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18 November 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 November 1965 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Get Off of My Cloud” by The Rolling Stones.
- Top Film of 1965
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1965 was The Sound of Music.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 November 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 November 1965 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 18 November
- 1961 Vietnam War: United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
- 1963 The Bell Telephone Company introduces the first push-button telephone.
- 1970 U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government.
- 1971 Oman declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1978 The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet makes its first flight, at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland, United States.
Famous people born on 18 November
- Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter and composer (1969–2026)
- Owen Wilson, American actor (born 1968)
- Chloë Sevigny, American actress, model, and fashion designer (born 1974)
- Caleb Williams, American football player (born 2001)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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