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18 August 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 August 1965 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Help!” by The Beatles.
- Top Film of 1965
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1965 was The Sound of Music.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 August 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 August 1965 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 18 August
- 1958 Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
- 1963 Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
- 1965 Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins: United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
- 1966 Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.
- 1971 Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
Famous people born on 18 August
- Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer (1936–2025)
- Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (1952–2009)
- Edward Norton, American actor (born 1969)
- Kaitlin Olson, American actress and comedian (born 1975)
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Events of 1965 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1965 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 18 February – The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- 6 April – The Government publicly announces cancellation of the BAC TSR-2 nuclear bomber aircraft project. The prototype broke the sound barrier on 22 February.
- 3 May – Asda is formed and opens its first supermarket in Castleford, Yorkshire.
Life in 1965
Prime Minister
Harold Wilson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
13p
Loaf of Bread
8p
Average House
£3,540
Weekly Wage
£19.50
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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Guy Ritchie10 September 1968FilmmakerView their day →Diana, Princess of Wales1 July 1961Member of the British royal familyView their day →Nigella Lawson6 January 1960Food writer & television cookView their day →Jason Statham26 July 1967ActorView their day →Catherine Zeta-Jones25 September 1969ActressView their day →Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer20 May 1964Peer & authorView their day →Kenneth Branagh10 December 1960Actor & filmmakerView their day →George Michael25 June 1963SingerView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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