Born on 1 October 1965

At A Glance

1 October 1965 at a glance

Day of the week

1 October 1965 was a Friday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Help! / I'm Down” by The Beatles was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1965

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1965 was The Sound of Music.

Star sign

The star sign for 1 October is Libra.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 1 October 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 1 October 1965 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 1 October

• 1962 James Meredith becomes the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
• 1963 On its third anniversary as an independent nation, Nigeria became a republic.
• 1964 The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.
• 1964 Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
• 1968 Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of the National Communications Network, Guyana.

Famous people born on 1 October

• Julie Andrews, English actress and singer (born 1935)
• Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate (1924–2024)
• Fernando Mendoza, American football player (born 2003)
• Brie Larson, American actress (born 1989)

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