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9 November 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 November 1965 was a Tuesday.
- 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 9 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 November 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 November 1965 was Full Moon.
On this day: 9 November
- 1960 Robert McNamara is named president of the Ford Motor Company, becoming the first non-Ford family member to serve in that post. He resigns a month later to join the newly elected John F. Kennedy administration.
- 1965 Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast blackout of 1965.
- 1965 A Catholic Worker Movement member, Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, sets himself on fire in front of the United Nations building.
- 1967 Apollo program: NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft, atop the first Saturn V rocket, from Florida's Cape Kennedy.
- 1970 Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war.
Famous people born on November 9
- Eric Dane, American actor (1972–2026)
- Edward VII (1841–1910)
- Delta Goodrem, Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (born 1984)
- Ryan Murphy, American television writer, producer, and director (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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