Page 14: Historical Events In 1965

Oct 04   USSR launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon   

Oct 05   Adding to his many credits, accolades and honors, Henry Mancini received a gold record for the soundtrack LP from the movie, The Pink Panther.   

Oct 05   Chuck Linster performs 6006 consecutive push-ups   

Oct 05   Dick McInnes stays aloft almost 12 hours in a kite   

Oct 05   Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer, dies at 79   

Oct 06   Georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish sculptor/painter, dies at 78.   

Oct 09   Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks.   

Oct 10   Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer, dies at 63   

Oct 13   Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948), dies at 66.   

Oct 14   Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 80 km   

Oct 15   Carl Hoff, orch leader (Music Hall), dies at 60   

Oct 15   U.S. Naval Support Activity Danang Vietnam, established   

Oct 17   "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in NYC for 280 perfs   

Oct 17   Barton King, cricketer (America's greatest cricket all-rounder), dies.   

Oct 18   Frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73.   

Oct 21   Bill Black, rocker, dies at 39.   

Oct 21   KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting   

Oct 22   Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian leader (PKI 1951-65), murdered at 42   

Oct 25   Rolling Stones release "Get Off of My Cloud"   

Oct 26   Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace.   

Oct 26   Sylvia Likens tortured by teen girl gang   

Oct 27   French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21.   

Oct 28   Ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped and murdered in Paris   

Oct 28   Gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri   

Oct 28   Pope Paul VI decrees that Jews are absolved of blame for the crucifixion of Christ   

Oct 29   Mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris.   

Oct 30   Fireworks explosions kill 50 in Cartagena, Colombia.   

Oct 30   The Canadian National-Canadian Pacific passenger pool train arrangement is terminated.   

Oct 31   Canadian National introduces "Rapido" passenger service between Montreal and Toronto. This was extended to Quebec in the following year   

Oct 31   Rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at 53   

Nov 04   Krsto Odak, composer, dies at 77   

Nov 04   Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH).   

Nov 06   Clarence Williams, composer, dies at 67.   

Nov 07   Friedrich Wildgans, composer, dies at 52.   

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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,