Historical Events In 1965

Jan 01   Gertrude Michael, actress (Caged, Cleopatra), dies at 53.   

Jan 01   International Cooperation Year begins.   

Jan 01   Palestinian al-Fatah organization forms   

Jan 02   Martin Luther King Jr begins a drive to register black voters   

Jan 02   Obverse design of all Canadian coins is changed to depict present-day.   

Jan 02   Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, composer, dies at 63.   

Jan 02   University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath signs with the New York Jets football team for a reported $400000.   

Jan 03   Betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82.   

Jan 04   Author T.S. Eliot dies in London at age 76   

Jan 04   Fender, a favorite guitar and musical instrument manufacturer of the surf rock crowd, is sold to CBS for $13 million.   

Jan 04   LBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address.   

Jan 04   Lyndon Johnson makes "Great Society" State of the Union Address   

Jan 04   T S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76   

Jan 05   Neil Craig, actor (Calling Dr Kildare), dies at 73.   

Jan 06   Canada part of new NATO anti-submarine destroyer squadron operating in the Atlantic   

Jan 06   Geoff Boycott takes 3-47 against S Africa, his best Test bowling   

Jan 06   John Larkin, dir (Circumstanial Evidence), dies of heart attack at 52   

Jan 07   France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold.   

Jan 08   Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74.   

Jan 08   NBC TV debuts the weekly rock 'n roll TV dance show Hullabaloo.   

Jan 08   Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History   

Jan 09   "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks.   

Jan 09   Near Hope BC a mountain avalanche results in the deaths of 4 drivers on highway near Hope.   

Jan 10   Bollingen prize for poetry awarded to Horace Gregory.   

Jan 12   "Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV.   

Jan 12   Lorraine Hansberry, US playwright, dies in NYC, dies at 34.   

Jan 14   Jeanette MacDonald, soprano (When I'm Calling You), dies at 63   

Jan 15   In this year, Rock group The Who releases inaugural album "I Can't Explain"   

Jan 15   Pierre Ngendandumwe, premier of Burundi, murdered   

Jan 16   "Outer Limits" last airs on ABC-TV   

Jan 16   Searchers' "Love Potion #9" peaks at #3   

Jan 16   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR   

Jan 18   H L de Vries appointed Dutch Governor of Suriname   

Jan 19   Frank Reicher, actor (King Kong, Nazi Agent, Son of Kong), dies at 89   

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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,