At A Glance

6 February 1965 at a glance

Day of the week
6 February 1965 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'” by The Righteous Brothers.
Top Film of 1965
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1965 was The Sound of Music.
Star sign
The star sign for 6 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 February 1965 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 6 February

  • 1951 The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
  • 1959 Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
  • 1959 At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
  • 1976 In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
  • 1978 The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.

Famous people born on 6 February

  • Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
  • Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
  • Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
  • Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)

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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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