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What Happened In August 1965 In History

Historical Events for August, 1965

  • 4th » The Politics of the Cook Islands Constitution e.g Constitution of Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
  • 5th » The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
  • 6th » President of the United States e.g US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into Law of the United States named law.
  • 9th » Singapore is History of the Republic of Singapore Independence of Singapore named expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
  • 9th » A fire at a LGM-25C Titan II or Titan missile base near Searcy, Arkansas kills 53 construction workers.
  • 11th » Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts, Los Angeles named Watts area of Los Angeles called Los Angeles, California.
  • 18th » Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins United States Marine Corps known as United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
  • 19th » Prime Minister of Japan or Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.
  • 29th » The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic ocean.
  • 31st » The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy aircraft makes its first flight.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1965

  • 1st » Sam Mendes, English director and producer
  • 1st » Brandt Jobe, American golfer
  • 2nd » Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia
  • 2nd » Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach
  • 4th » Adam Afriyie, English politician
  • 4th » Terri Lyne Carrington, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
  • 4th » Crystal Chappell, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 4th » Dennis Lehane, American author, screenwriter, and producer
  • 4th » Wayne Pacelle, American humanitarian and author
  • 4th » Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Sweden
  • 4th » Michael Skibbe, German footballer and manager
  • 4th » James Tupper, Canadian actor
  • 5th » Jeff Coffin, American saxophonist and composer (Dave Matthews Band and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones)
  • 5th » Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese keyboard player and composer
  • 5th » Scott William Winters, American actor
  • 6th » Yuki Kajiura, Japanese pianist and composer (See-Saw)
  • 6th » Juliane Köhler, German actress
  • 6th » David Robinson (basketball) or David Robinson, American basketball player and lieutenant
  • 6th » Mark Speight, English television host (d. 2008)
  • 6th » Vince Wells, England cricketer
  • 8th » Angus Fraser, English cricketer, manager, and journalist
  • 8th » El Hefe, American guitarist and trumpet player (NOFX)
  • 8th » Kate Langbroek, Australian talk show host
  • 9th » Chin Kar-lok, Hong Kong actor
  • 10th » Claudia Christian, American actress and singer
  • 10th » Toumani Diabaté, Malian Kora (instrument) or kora player
  • 10th » Mike E. Smith, American jockey
  • 10th » John Starks (basketball) named John Starks, American basketball player and coach
  • 11th » Marc Bergevin, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
  • 11th » Embeth Davidtz, American actress
  • 11th » Viola Davis, American actress
  • 11th » Duane Martin, American actor and producer
  • 11th » Shinji Mikami, Japanese video game designer, created 'Resident Evil'
  • 12th » James DuMont, American actor and producer
  • 12th » Peter Krause, American actor and producer
  • 13th » Mark Lemke, American baseball player, coach, and radio host
  • 13th » Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer and conductor
  • 14th » Emmanuelle Béart, French actress
  • 14th » Brannon Braga, American screenwriter and producer
  • 14th » Mark Collins (musician) or Mark Collins, English guitarist and songwriter (The Charlatans (UK band) called The Charlatans and The Waltones)
  • 14th » Terry Richardson, American photographer
  • 15th » Rob Thomas (writer) known as Rob Thomas, American author, screenwriter, and producer
  • 17th » Steve Gorman, American drummer (The Black Crowes and Trigger Hippy)
  • 18th » Kōji Kikkawa, Japanese singer (Complex (band) e.g Complex)
  • 18th » Ikue Ōtani, Japanese voice actress
  • 19th » Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress, singer, and director
  • 19th » Kevin Dillon, American actor
  • 19th » Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer
  • 20th » KRS-One, American rapper, producer, and actor (Boogie Down Productions)
  • 21st » Jim Bullinger, American baseball player
  • 21st » Caryn Mower, American wrestler, actress, and stuntwoman
  • 22nd » Courtney Gains, American actor and producer
  • 22nd » Chen Liping, Singaporean actress
  • 23rd » Roger Avary, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 24th » Marlee Matlin, American actress
  • 24th » Reggie Miller, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 24th » Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer
  • 25th » Cornelius Bennett, American football player
  • 25th » Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricketer and coach
  • 25th » Mia Zapata, American singer-songwriter (The Gits) (d. 1993)
  • 26th » Carolina Arregui, Chilean actress
  • 26th » Chris Burke (actor) or Chris Burke, American actor and singer
  • 26th » Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler (d. 2000)
  • 26th » Marcus du Sautoy, English mathematician and academic
  • 26th » Jon Hensley, American actor
  • 27th » Scott Dibble (politician) known as Scott Dibble, American politician
  • 27th » Cheryl Fergison, English actress
  • 27th » Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer
  • 27th » Ange Postecoglou, Greek-Australian footballer and coach
  • 28th » Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game designer, founded Game Freak
  • 28th » Amanda Tapping, Canadian actress, director, and producer
  • 28th » Shania Twain, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 29th » Will Perdue, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 29th » Dina Spybey, American actress
  • 31st » Céline Bonnier, Canadian actress
  • 31st » Zsolt Borkai, Hungarian gymnast
  • 31st » Susan Gritton, English soprano
  • 31st » Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer) known as Willie Watson, New Zealand cricketer

Famous Deaths for August 1965

  • 8th » Shirley Jackson, American author (b. 1916)
  • 11th » Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1897)
  • 13th » Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1899)
  • 14th » Vello Kaaristo, Estonian skier (b. 1911)
  • 20th » Jonathan Daniels, American activist (b. 1939)
  • 20th » George Oliver (golfer) known as George Oliver, American golfer (b. 1883)
  • 22nd » Ellen Church, American flight attendant (b. 1904)
  • 24th » Mart Kuusik, Estonian rower (b. 1877)
  • 25th » Moonlight Graham, American baseball player and physician (b. 1879)
  • 27th » Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect, designed the Philips Pavilion (b. 1887)
  • 28th » Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (b. 1909)
  • 31st » E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (b. 1890)

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