At A Glance

2 January 1965 at a glance

Day of the week
2 January 1965 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Feel Fine” by The Beatles.
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 2 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 January 1965 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 January 1965 was New Moon.

On this day: 2 January

  • 1949 Luis Muñoz Marín is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
  • 1954 India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
  • 1959 Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
  • 1963 Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
  • 1967 Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.

Famous people born on January 2

  • Jim Bakker, American televangelist (1940–2026)
  • Kemi Badenoch, English politician (born 1980)
  • Dax Shepard, American actor (born 1975)
  • Kate Bosworth, American actress (born 1983)

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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