At A Glance
28 February 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 February 1965 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “I'll Never Find Another You” by The Seekers.
- Top Film of 1965
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1965 was The Sound of Music.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 February 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 February 1965 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 28 February
- 1959 Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
- 1969 The 1969 Portugal earthquake hits Portugal, Spain and Morocco.
- 1974 The British election ends in a hung parliament after the Jeremy Thorpe-led Liberal Party achieved their biggest vote share since 1929.
- 1983 The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers.
- 1990 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-36.
Famous people born on 28 February
- Ali Larter, American actress and model (born 1976)
- John Turturro, American actor and director (born 1957)
- Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (1942–1969)
- Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
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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