At A Glance
23 January 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 January 1965 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “I Feel Fine / She's a Woman” 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 23 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 1965 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 January 1965 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 23 January
- 1963 The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese Army stationed in Tite.
- 1964 The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
- 1967 Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
- 1967 Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing towns and twenty-one villages. The area to be developed was largely farmland, with evidence of continuous settlement dating back to the Bronze Age.
- 1968 USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy.
Famous people born on 23 January
- Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer (born 1964)
- Tiffani Thiessen, American actress (born 1974)
- Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (1897–1945)
- Sully Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert (born 1951)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1965 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1965 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 7 January – The first hydrofoil service begins on Sydney Harbour.
- 22 February – Prince Philip opens the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.
- 31 March – Merle Thorton and Rosalie Bogner chained their ankles to the front bar of the Regatta Hotel in Brisbane in protest against the Queensland liquor laws that banned women from pubs.
Life in Australia in 1965
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Average House
$7,500
Weekly Wage
$22.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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