At A Glance

25 September 1965 at a glance

Day of the week
25 September 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 25 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 September 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 September 1965 was New Moon.

On this day: 25 September

  • 1962 The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.
  • 1962 The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.
  • 1963 Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.
  • 1964 The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins.
  • 1969 The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed.

Famous people born on 25 September

  • Bella Ramsey, English actor (born 2003)
  • Michael Douglas, American actor and producer (born 1944)
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress (born 1969)
  • Will Smith, American actor, producer, and rapper (born 1968)

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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