At A Glance
28 February 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 February 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 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 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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