fair Lady wins 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Rex Harrison wins an Oscar for Best Actor. Mary Poppins takes home 5 Oscars. Julie Andrews wins an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the title role. Sherman Brothers receives 2 Oscars including Best Song, "Chim Chim Cher-ee". April 6 – The Intelsat I ("Early Bird") communications satellite is launched. It becomes operational May 2 and is placed in commercial service in June. April 9 – The West German parliament extends the statute of limitations on Nazi war crimes. April 12 – A historic and extremely destructive tornado outbreak struck the Midwest region of the United States, killing 266. April 18 – Consecration of Saint Clement of Ohrid Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral in Toronto, Canada. April 23 – The Pennine Way officially opens. April 24 The 1965 Yerevan demonstrations start in Yerevan, demanding recognition of the Armenian genocide. The bodies of Portuguese opposition politician Humberto Delgado and his secretary Arajaryr Moreira de Campos are found in a forest near Villanueva del Fresno, Spain (they were killed February 12). In the Dominican Republic, officers and civilians loyal to deposed President Juan Bosch mutiny against the right-wing junta running the country, setting up a provisional government. Forces loyal to the deposed military-imposed government stage a countercoup the next day, and civil war breaks out, although the new government retains its hold on power. April 26 – TV Globo is founded (officially aired) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. thumb|April 26: The first logo of TV Globo, designed by Aloísio Magalhães. April 28 U.S. troops occupy the Dominican Republic. Vietnam War: Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies announces that the country will substantially increase its number of troops in South Vietnam, supposedly at the request of the Saigon government (it is later revealed that Menzies had asked the leadership in Saigon to send the request at the behest of the Americans). April 29 – Australia announces that it is sending an infantry battalion to support the South Vietnam government.26 September 2025 Bien Hoa Province https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/vietnam-war-1962-1975/vietnam-war/bien-hoa-province DVA (Department of Veterans' Affairs) (2025) May–June May 1965 June 1965 May 1 Bob Askin replaces Jack Renshaw as Premier of New South Wales. The Battle of Dong-Yin occurs as a conflict between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. May 9 – Pianist Vladimir Horowitz returns to the stage after a 12-year absence, performing a legendary concert in Carnegie Hall in New York. May 12 –West Germany and Israel establish diplomatic relations. thumb|alt=Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston|Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston May 25 – Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in the first round of their championship rematch with the "Phantom Punch" at the Central Maine Civic Center in Lewiston. May 27 – Internazionale beats Benfica 1–0 at the San Siro, Milan and wins the 1964–65 European Cup in Association football. May 28 – A mining accident in Dhanbad, India, kills 268. May 31 – Scottish racing driver Jim Clark wins the Indianapolis 500, later this year winning the Formula One world driving championship. June 1 – A coal mine explosion in Fukuoka, Japan, kills 237. June 2 – Vietnam War: The first contingent of Australian combat troops arrives in South Vietnam. June 3 – Launch of Gemini 4, a 4-day mission during which Ed White performs the first space walk by an American astronaut. June 7 – Kakanj mine disaster: A mining accident in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, results in 128 deaths. June 10 – Vietnam War – Battle of Dong Xoai: About 1,500 Viet Cong mount a mortar attack on Đồng Xoài, overrunning its military headquarters and the adjoining militia compound. June 19 Houari Boumediene's Revolutionary Council ousts Ahmed Ben Bella, in a bloodless coup in Algeria. Air Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky, head of the South Vietnamese Air Force, was appointed prime minister at the head of the military junta, with General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becoming a figurehead president, ending two years of short-lived military juntas. Political Monks: The Militant Buddhist Movement during the Vietnam War Moyar, Mark Modern Asian Studies 38 4 2004 749–784 Cambridge University Press New York City Mark Moyar 10.1017/S0026749X04001295 145723264 Nguyen was prime minister at the head of the junta and the junta ceased to exist with the appointment of a figurehead president by the junta March 2022 June 20 – Police in Algiers break up demonstrations by people who have taken to the streets chanting slogans in support of deposed President Ahmed Ben Bella. June 22 – The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed in Tokyo. June 25 – A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-135 Stratolifter bound for Okinawa crashes just after takeoff at MCAS El Toro in Orange County, California, killing all 85 on board. July–August July 1965 August 1965 July – The Commonwealth secretariat is created. July 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 flies by Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to return images from the Red Planet. July 15 – Greek Prime minister Georgios Papandreou and his government are dismissed by King Constantine II. July 16 – The Mont Blanc Tunnel, a highway tunnel between France and Italy, is inaugurated by presidents Charles de Gaulle and Giuseppe Saragat. July 24 – Vietnam War: Four F-4C Phantoms escorting a bombing raid at Kang Chi are targeted by antiaircraft missiles, in the first such attack against American planes in the war. One is shot down and the other 3 sustain damage. July 26 – The Maldives obtains full independence from Great Britain.26 July 2015 Timeline – Story of Independence https://maldivesindependent.com/politics/timeline-story-of-independence-115638 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070805/https://maldivesindependent.com/politics/timeline-story-of-independence-115638 24 June 2016 26 July 2015 Maldives Independent July 27 – Edward Heath becomes Leader of the British Conservative Party. July 28 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000, and to more than double the number of men drafted per month - from 17,000 to 35,000. July 30 – War on Poverty: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid. August 6 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into law, outlawing literacy tests and other discriminatory voting practices that have been responsible for widespread disfranchisement of African Americans.Marsha Darling The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Race, Voting and Redistricting Routledge 2013 xxi August 7 – Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia, recommends the expulsion of Singapore from the Federation of Malaysia following a deterioration of PAP–UMNO relations, negotiating its separation with Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore. August 9 Proclamation of Singapore: Singapore is expelled from the Federation of Malaysia, which recognises it as a sovereign nation. Lee Kuan Yew announces Singapore's independence and assumes the position of Prime Minister of the new island nation – a position he holds until 1990. An explosion at an Arkansas missile plant kills 53. Indonesian president Sukarno collapses in public. August 11 – Racial rioting in the Los Angeles, California neighborhood of Watts breaks out after an African American motorist, Marquette Frye,Mars Shaun Michael January 21, 2007 Marquette Frye, 1944-1986 https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/frye-marquette-1944-1986/ October 2, 2024 BlackPast is stopped on suspicion of drunken driving. Six days of unrest are quelled by over 14,000 members of the California National Guard. There are 34 deaths and over $40 million in property damage. It is the largest and costliest urban rebellion of the Civil Rights movement.Watts Riots https://crdl.usg.edu/events/watts_riots October 2, 2024 Digital Library of Georgia University of Georgia, University Libraries August 15 – The Beatles performed at Shea Stadium in New York City, making the first stadium concert in the US. August 18 – Vietnam War: Operation Starlite – 5,500 United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in Quảng Ngãi Province, in the first major American ground battle of the war. The Marines were tipped off by a Viet Cong deserter who said that there was an attack planned against the U.S. base at Chu Lai. August 19 – At the conclusion of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials, 66 ex-SS personnel receive life sentences, 15 others shorter ones. August 21 – NASA launches Gemini 5 (Gordon Cooper, Pete Conrad) on the first 1-week space flight, as well as the first test of fuel cells for electrical power on such a mission. August 30 – An avalanche buries a dam construction site at Saas-Fee, Switzerland, killing 90 workers. August 31 – U.S. President Johnson signs a law penalizing the burning of draft cards with up to 5 years in prison and a $1,000 fine. September–October September 1965 October 1965 September 2 Pakistani troops enter the Indian sector of Kashmir, while Indian troops counter at Lahore. The People's Republic of China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border. Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlite, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula, 23 mi km south of the Chu Lai Marine base. September 8 – Indo-Pakistani war: India opens two additional fronts against Pakistan. The Pakistan Navy destroys the Indian port of Dwarka. Operation Dwarka (Pakistan celebrates Victory Day annually). September 9 U.N. Secretary General U Thant negotiates with Pakistan President Ayub Khan. U Thant recommends China for United Nations membership. September 14 – The fourth and final period of the Second Vatican Council opens. September 16 – In Iraq, Prime Minister Arif Abd ar-Razzaq's attempted coup fails. September 17 – King Constantine II of Greece forms a new government with Prime Minister Stephanos Stephanopoulos, in an attempt to end a 2-year-old political crisis. September 18 In Denmark, Palle Sørensen shoots 4 policemen in pursuit; he is apprehended the same day. Comet Ikeya–Seki is first sighted by Japanese astronomers. Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin invites the leaders of India and Pakistan to meet in the Soviet Union to negotiate. September 19 – Pakistani Forces achieve a decisive victory at the Battle of Chawinda, ultimately halting the Indian advance and successfully stabilizing the Sialkot Front; it is the world's largest tank battle since the Battle of Kursk in the Second World War between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. September 20 – Vietnam War: An USAF F-104 Starfighter piloted by Captain Philip Eldon Smith is shot down by a Chinese MiG-19 Farmer. The pilot is held until March 15, 1973. September 21 – Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations. September 22 – Radio Peking announces that Indian troops have dismantled their equipment on the Chinese side of the border. September 24 Fighting resumes between Indian and Pakistani troops. The British governor of Aden cancels the constitution and takes direct control of the protectorate, due to the bad security situation. September 27 – The largest tanker ship at this time, Tokyo Maru, is launched in Yokohama, Japan. September 28 Fidel Castro announces that any Cuban who wants to can emigrate to the United States. Taal Volcano in Luzon, Philippines, erupts, killing hundreds. September 30 The Indonesian army, led by General Suharto, crushes an alleged communist coup attempt (see Transition to the New Order and 30 September Movement). The classic family sci-fi show Thunderbirds debuts on ITV in the United Kingdom. October 3 – Fidel Castro announces that Che Guevara has resigned and left Cuba. October 4 Durban rail accident: At least 150 are killed when a commuter train derails at the outskirts of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Prime minister Ian Smith of Rhodesia and Arthur Bottomley of the Commonwealth of Nations begin negotiations in London. Pope Paul VI makes the first papal visit to the United States. He appears for a Mass in Yankee Stadium and makes a speech at the United Nations. The University of California, Irvine opens its doors. October 5 – Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with Malaysia because of their disagreement in the UN. October 6 – Ian Brady, a 27-year-old stock clerk from Hyde in Cheshire, is arrested for allegedly hacking to death (with a hatchet) 17-year-old apprentice electrician Edward Evans at a house on the Hattersley housing estate. He and his girlfriend Myra Hindley are subsequently identified as the perpetrators of the "Moors murders" of four young people aged from 10 to 16. October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by Super Typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed. October 8 Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966: The Indonesian army instigates the arrest and execution of communists which last until next March.Vickers Adrian A History of Modern Indonesia. 2013 Cambridge University Press New York 9781107624450 160–165 2nd The 7 Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent are adopted at the XX International Conference in Vienna, Austria. The International Olympic Committee admits East Germany as a member. October 10 – The first group of Cuban refugees travels to the U.S. October 12 Per Borten forms a government in Norway. The U.N. General Council recommends that the United Kingdom try everything to stop a rebellion in Rhodesia. October 13 – Congo President Joseph Kasavubu fires Prime Minister Moise Tshombe and forms a provisional government, with Évariste Kimba in a leading position. October 15 – Vietnam War: The Catholic Worker Movement stages an anti-war protest in Manhattan. One draft card burner is arrested, the first under the new law. October 17 – The New York World's Fair at Flushing Meadows, closes. Due to financial losses, some of the projected site park improvements fail to materialize. October 18 – The Indonesian government outlaws the Communist Party of Indonesia.Bartrop Paul A Biographical Encyclopedia of Contemporary Genocide: Portraits of Evil and Good ABC-CLIO 2012 978-0313386787 355 October 20 – Ludwig Erhard is re-elected Chancellor of West Germany (he had first been elected in 1963). October 21 Comet Ikeya–Seki approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 km mi -3 from the sun. The Organization of African Unity meets in Accra, Ghana. October 22 African countries demand that the United Kingdom use force to prevent Rhodesia from declaring unilateral independence. Colonel Christophe Soglo stages a second coup in Dahomey. October 25 – The Soviet Union declares its support of African countries in case Rhodesia unilaterally declares independence. October 27 Brazilian president Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco removes power from parliament, legal courts and opposition parties. Süleyman Demirel of AP forms the new government of Turkey (30th government). October 28 – Pope Paul VI promulgates Nostra aetate, a "Declaration on the Relation of the (Roman Catholic) Church with Non-Christian Religions" by the Second Vatican Council which includes a statement that Jews are not collectively responsible for the death of Jesus (Jewish deicide). October 29 – An 80-kiloton nuclear device is detonated at Amchitka Island, Alaska, as part of the Vela Uniform program, code-named Project Long Shot. October 30 Vietnam War: Near Da Nang, United States Marines repel an intense attack by Viet Cong forces, killing 56 guerrillas. A sketch of Marine positions is found on the dead body of a 13-year-old Vietnamese boy who sold drinks to the Marines the day before. English model Jean Shrimpton wears an above-the-knee white shift dress in Orlon to the Victoria Derby at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, causing a global sensation in women's fashion.Melbourne Cup memories: The legs that stopped a nation https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/01/sport/jean-shrimpton-melbourne-cup-fashion/ 2012-11-01 CNN McKenzie, Sheena 2025-08-22https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19651101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Horses lost to top model The Age Melbourne 1965-11-01 6 2025-08-22 Google newsLondon Gals in Thighland Fling Daily News New York 1965-10-30 5 November–December November 1965 December 1965 November 1 – A trolleybus plunges into the Nile at Cairo, Egypt, killing 74 passengers. November 3 – French President Charles de Gaulle announces (just short of his 75th birthday) that he will stand for re-election. November 5 – Martial law is announced in Rhodesia. The United Nations General Assembly accepts British intent to use force against Rhodesia if necessary by a vote of 82–9. November 6 – Freedom Flights begin: Cuba and the United States formally agree to start an airlift for Cubans who want to go to the United States (by 1971, 250,000 Cubans take advantage of this program). November 8 – Vietnam War – Operation Hump: The United States Army 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong. November 11 In Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe), the white-minority government of Ian Smith unilaterally declares de facto independence ('UDI'). United Airlines Flight 227 crashes short of the runway and catches fire at Salt Lake City International Airport, killing 43 out of 91 passengers and crew. November 12 – A UN Security Council resolution (voted 10–0) recommends that other countries not recognize independent Rhodesia. November 13 The Yarmouth Castle burns and sinks 60 mi km off Nassau, Bahamas, with the loss of 90 lives. British theatre critic Kenneth Tynan says "fuck" during a discussion on BBC satirical programme BBC-3 for what many believed was the first time on British television. The corporation later issues a public apology. November 14 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ia Drang: In the Ia Drang Valley of the Central Highlands in Vietnam, the first major engagement of the war between regular United States and North Vietnamese forces begins. November 15 – U.S. racer Craig Breedlove sets a new land speed record of 600.601 mi/h km/h on. November 16 – Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe from Baikonur, Kazakhstan toward Venus (on March 1, 1966, it becomes the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet). November 20 – The United Nations Security Council recommends that all states stop trading with Rhodesia. November 22 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is established as a specialized agency of the United Nations. November 23 – Soviet general Mikhail Kazakov assumes command of the Warsaw Pact. November 24 – Congolese lieutenant general Mobutu ousts Joseph Kasavubu and declares himself president. November 26 – At the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant A rocket with its first satellite, Astérix-1 on board, becoming the third country to enter outer space. November 27 Tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters picket the White House, then march on the Washington Monument. Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned major sweep operations to neutralize Viet Cong forces during the next year are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam will have to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000. November 28 – Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippines President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam. November 29 – The Canadian satellite Alouette 2 is launched. December 5 Charles de Gaulle is re-elected as French president with 10,828,421 votes. The "Glasnost Meeting" in Moscow becomes the first spontaneous political demonstration, and the first demonstration for civil rights in the Soviet Union. thumbnail|200px|right|December 8: End of the Second Vatican Council December 8 The Second Vatican Council closes. Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith warns that Rhodesia will resist a trade embargo by neighboring countries with force. The Race Relations Act becomes the first legislation to address racial discrimination in the UK. December 9 – A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first Peanuts television special, debuts on CBS in the United States. It becomes a Christmas tradition. December 15 The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) is formed. Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 perform the first controlled rendezvous in Earth orbit. December 17 – The Queensland Elections Act Amendment Bill 1965 passes. Indigenous voting provisions in this Act would be enacted on 1 February 1966, giving Aboriginal people the vote in Queensland, Australia."Indigenous Suffrage Timeline Queensland" (PDF). Parliament of Queensland. July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024. Note: The Queensland Elections Act Amendment Bill 1965 was passed on 17 December 1965. However, the Indigenous voting provisions were enacted on 1 February 1966. December 20 – The World Food Programme is made a permanent agency of the United Nations. December 21 The Soviet Union announces that it has shipped rockets to North Vietnam. In West Germany, Konrad Adenauer resigns as chairman of the Christian Democratic Party. The United Nations adopts the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. A new 1-hour German-American production of the ballet The Nutcracker, with an international cast that includes Edward Villella in the title role, makes its U.S. television debut. It is repeated annually by CBS over the next 3 years but after that is virtually forgotten until issued on DVD in 2009 by Warner Archive. December 22 – A military coup is launched in Dahomey. December 25 – The Yemeni Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation is founded in Ta'izz. thumbnail|200px|right|December 30: Ferdinand Marcos is the 10th President of the Philippines December 30 Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines. President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia announces that Zambia and the United Kingdom have agreed on a deadline before which the Rhodesian white government should be ousted. December 31 – Bokassa takes power in the Central African Republic. Date unknown Hainzl Industriesysteme GmbH company is founded in Austria.http://www.hainzl.at/company/geschichte.html?L=0 Geschichte 2012-07-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20120311220637/http://www.hainzl.at/company/geschichte.html?L=0 2012-03-11 dead ) Tokyo officially becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from New York City.http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm Largest Cities Through History About.com Geography February 27, 2006 August 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160818124242/http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm dead World population World population19651960197050px World3,334,874,0003,021,475,00010px 313,399,0003,692,492,00010px 357,618,00050px Africa313,744,000277,398,00010px 36,346,000357,283,00010px 43,539,00050px Asia1,899,424,0001,701,336,00010px 198,088,0002,143,118,00010px 243,694,00050px Europe634,026,000604,401,00010px 29,625,000655,855,00010px 21,829,00050px Latin America250,452,000218,300,00010px 32,152,000284,856,00010px 34,404,00050px Northern America219,570,000204,152,00010px 15,418,000231,937,00010px 12,367,00050px Oceania17,657,00015,888,00010px 1,769,00019,443,00010px 1,786,000 Births births January thumb|100px|Julia Ormond thumb|100px|Vinnie Jones thumb|100px|Joely Richardson thumb|100px|Diane Lane January 4 Julia Ormond, British actress((Editors of Chase's)) Chase's Calendar of Events 2019: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months https://books.google.com/books?id=JVJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73 30 September 2018 Rowman & Littlefield 978-1-64143-264-1 73 Yvan Attal, Israeli-born French actor and director January 5 Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actorVinnie Jones It's Been Emotional https://books.google.com/books?id=ke41DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA9 17 July 2014 Simon and Schuster 978-1-4711-2759-5 9 Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumperhttps://www.olympic.org/patrik-sjoberg Patrik Sjöberg IOC March 3, 2021 January 9 Haddaway, German singer Farah Khan, Indian choreographer, film director Joely Richardson, British actress January 10 – Butch Hartman, American animator and voice actor January 12 Nikolai Borschevsky, Russian ice hockey player Maybrit Illner, German television journalist and presenter Rob Zombie, American musician January 14 Shamil Basayev, Chechen terrorist (d. 2006) Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player January 15 Adam Jones, American musician, guitarist of metal band Tool James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actorStaff (15 January 2010). 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Anderson, British filmmaker, producer and screenwriter March 5 – Harry Bevers, Dutch politician March 8 – Caio Júnior, Brazilian football forward and manager (d. 2016) March 9 – Antonio Saca, 43rd President of El Salvador March 11 Catherine Fulop, Venezuelan actress, model, beauty pageant contestant, and television presenter Jesse Jackson Jr., African-American politician Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, British designer and television presenter March 14 – Aamir Khan, Indian film director, producer, film and scriptwriter and actor March 16 Utut Adianto, Indonesian chess grandmaster and politician Mark Carney, Canadian economist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Canadahttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/world/canada/mark-carney-liberal-election.html Banker Mark Carney Wins Race to Lead Liberal Party, and Canada The New York Times March 9, 2025 Stevis-Gridneff Matina March 23 – Marti Pellow, Scottish singer (Wet Wet Wet) March 24 – The Undertaker, American professional wrestler March 25 Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarian high jumper and president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress March 26 – Prakash Raj, Indian actor, producer and director March 29 – Voula Patoulidou, Greek athlete March 30 – Piers Morgan, British journalist and television personality April thumb|100px|Robert Downey Jr. thumb|100px|Martin Lawrence thumb|100px|Leni Robredo thumb|100px|Kevin James April 1 Brian Marshall, Canadian retired track and field athlete Bekir Bozdağ, Turkish theologian, lawyer, and politician April 3 – Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, lawyer and social activist (d. 2000) April 4 – Robert Downey Jr., American actor, producer, and singer April 6 Black Francis, American musician Rica Reinisch, German swimmer April 9 – Paulina Porizkova, Swedish-American model and actress April 10 Anna-Leena Härkönen, Finnish authorhttps://annaleenaharkonen.com/about-the-author.html About the Author annaleenaharkonen.com 10 April 2024 Jure Robič, Slovenian cyclist (d. 2010) April 11 – Eelco van Asperen, Dutch computer scientist April 12 – Kim Bodnia, Danish actor and director April 15 – Linda Perry, American musician April 16 – Martin Lawrence, American actor, comedian, and producer April 18 – Camille Coduri, English actress April 19 – Suge Knight, American record producer and convicted felon April 23 – Leni Robredo, 14th Vice President of the Philippines April 24 – Michel Leclerc, French director and screenwriter April 25 – Édouard Ferrand, French politician (d. 2018) April 26 – Kevin James, American comedian and actor April 27 – Edwin Poots, Irish politician April 30 – Adrian Pasdar, Iranian-American actor and voice artist May thumb|100px|Owen Hart thumb|100px|Trent Reznor thumb|100px|John C. Reilly thumb|100px|Yahya Jammeh thumb|100px|Brooke Shields May 2 – Myriam Hernández, Chilean singer May 3 Gary Mitchell, Irish playwright Rob Brydon, Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist and presenter May 7 Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1999)Sybex Hardcore Wrestling! (Ultimate Strategy Guide) John Wiley & Sons 1999 978-0782126914 1952 pp Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish football player May 9 – Steve Yzerman, Canadian hockey player May 10 – Linda Evangelista, Canadian supermodel May 11 – Monsour del Rosario, Filipino Olympic athlete and actor May 12 – Renée Simonsen, Danish model and writer May 13 – José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountain climber (d. 2006) May 14 – Eoin Colfer, Irish novelist May 16 Rodica Dunca, Romanian artistic gymnast Krist Novoselic, American musician and activist (Nirvana) May 17 – Trent Reznor, American rock musician (Nine Inch Nails) May 19 – Philippe Dhondt, French singer May 23 Melissa McBride, American actress (The Walking Dead) Dashan, Canadian comedian based in ChinaLumley Elizabeth https://books.google.com/books?id=gPsLAQAAMAAJ&q=dashan+may+23+1965&dq=dashan+may+23+1965&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHgLad17mVAxXnkyYFHT-VG7oQ6AF6BAgJEAM#dashan%20may%2023%201965 Canadian Who's Who 2008 2008-01-05 University of Toronto Press 978-0-8020-4071-8 en May 24 Carlos Franco, Paraguayan golfer John C. 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Ghez, American astronomer, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physicshttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2020/ghez/facts/ Andrea Ghez - Facts Nobel Prize March 2, 2022 June 17 Dana Eskelson, American actresshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0260632/ Dana Eskelson IMDb Dan Jansen, American speedskater Dara O'Kearney, Irish ultra runner and professional poker player June 21 Yang Liwei, Chinese major general, military pilot and China National Space Administration astronaut Gabriella Selmeczi, Hungarian jurist and politician June 22 – Anubhav Sinha, Indian film director June 23 – Paul Arthurs, English Musician (Oasis) June 24 – Son Hyun-joo, South Korean actor June 25 – Jean Castex, French politician June 26 – Jana Hybášková, Czech politician and diplomat June 28 – Belayneh Dinsamo, Ethiopian long-distance runner June 29 Véronique Laury, French businesswoman Dado Villa-Lobos, Brazilian musician Matthew Weiner, American television writer, director and producerhttps://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1731510/Matthew-Weiner Matthew Weiner: American writer and producer Adam Augustyn Britannica.com May 21, 2015 June 30 Philippe Duquesne, French actor Cho Jae-hyun, South Korean actor Mitch Richmond, American basketball player July thumb|100px|Connie Nielsen thumb|100px|Hailemariam Desalegn thumb|100px|Shawn Michaels thumb|100px|Slash thumb|100px|Jeremy Piven thumb|100px|J. 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Rowling July 1 Carl Fogarty, English motorcycle racer Mohammed Abdul Hussein, Iraqi former footballer Ramdas Ambatkar, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLC (d. 2025)Ex-MLC Ramdas Ambatkar Passes Away After Prolonged Illness in Chennai July 3 Shinya Hashimoto, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 2005) Connie Nielsen, Danish actress Tommy Flanagan, Scottish actor July 4 – Tracy Letts, American actor, playwright and screenwriter July 5 Kathryn Erbe, American actress Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli jazz pianist July 7 – Paula Devicq, Canadian actress July 10 Danny Boffin, Belgian footballer Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark July 11 – Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer July 12 – Mama Kandeh, Gambian politician July 13 – Akina Nakamori, Japanese singer and actress July 14 – Lou Savarese, American boxer July 15 – Dafna Rechter, Israeli actress and singer July 17 Santiago Segura, Spanish actor, screenwriter, producer and director Rosa Gumataotao Rios, 43rd Treasurer of the United States Alex Winter, British actor July 18 – Eva Ionesco, French actress, film director and screenwriter July 19 Dame Evelyn Glennie, Scottish virtuoso percussionist Hailemariam Desalegn, 15th Prime Minister of Ethiopia July 21 – Guðni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer July 22 – Shawn Michaels, American professional wrestler July 23 Grace Mugabe, First Lady of Zimbabwe Slash (Saul Hudson), English-born American rock guitarist July 26 Vladimir Cruz, Cuban actor Jeremy Piven, American actor July 27 José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer160374 Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian footballer (d. 2016)51338 July 28 – Daniela Mercury, Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, actress and television host July 31 – J. 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Rowling, English author August thumb|100px|Sir Sam Mendes thumb|100px|Viola Davis thumb|100px|Kyra Sedgwick August 1 – Sam Mendes, English film director August 2 Sandra Ng, Hong Kong actress Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach August 4 Terri Lyne Carrington, American jazz drummer Dennis Lehane, American crime writer Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish Prime Minister Turner Barry The statesman's yearbook : the politics, cultures and economies of the world Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke 2012 9781349595419 1176 August 5 – Monica Ward, Italian actress and voice actress August 6 – David Robinson, American basketball player August 10 – Claudia Christian, American actress, writer, singer, musician, and director August 11 – Viola Davis, African-American actress August 15 – Vincent Kok, Hong Kong director and actor August 19 Kevin Dillon, American actor Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress Kyra Sedgwick, American actress James Tomkins, Australian rower August 22 – David Reimer, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (d. 2004)https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/david-reimer-and-john-money-gender-reassignment-controversy-johnjoan-case David Reimer and John Money Gender Reassignment Controversy: The John/Joan Case - The Embryo Project Encyclopedia embryo.asu.edu August 24 – Reggie Miller, American basketball player and commentator August 25 – Mia Zapata, American singer (d. 1993) August 26 – Azela Robinson, Mexican actress August 28 Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game designer and Pokémon creatorhttp://stars.ign.com/objects/917/917976_biography.html https://web.archive.org/web/20161105234523/http://www.ign.com/stars/satoshi-tajiri 5 November 2016 Satoshi Tajiri Biography 2010 IGN. News Corporation dead 27 January 2010 Amanda Tapping, Canadian actress Shania Twain, Canadian country singer and songwriter August 31 – Daniel Bernhardt, Swiss actor and martial artist September thumb|100px|Charlie Sheen thumb|100px|Bashar al-Assad thumb|100px|Dmitry Medvedev thumb|100px|Kyle Chandler thumb|100px|Tim Scott thumb|100px|Petro Poroshenko September 1 – Craig McLachlan, Australian actor and singer September 2 – Lennox Lewis, British boxer September 3 Costas Mandylor, Greek-Australian actor Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer September 5 – Derby Makinka, Zambian footballer (d. 1993) September 7 – Jörg Pilawa, German television presenter September 8 – Darlene Zschech, Australian singer and worship leader September 10 – Marco Pastors, Dutch politician September 11 Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria Moby, American musician September 12 Einstein Kristiansen, Norwegian cartoonist, designer, and television host September 14 – Dmitry Medvedev, former President of Russia September 15 – Fernanda Torres, Brazilian actress September 16 – Katy Kurtzman, American actress, director and producer September 17 – Yuji Naka, Japanese video game programmer September 19 Goldie, English record producer and DJ Iliya Lazarov, Bulgarian politician Tim Scott, African-American politician and businessman Tshering Tobgay, former Prime Minister of Bhutan September 21 Cheryl Hines, American actress Johanna Vuoksenmaa, Finnish film director David Wenham, Australian actor Pramila Jayapal, American politician September 23 – Mark Woodforde, Australian tennis player September 25 – Scottie Pippen, American basketball player September 26 Radisav Ćurčić, Serbian-Israeli basketball playerhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/curcira01.html Radisav Ćurčić Stats Basketball-Reference.com Alexei Mordashov, Russian businessman Petro Poroshenko, former President of Ukraine September 27 – Steve Kerr, American basketball player October thumb|100px|Lennie James thumb|100px|Steve Coogan October 1 – Andreas Keller, German field hockey player October 2 Gerardo Reyero, Mexican voice actor Ferhan and Ferzan Önder, Turkish-Austrian pianistshttps://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb16942020g Önder, Ferhan Catalogue.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France 30 January 2015 7 May 2024 frhttps://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb16942021t Önder, Ferzan Catalogue.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France 30 January 2015 7 May 2024 fr October 3 Adriana Calcanhotto, Brazilian singer and composer Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis playerhttp://www.old.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=109931 Jan-Ove Waldner at old.ittf.com March 9, 2022 January 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170111090146/http://www.old.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=109931 dead October 5 Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player October 6 – Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip and U.S. Representative of Louisiana's 1st districthttps://books.google.com/books?id=W4Som-OxRt4C&pg=PA117 Official Congressional Directory 114th Congress, 2015-2016, Convened January 2015 Congress (U S. ) Joint Committee on Printing March 30, 2016 United States Government Publishing Office 9780160929977 Google Books October 8 Matt Biondi, American swimmer C. 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Ramone, American musician October 9 – Dionicio Cerón, Mexican long-distance runner October 10 – Chris Penn, American actor (d. 2006) October 11 Julianne McNamara, American artistic gymnast Lennie James, English actor, screenwriter, and playwrighthttp://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lennie-james/282638 https://web.archive.org/web/20080515192059/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lennie-james/282638 dead May 15, 2008 TVGuide.com Lennie James 19 June 2014 October 13 – Kalpana, Indian film actress (d. 2016) October 14 Steve Coogan, British comedian and actor Jüri Jaanson, Estonian rower and politician October 16 – Kang Kyung-ok, South Korean artist October 17 – Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer October 18 – Zakir Naik, Indian doctor and Islamic activist October 19 – Tracy Griffith, American actress, sushi chef, and painter October 20 Amos Mansdorf, Israeli tennis playerhttps://www.atptour.com/en/players/amos-mansdorf/m012/overview Amos Mansdorf Overview ATP Tour Tennis ATP Tour Stefano Pioli, Italian football player and managerS. 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October 26 Aaron Kwok, Hong Kong singer and actor Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress Kenneth Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer October 29 – Christy Clark, Canadian politician October 30 – Zaza Urushadze, Georgian film director, producer and screenwriter (d. 2019) November thumb|100px|Shah Rukh Khan thumb|100px|Björk thumb|100px|Mads Mikkelsen thumb|100px|Ben Stiller November 2 Paweł Adamowicz, Polish politician and lawyer (d. 2019) Shah Rukh Khan, Indian actor, film/television producer and television presenter November 4 – Wayne Static, American singer and musician (Static-X) (d. 2014) November 7 – Sigrun Wodars, German athlete November 8 – Patricia Poleo, Venezuelan journalistBiografía de Patricia Poleo https://www.cuandonacio.com/patricia-poleo/ 6 November 2017 Cuandonacio https://web.archive.org/web/20180723182335/https://www.cuandonacio.com/patricia-poleo/ 23 July 2018 November 9 – Sir Bryn Terfel, Welsh baritone November 10 – Eddie Irvine, Northern Irish racing driver November 17 – Pam Bondi, American attorney and politician, 87th U.S. Attorney Generalhttps://www.cnn.com/politics/pam-bondi-fast-facts/index.html Pam Bondi Fast Facts | CNN Politics CNN February 13, 2025 November 19 Paulo Barreto, Brazilian cryptographer Laurent Blanc, French football player and manager November 20 – Yoshiki, Japanese rock composer, pianist, and drummer November 21 Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (d. 1993) Alexander Siddig, Sudanese-British actor November 22 – Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor November 23 – Radion Gataullin, Uzbek-Russian pole-vaulter November 24 – Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress November 25 – Ana Paula Padrão, Brazilian journalist, chief editor, entrepreneur, writer and television presenter November 26 – Scott Adsit, American actor November 29 Lauren Child, American author Raffaella Reggi, Italian tennis playerRaffaella Reggi https://www.wtatennis.com/players/180021/name Women's Tennis Association November 30 Ben Stiller, American actor, comedian and filmmaker Tashi Tenzing, Indian mountaineer December thumb|100px|Salman Khan thumb|100px|Andrew Stanton thumb|100px|Jeffrey Wright thumb|100px|Andy Dick December 3 Steve Harris, American actor Katarina Witt, German figure skater Andrew Stanton, American animator, storyboard artist, film director, and screenwriter December 5 – Johnny Rzeznik, American rock singer and guitarist December 7 Teruyuki Kagawa, Japanese actor Jeffrey Wright, African-American actor December 8 – David Harewood, English actor December 10 – Stephanie Morgenstern, Canadian actress December 15 – Luis Fabián Artime, Argentine footballer December 16 – J. B. Smoove, African-American actor and comedian December 18 – John Moshoeu, South African footballer (d. 2015)6163 December 19 – Jessica Steen, Canadian actress December 21 Andy Dick, American actor and comedian Anke Engelke, German comedian, actress and voice-over actress December 23 – Andreas Kappes, German cyclist (d. 2018) December 27 – Salman Khan, Indian actor, television presenter December 30 Valentina Legkostupova, Soviet and Russian pop singer, teacher and producer (d. 2020) Robert Rep, Dutch politician December 31 Nicholas Sparks, American author Chase's calendar of events 2022 : the ultimate go-to guide for special days, weeks and months Rowman & Littlefield Lanham, Maryland 2021 9781641435048 618 Gong Li, Chinese actress Deaths January thumb|120px|T. S. Eliot thumb|120px|Winston Churchill January 4 – T. S. Eliot, American-British poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)Grantq Michael T.S. 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The Life and Times of Laurel and Hardy. 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