The almanac
The 1965 Edition
Limited to about 118 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1965. About 80 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1965
- The Sound of Music premieresJulie Andrews starred in the film musical, which opened in New York.March 2 · Source: YourClassical (Minnesota Public Radio), Composers Datebook
- First walk in spaceAlexei Leonov floated outside his spacecraft for about 12 minutes.March 18 · Source: Space.com
- Baseball moves indoorsThe Astros beat the Yankees in the first game in Houston's Astrodome.April 9 · Source: Society for American Baseball Research
- Moore's Law is publishedGordon Moore predicted chips would keep packing in more transistors.April 19 · Source: Computer History Museum
- First close look at MarsNASA's Mariner 4 flew past Mars and sent back the first close-up images.July 14 · Source: Space.com
- Get Smart starts on NBCBumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart arrived in a spy spoof.September · Source: Television Academy Foundation, The Interviews
- A Charlie Brown Christmas airsThe Peanuts special with its small, sad tree debuted on CBS.December 9 · Source: The Henry Ford
Famous people born in 1965
- J. K. RowlingEnglish author · born July 31
- Robert Downey Jr.American actor · born April 4
- BjörkIcelandic singer · born November 21
- Salman KhanIndian actor and producer · born December 27
- Khaled HosseiniAfghan-American novelist · born March 4
- Charlie SheenAmerican actor · born September 3
- Viola DavisAmerican actress and producer · born August 11
- Brooke ShieldsU.S. model and actress · born May 31
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1965
- I Feel FineThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: January 2, 1965
- Come See About MeThe Supremes · first week at No. 1: January 16, 1965
- DowntownPetula Clark · first week at No. 1: January 23, 1965
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'The Righteous Brothers · first week at No. 1: February 6, 1965
- This Diamond RingGary Lewis And The Playboys · first week at No. 1: February 20, 1965
- My GirlThe Temptations · first week at No. 1: March 6, 1965
- Eight Days A WeekThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: March 13, 1965
- Stop! In The Name Of LoveThe Supremes · first week at No. 1: March 27, 1965
- I'm Telling You NowFreddie And The Dreamers · first week at No. 1: April 10, 1965
- Game Of LoveWayne Fontana & The Mindbenders · first week at No. 1: April 24, 1965
- Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely DaughterHerman's Hermits · first week at No. 1: May 1, 1965
- Ticket To RideThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: May 22, 1965
- Help Me, RhondaThe Beach Boys · first week at No. 1: May 29, 1965
- Back In My Arms AgainThe Supremes · first week at No. 1: June 12, 1965
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)Four Tops · first week at No. 1: June 19, 1965
- Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds · first week at No. 1: June 26, 1965
- (I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones · first week at No. 1: July 10, 1965
- I'm Henry VIII, I AmHerman's Hermits · first week at No. 1: August 7, 1965
- I Got You BabeSonny & Cher · first week at No. 1: August 14, 1965
- Help!The Beatles · first week at No. 1: September 4, 1965
- Eve Of DestructionBarry McGuire · first week at No. 1: September 25, 1965
- Hang On SloopyThe McCoys · first week at No. 1: October 2, 1965
- YesterdayThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: October 9, 1965
- Get Off Of My CloudThe Rolling Stones · first week at No. 1: November 6, 1965
- I Hear A SymphonyThe Supremes · first week at No. 1: November 20, 1965
- Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)The Byrds · first week at No. 1: December 4, 1965
- Over And OverThe Dave Clark Five · first week at No. 1: December 25, 1965
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1965. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1965
- Older than Star TrekStar Trek premiered on NBC on September 8, 1966.
- Older than the Super BowlThe first Super Bowl was played: Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10 in Los Angeles on January 15, 1967.
- Older than the ATMThe world's first ATM (cash machine) was unveiled at a Barclays branch in Enfield, London on June 27, 1967.
- Older than the first heart transplantDr Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant, in Cape Town on December 3, 1967.
- Younger than the Ford MustangThe Ford Mustang was unveiled to the public at the New York World's Fair on April 17, 1964.
- Younger than the Beatles on Ed SullivanThe Beatles made their first live American TV appearance, on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964.
- Younger than the first human in spaceYuri Gagarin became the first human to fly into space and orbit the Earth on April 12, 1961.