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19 August 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 August 1965 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Got You Babe” by Sonny & Cher.
- Top Film of 1965
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1965 was The Sound of Music.
- Bestselling Novel of 1965
- “The Source” by James A. Michener was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1965.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Bonanza” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1965–66 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 August 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 August 1965 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 19 August
- 1953 Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
- 1960 Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
- 1960 Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
- 1964 Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics.
- 1965 Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.
Famous people born on August 19
- Bill Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas, 42nd President of the United States (born 1946)
- Kirk Cousins, American football player (born 1988)
- Matthew Perry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (1969–2023)
- Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer (born 1965)
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Events of 1965 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1965 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 2 – The Sound of Music premieres at the Rivoli Theater in New York City.
- April 5 – At the 37th Academy Awards, George Cukor's My Fair Lady wins 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Cukor. Rex Harrison wins an Oscar for Best Actor. Robert Stevenson's Mary Poppins takes home 5 Oscars out of 13 nominations.
- April 9 – In Houston, Texas, the Harris County Domed Stadium (more commonly known as the Astrodome) opens.
Life in the US in 1965
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gas (per gallon)
$0.31
Loaf of Bread
$0.21
Average House
$14,600
Weekly Wage
$105
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