At A Glance

19 November 1965 at a glance

Day of the week
19 November 1965 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Get Off of My Cloud” by The Rolling Stones.
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 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 November 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 November 1965 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 19 November

  • 1954 Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
  • 1955 National Review publishes its first issue.
  • 1967 The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.
  • 1969 Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.
  • 1969 Association football player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.

Famous people born on November 19

  • Jodie Foster, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
  • Allison Janney, American actress (born 1959)
  • Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1600–1649)
  • James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (1831–1881)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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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