At A Glance

25 July 1965 at a glance

Day of the week
25 July 1965 was a Sunday.
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 25 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 July 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 July 1965 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 25 July

  • 1958 The African Regroupment Party holds its first congress in Cotonou.
  • 1961 Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
  • 1965 Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.
  • 1969 Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war.
  • 1973 Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched.

Famous people born on 25 July

  • Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer (born 1991)
  • Jaafar Jackson, American actor and singer (born 1996)
  • Zawe Ashton, British actress (born 1984)
  • Bryce Young, American football player (born 2001)

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.
More events of 1965 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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Sinéad O'Connor8 December 1966Singer-songwriterView their day →Bono10 May 1960SingerView their day →Enya17 May 1961SingerView their day →Aidan Gillen24 April 1968ActorView their day →Graham Linehan22 May 1968Comedy writerView their day →Graham Norton4 April 1963Comedian & actorView their day →The Edge8 August 1961Rock musician & guitar player of U2View their day →Ali Hewson23 March 1961Activist & businesswomanView their day →

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