1st » The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed the Churchill River (Atlantic) named Churchill River in honour of Winston Churchill.
8th » Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and explodes, killing everyone aboard.
9th » Vietnam War: The first United States troops with a combat mission, a Marine Corps Hawk air defense missile battalion, are sent to South Vietnam.
15th » A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
17th » Ranger program e.g Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the 'Mare Tranquillitatis' region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo program named Apollo missions. 'Mare Tranquillitatis' or the "Sea of Tranquility
18th » The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
19th » Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and a communist spy of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm 1965 South Vietnamese coup or attempted a coup against the military Military dictat
20th » Ranger 8 crashes into the moon after a successful mission of photographing possible landing sites for the Apollo program astronauts.
21st » Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City by members of the Nation of Islam.
24th » Jane Swift, American politician, 69th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
25th » Brian Baker (musician) e.g Brian Baker, American guitarist and songwriter (Bad Religion, Minor Threat, Junkyard (band) named Junkyard, and Dag Nasty)
25th » Maricel Soriano, Filipino actress
25th » Carrot Top, American comedian and actor
25th » Veronica Webb, American model and actress
26th » James Mitchell (manager) called James Mitchell, American wrestling manager