What Happened In May 1965 In History

Historical Events for May, 1965

• 1st » Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC, takes place.
• 12th » The Soviet spacecraft 'Luna 5' crashes on the Moon.
• 18th » Israeli spy Eli Cohen was hanged in Damascus, Syria.
• 20th » PIA Flight 705, a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 720 named Boeing 720-040B, crashes while descending to land at Cairo International Airport, killing 121 of the 127 passengers and crew.
• 27th » Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam known as National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1965

• 1st » Debi Diamond, American porn actress and model
• 2nd » Félix José, Dominican-American baseball player
• 3rd » Ignatius Aphrem II, Syrian patriarch
• 3rd » Rob Brydon, Welsh comedian and actor
• 3rd » Nina Garcia, Colombian-American journalist and critic
• 3rd » John Jensen, Danish footballer and coach
• 3rd » Mikhail Prokhorov, Russian businessman
• 5th » Leslie Law, English horse rider
• 5th » Glenn Seton, Australian race car driver
• 6th » Leslie Hope, Canadian actress
• 7th » Reuben Davis (American football) known as Reuben Davis, American football player
• 7th » Owen Hart, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 1999)
• 7th » Norman Whiteside, Irish footballer and manager
• 7th » Huang Zhihong, Chinese shot putter
• 9th » Ken Nomura, Japanese race car driver
• 9th » Janu Tornell, American model, Miss Nevada USA e.g Miss Nevada USA 1989
• 9th » Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 10th » Linda Evangelista, Canadian model and actress
• 10th » Rony Seikaly, Lebanese-American basketball player and radio host
• 11th » Monsour del Rosario, Filipino martial artist and actor
• 11th » Stefano Domenicali, Italian race car driver and manager
• 11th » Greg Dulli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Twilight Singers, The Afghan Whigs, and The Gutter Twins)
• 13th » José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountaineer (d. 2006)
• 13th » Tasmin Little, English violinist
• 13th » János Marozsán, Hungarian footballer
• 13th » Hikari Ōta, Japanese comedian and actor
• 13th » Lari White, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 14th » Eoin Colfer, Irish author
• 14th » Emma Forbes, English radio and television host
• 15th » Raí, Brazilian footballer
• 15th » André Abujamra, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Karnak (band) named Karnak)
• 16th » Krist Novoselic, American bass player and songwriter (Nirvana (band) e.g Nirvana, Flipper (band) or Flipper, Sweet 75, The No WTO Combo, and Eyes Adrift)
• 16th » Tanel Tammet, Estonian computer scientist and politician
• 17th » Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter and producer (Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels (band) e.g How to Destroy Angels, and Tapeworm (band) or Tapeworm)
• 17th » Paige Turco, American actress
• 17th » Jeremy Vine, English journalist and author
• 18th » Guy Opperman, English politician
• 18th » Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer (Helloween) (d. 1995)
• 19th » Boris (singer) called Boris, French singer-songwriter
• 19th » Cecilia Bolocco, Chilean model and television host, Miss Universe called Miss Universe 1987
• 19th » Maile Flanagan, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 20th » Ted Allen, American television host and author
• 20th » Stu Grimson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 22nd » Jay Carney, American journalist, 29th White House Press Secretary
• 22nd » John Cherry (Australian politician) known as John Cherry, Australian journalist and politician
• 22nd » Fanis Christodoulou, Greek basketball player
• 22nd » Catie Curtis, American singer-songwriter
• 23rd » Charlie Hayes, American baseball player
• 23rd » Melissa McBride, American actress and casting director
• 23rd » Woorkeri Raman, Indian cricketer and coach
• 23rd » Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer
• 23rd » Athanasios Skourtopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
• 23rd » Tom Tykwer, German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer
• 23rd » Kappei Yamaguchi, Japanese voice actor
• 24th » Jens Becker, German bass player (Grave Digger (band) or Grave Digger, Running Wild (band) named Running Wild, and X-Wild)
• 24th » John C. Reilly, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
• 24th » Shinichirō Watanabe, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
• 25th » Yahya Jammeh, Gambian colonel and politician, President of the Gambia
• 26th » Hazel Irvine, Scottish television host
• 27th » Todd Bridges, American actor, director, and producer
• 27th » Pat Cash, Australian tennis player
• 28th » Chris Ballew, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Presidents of the United States of America (band) or The Presidents of the United States of America and Caspar Babypants)
• 30th » Billy Donovan, American basketball player and coach
• 30th » Abderraouf Jdey, Tunisian terrorist
• 30th » Iginio Straffi, Italian animator and producer, founded Rainbow S.r.l.
• 31st » Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer
• 31st » Yoko Soumi, Japanese voice actress

Famous Deaths for May 1965

• 1st » Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (b. 1911)
• 5th » Nikos Gounaris, Greek tenor (b. 1915)
• 5th » John Waters (director born 1893) called John Waters, American director and screenwriter (b. 1893)
• 8th » Wally Hardinge, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)
• 9th » Leopold Figl, Austrian politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria (b. 1902)
• 10th » Karl Burman, Estonian architect and painter (b. 1882)
• 10th » Hubertus van Mook, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1894)
• 15th » Pio Pion, Italian businessman (b. 1887)
• 21st » Geoffrey de Havilland, English engineer, designed the de Havilland Mosquito (b. 1882)
• 22nd » Christopher Stone (broadcaster) named Christopher Stone, English radio host (b. 1882)
• 23rd » Earl Webb, American baseball player (b. 1897)
• 25th » Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1908)
• 30th » Louis Hjelmslev, Danish linguist (b. 1899)

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