Page 12: Historical Events In 1965

Aug 06   Beatles release "Help" album in UK.   

Aug 06   Federal Voting Rights Act guarantees black voting rights   

Aug 06   Nancy Carroll actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60   

Aug 08   Shirley Hardie Jackson, US author (Road Through the Wall), dies at 45   

Aug 09   Creighton Hale, silent film actor (Cat and Canary), dies at 83   

Aug 09   Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die   

Aug 09   Singapore gains independence from Malaysia   

Aug 09   Singapore independence   

Aug 10   Rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies   

Aug 11   Beatles movie "Help" opens in NYC.   

Aug 11   Bill Woodfull, cricketer (35 Tests for Australia), dies   

Aug 11   In this year, 6 day insurrection starts in Watts section of Los Angeles.   

Aug 12   Race riot in West Side of Chicago.   

Aug 14   Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show.   

Aug 14   Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies.   

Aug 15   US National Guard called out to deal with race riots in Los Angeles   

Aug 16   AFL awards its 1st expansion franchise (Miami Dolphins).   

Aug 16   Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer, dies at 64   

Aug 20   Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their inaugural #1 US hit)   

Aug 21   Gemini 5 launched into Earth orbit (2 astronauts).   

Aug 22   Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, actress (Revolt in Mental Home), dies   

Aug 23   John Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer, dies at 67.   

Aug 25   Moonlight Graham, American baseball player.   

Aug 27   Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley   

Aug 27   Edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68.   

Aug 29   Astronauts Cooper and Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5   

Aug 29   Gemini V, with astronauts Charles ("Pete") Conrad and Gordon Cooper aboard, splashes down after eight days of orbiting the Earth   

Aug 30   Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball   

Aug 30   Casey Stengel retires from baseball after a career spanning 40 years.   

Aug 30   Section of Allalin glacier wipes out construction site at Mattmark Dam near Saas-Fee, Switzerland.   

Aug 31   House of Reps joins Senate establish Dept of Housing and Urban Develop   

Sep 02   Johannes Bobrowski, writer, dies at 48.   

Sep 02   The Beatles receive a gold record for the 45-rpm release of Help! (For our younger readers, 45-rpm is the speed that a hit single record revolves on the turntable of a record player.)   

Sep 03   Otto Lederer, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 79   

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Jan 02   Diane lane: Nyc, actress (streets of fire, lady beware, lonesome dove)   

Jan 02   Greg swindell: Fort worth tx, pitcher (houston astros, cleve indians)   

Jan 02   Russ courtnall: Duncan, nhl right wing (vancouver canucks)   

Jan 03   Daniel stubbs: Nfl defensive end (phila eagles, miami dolphins)   

Jan 03   Mark dewey: Grand rapids mi, pitcher (sf giants)   

Jan 04   David glasper: Rocker (breathe-all i need)   

Jan 04   Guy forget: Morocco, tennis star   

Jan 04   Jergus baca: Liptovsky mikulas cze, ihl defenseman (team slovakia 98)   

Jan 01   Gertrude michael: Actress (caged, cleopatra),    

Jan 02   Staf gustaf frans nees: Composer,   

Jan 03   Betty harte: Entertainer,   

Jan 04   T s eliot: Poet (washed country),    

Jan 05   Neil craig: Actor (calling dr kildare),   

Jan 06   John larkin: Dir (circumstanial evidence),   

Jan 08   Aloys-henri-gerard fornerod: Composer,   

Jan 12   Lorraine hansberry: Us playwright,