Page 5: Historical Events In 1965

Mar 08   Esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72   

Mar 08   US combat forces arrive in South Vietnam (3500 Marines).   

Mar 09   Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer, dies at 65.   

Mar 10   Dutch Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven, get engaged   

Mar 11   Indonesia President Sukarno accepts qualifications of Suharto.   

Mar 11   James Reeb, US vicar/civil rights activist, murdered   

Mar 11   Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Eleanor Parker starred in the film adaptation of the popular Broadway hit, "The Sound of Music".   

Mar 13   Beatles' "Eight Days a Week", single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks.   

Mar 13   George Calinescu, Romanian author (Lauda Lucrorilor), dies at 65.   

Mar 13   In this year, Jeff Beck adopts in place of Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds   

Mar 14   Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with West Germany.   

Mar 15   LBJ asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote.   

Mar 16   In this year, University of Waterloo starts bilingual course in Honours French and Political Science; for students preparing to enter federal Civil Service   

Mar 17   Almos Alonzo Stagg, football coach (U of Chic), dies in Calif at 102.   

Mar 17   Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help).   

Mar 17   The X-22A VTOL research aircraft made its inaugural flight at Buffalo, N.Y   

Mar 18   Egypt's exiled King Farouk dies in Rome   

Mar 18   Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies at 45.   

Mar 18   Soviet astronaut Alexei Leonov is inaugural man to walk in space.   

Mar 18   USSR launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes inaugural spacewalk (20 minutes)   

Mar 19   Chivu Stoica is recorded as becoming President of the Council of Romanian People's Republic and Nicolae Ceausescu appointed inaugural Secretary of Romanian communist party   

Mar 19   Indonesia nationalizes all foreign oil companies.   

Mar 19   Rembrandt's "Titus" sells for then record ƒ7770000   

Mar 20   Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi.   

Mar 21   Martin Luther King Jr begins march from Selma to Montgomery AL.   

Mar 21   US Ranger 9 launched; takes 5814 pictures before lunar impact.   

Mar 22   In this year, D Senanayake claims general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)   

Mar 22   US confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong   

Mar 23   LCDR John W. Young, USN, Pilot of Gemini 3 completed 3 orbits in 4 hours., 53 minutes at an altitude of 224 km. Recovery was by helicopters from USS Intrepid (CVS-11).   

Mar 23   Mae Murray, actress (Bachelor Apartment), dies of heart ailment at 75.   

Mar 23   Moroccan army shoots on demonstrators, about 100 killed.   

Mar 24   US Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) NE of crater Alphonsus   

Mar 24   US Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of crater Alphonsus   

Mar 25   Actor Sarah Jessica Parker born this day   

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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,