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30 May 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 May 1965 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Help Me, Rhonda” by The Beach Boys.
- 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 30 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 May 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 May 1965 was New Moon.
On this day: 30 May
- 1959 The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.
- 1963 A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year presidency of Ngo Dinh Diem.
- 1967 The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
- 1968 Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of the May 1968 events in France.
- 1971 Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars.
Famous people born on May 30
- Larry Silverstein, American real estate magnate (born 1931)
- Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1964)
- Mel Blanc, American voice actor (1908–1989)
- Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1971)
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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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