At A Glance

30 November 1965 at a glance

Day of the week
30 November 1965 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Hear a Symphony” by The Supremes.
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 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 November 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 November 1965 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 30 November

  • 1966 Decolonization: Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
  • 1967 The People's Republic of Southern Yemen gains its independence from the United Kingdom
  • 1967 The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman.
  • 1967 Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing.
  • 1971 Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.

Famous people born on November 30

  • Kaley Cuoco, American actress (born 1985)
  • Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (1874–1965)
  • Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer (born 1937)
  • Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1965)

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.

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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