A Look Back At

Born in 1965

What Was Life Like in 1965?

Who Was in Charge?

Prime Minister

Harold Wilson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

What Things Cost

Pint of Beer

13p

Loaf of Bread

8p

Petrol (per litre)

7p

Average House

£3,540

Weekly Wage

£19.50

Value of Money

£1 in 1965 would be worth approximately £27.80 in today's money.

Events of 1965 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1965 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 18 February – The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
  • 6 April – The Government publicly announces cancellation of the BAC TSR-2 nuclear bomber aircraft project. The prototype broke the sound barrier on 22 February.
  • 3 May – Asda is formed and opens its first supermarket in Castleford, Yorkshire.
  • 26 July – The Maldives become independent from the United Kingdom
  • 20 August – The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is released in the UK.
  • 30 September – The first episode of ATV 'Supermarionation' series Thunderbirds airs.
  • 11 November – In Rhodesia, the white minority regime of Ian Smith unilaterally declares independence.
  • 29 December – Thunderball, the fourth James Bond film, is released.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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UK No. 1 on 1 January 1965

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