At A Glance

6 November 1965 at a glance

Day of the week
6 November 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 6 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 November 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 November 1965 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 6 November

  • 1936 Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead.
  • 1943 World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.
  • 1947 Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.
  • 1976 Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.
  • 1985 Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.

Famous people born on 6 November

  • Sally Field, American actress (born 1946)
  • Emma Stone, American actress (born 1988)
  • Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress (born 1972)
  • Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (1948–2016)

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

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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