Born on 8 July 1965

At A Glance

8 July 1965 at a glance

Day of the week

8 July 1965 was a Thursday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Crying in the Chapel” by Elvis Presley 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 8 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 8 July 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 8 July 1965 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 8 July

• 1960 Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
• 1962 Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
• 1966 King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
• 1970 Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
• 1980 The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.

Famous people born on 8 July

• Milo Ventimiglia, American actor, director, and producer (born 1977)
• Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress and writer (born 1973)
• Sophia Bush, American actress and director (born 1982)
• David Corenswet, American actor (born 1993)

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