What Day of the Week

1965 Calendar

Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)

•  January 1, 1965 – The People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan.
•  February 2, 1965 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Snake in Chinese astrology.
•  February 18, 1965 – The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
•  May 1, 1965 – Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC, takes place.
•  May 12, 1965 – The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon.
•  August 6, 1965 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
•  September 8, 1965 – Pakistan Navy raids Indian coasts without any resistance in Operation Dwarka, Pakistan celebrates Victory Day annually.
•  October 17, 1965 – The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair closes after a two year run. More than 51 million people had attended the two-year event.
•  November 13, 1965 – The SS Yarmouth Castle burns and sinks 60 miles off Nassau with the loss of 90 lives.

•  January 2, 1965 – Greg Swindell, American baseball player
•  January 22, 1965 – Diane Lane, American actress
•  February 12, 1965 – Christine Elise, American actress
•  March 24, 1965 – Gurmit Singh, Singaporean actor
•  March 30, 1965 – Piers Morgan, British journalist and television personality
•  June 28, 1965 – Sonny Strait, American voice actor
•  July 11, 1965 – Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
•  July 30, 1965 – Tim Munton, England cricketer
•  August 4, 1965 – James Tupper, Canadian actor
•  December 7, 1965 – Jeffrey Wright, American actor