At A Glance

19 March 1965 at a glance

Day of the week
19 March 1965 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “The Last Time” 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 19 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 March 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 March 1965 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 19 March

  • 1962 The Algerian War of Independence ends.
  • 1964 Over 500,000 Brazilians attend the March of the Family with God for Liberty, in protest against the government of João Goulart and against communism.
  • 1965 The wreck of the SS Georgiana, valued at over $50,000,000 and said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is discovered by teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence, exactly 102 years after its destruction.
  • 1969 The 385-metre-tall (1,263 ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.
  • 1979 The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN.

Famous people born on 19 March

  • Theo Von, American stand-up comedian (born 1980)
  • Wyatt Earp, American police officer (1848–1929)
  • Andy Reid, American football player and coach (born 1958)
  • Hiroo Onoda, Japanese lieutenant (1922–2014)

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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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