At A Glance
23 January 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 January 1965 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1965
- The Irish chart song for 1965 was “Ticket to Ride” 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 23 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 1965 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 January 1965 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 23 January
- 1963 The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese Army stationed in Tite.
- 1964 The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
- 1967 Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
- 1967 Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing towns and twenty-one villages. The area to be developed was largely farmland, with evidence of continuous settlement dating back to the Bronze Age.
- 1968 USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy.
Famous people born on 23 January
- Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer (born 1964)
- Tiffani Thiessen, American actress (born 1974)
- Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (1897–1945)
- Sully Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert (born 1951)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1965 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1965 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – Taoiseach Seán Lemass travelled to Belfast for a historic meeting with the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill.
- 21 January – Nationalist leader Eddie McAteer visited Seán Lemass in Dublin.
- 20 March – Ireland made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest. Butch Moore sang Walking the Streets in the Rain and came sixth at the final in Naples.
Life in Ireland in 1965
Taoiseach
Seán Lemass
Petrol (per litre)
3s/gal
Loaf of Bread
10d
Average House
£3,200
Weekly Wage
£7 10s
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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