What Happened In July 1965 In History

Historical Events for July, 1965

• 14th » The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
• 16th » The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens.
• 25th » Bob Dylan goes Electric Dylan controversy named electric as he plugs in at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.
• 26th » Full independence is granted to the Maldives.
• 28th » Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
• 29th » Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
• 30th » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare (United States) called Medicare and Medicaid.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1965

• 1st » Carl Fogarty, English motorcycle racer
• 1st » Garry Schofield, English rugby player and coach
• 1st » Harald Zwart, Norwegian director and producer
• 2nd » Norbert Röttgen, German politician
• 3rd » Shinya Hashimoto, Japanese wrestler (d. 2005)
• 3rd » Connie Nielsen, Danish-American actress
• 3rd » Komsan Pohkong, Thai lawyer and academic
• 4th » Harvey Grant, American basketball player and coach
• 4th » Jo Whiley, English radio and television host
• 5th » Kathryn Erbe, American actress
• 5th » Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli pianist
• 5th » Julián Sotelo, Spanish javelin thrower
• 6th » Anthony Marwood, English violinist
• 7th » Mo Collins, American actress
• 7th » Paula Devicq, Canadian actress
• 7th » Jeremy Guscott, English rugby player and sportscaster
• 7th » Sam Holbrook, American baseball player and umpire
• 7th » Jeremy Kyle, English talk show host
• 8th » Dan Levinson, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader
• 8th » Lee Tergesen, American actor
• 9th » Frank Bello, American bass player (Anthrax (American band) or Anthrax and Helmet (band) known as Helmet)
• 9th » Thomas Jahn, German director and screenwriter
• 9th » Jason Rhoades, American sculptor (d. 2006)
• 9th » Michael Spies, German footballer
• 10th » Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark
• 10th » Alec Mapa, American actor
• 10th » Scott McCarron, American golfer
• 10th » Ken Mellons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 11th » Tony Cottee, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
• 11th » Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kick-boxer
• 11th » Scott Shriner, American bass player (Weezer)
• 12th » Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
• 12th » Robin Wilson (musician) known as Robin Wilson, American singer and guitarist (Gin Blossoms and Gas Giants (band) called Gas Giants)
• 13th » Lesli Kay, American actress
• 13th » Eileen Ivers, American fiddler (Cherish the Ladies)
• 14th » Urmas Kruuse, Estonian politician
• 15th » Alistair Carmichael, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
• 15th » Eleftherios Fotiadis, Greek footballer
• 15th » David Miliband, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• 16th » Michel Desjoyeaux, French sailor
• 16th » Indrek Erm, Estonian architect
• 16th » Claude Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
• 16th » Billy Mitchell (video game player) or Billy Mitchell, American gamer
• 16th » Tina Tyler, Canadian porn actress and director
• 16th » Sherri Stoner, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 17th » Craig Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 17th » Santiago Segura, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 17th » Alex Winter, English-American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 18th » Jim Bob Duggar, American real estate agent and politician
• 18th » Vesselina Kasarova, Bulgarian soprano
• 18th » Steve Webb, English politician
• 19th » Evelyn Glennie, Scottish drummer
• 19th » Stuart Scott, American sportscaster
• 19th » Claus-Dieter Wollitz, German footballer and manager
• 20th » Jess Walter, American author
• 21st » Guðni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
• 21st » Mike Bordick, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 21st » Jovy Marcelo, Filipino race car driver (d. 1992)
• 22nd » Patrick Labyorteaux, American actor and screenwriter
• 22nd » Shawn Michaels, American wrestler
• 22nd » Richard B. Poore, New Zealand humanitarian
• 22nd » Doug Riesenberg, American football player and coach
• 23rd » Rob Dickinson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Catherine Wheel)
• 23rd » Dick Jaspers, Dutch billiards player
• 24th » Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player and sportscaster
• 24th » Kadeem Hardison, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 24th » Doug Liman, American director and producer
• 25th » Marty Brown (singer) e.g Marty Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 25th » Illeana Douglas, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 26th » Jeremy Piven, American actor and producer
• 27th » José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer
• 27th » Wladimir Reznitschenko, Kazakhstani-German fencer
• 28th » Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer
• 28th » Delfeayo Marsalis, American trombonist and producer
• 29th » Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach
• 29th » Dean Haglund, Canadian actor
• 29th » Adam Holloway, English captain and politician
• 29th » Stan Koziol, American soccer player (d. 2014)
• 29th » Chang-Rae Lee, South Korean-American author
• 29th » Woody Weatherman, American guitarist and songwriter (Corrosion of Conformity)
• 30th » Tim Munton, England cricketer
• 31st » Scott Brooks, American basketball player and coach
• 31st » Pat Finn (actor) e.g Pat Finn, American actor
• 31st » John Laurinaitis, American wrestler and producer
• 31st » Julian Richards (director) called Julian Richards, Welsh director and producer
• 31st » J. K. Rowling, English author

Famous Deaths for July 1965

• 1st » Wally Hammond, English cricketer (b. 1903)
• 1st » Robert Ruark, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
• 3rd » Trigger (horse) called Trigger, American horse (b. 1932)
• 5th » Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (b. 1909)
• 7th » Moshe Sharett, Ukrainian-Israeli politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1894)
• 8th » Thomas Sigismund Stribling, American lawyer and author (b. 1881)
• 12th » Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (b. 1898)
• 13th » Photis Kontoglou, Greek painter (b. 1895)
• 14th » Adlai Stevenson II, American politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1900)
• 15th » Francis Cherry (governor) named Francis Cherry, American lawyer and politician, 35th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1908)
• 16th » Boris Artzybasheff, American illustrator (b.1899)
• 19th » Syngman Rhee, South Korean politician, 1st President of South Korea (b. 1875)
• 24th » Constance Bennett, American actress, singer, and producer (b. 1904)
• 27th » Daniel-Rops, French historian and author (b. 1901)
• 28th » Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (b. 1894)
• 28th » Attallah Suheimat, Jordanian politician (b. 1875)

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