Deaths
1965 (04 jan) T.S. Eliot poet, dies in London at 76
1965 (12 jan) Porcupine in Washington DC zoo, dies at 27; oldest known rodent
1965 (20 jan) Alan Freed DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42
1965 (24 jan) Winston Churchill PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 88
1965 (12 feb) Henry Kulky actor (Otto-Life of Riley), dies at 53
1965 (15 feb) Nat King Cole singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 65
1965 (21 feb) Malcolm X black muslim leader, assassinated at 39 in NYC
1965 (23 feb) Stan Laurel comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies in Calif
1965 (17 mar) Amos Alonzo Stagg football pioneer dies in Calif at 102
1965 (12 apr) Linda Darnell actress, dies
1965 (27 apr) Edward R Murrow newscaster (Person to Person), dies at 57
1965 (01 may) Spike Jones composer (Spike Jones Show), dies at 53
1965 (07 jun) Judy Holiday actress, dies at 42
1965 (22 jun) David O Selznick Gone With the Wind's producer, dies at 63
1965 (04 sep) Albert Schweitzer dies
1965 (08 sep) Dorothy Danridge actress, dies at 41 in Hollywood
1965 (08 nov) Dorothy Kilgallen columnist (What's My Line?), dies at 52
1965 (12 dec) Johnny Lee actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 67
1965 (16 dec) W Somerset Maugham English author ("Of Human Bondage"), dies at 91

Sports Highlights
1965 (18 feb) Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting
1965 (09 apr) 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun
1965 (11 apr) Jack Nicklaus scores a record 271 in his 2nd Masters win
1965 (12 apr) 1st NL game at Houston's Astrodome (Phillies beat Astros 2-0)
1965 (15 apr) NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold
1965 (04 may) Willie Mays 512th HR breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record HR
1965 (16 may) Balt Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 & homers
1965 (25 may) Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1st round for HW boxing title
1965 (29 may) Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' HR out of Connie Mack Stadium
1965 (31 may) Jim Clark becomes 1st foreigner in 49 years to win Indy
1965 (06 jun) Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive homers beating White Sox 12-0
1965 (14 jun) Cincinatti Red Jim Maloney no-hits NY Mets but loses in 11, 1-0
1965 (30 jun) NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise
1965 (13 jul) NL beats AL 6-5 in 36th All Star Game (Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis)
1965 (24 jul) Casey Stengel resigns as manager of the NY Mets
1965 (29 jul) Major league record 26 strikeouts, Phillies (16), Pirates (10)
1965 (16 aug) AFL awards its 1st expansion franchise (Miami Dolphins)
1965 (18 aug) Hank Aaron loses a HR, because he hit it out of the batter's box
1965 (19 aug) Cincinatti Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chic Cubs, 1-0
1965 (22 aug) SF Giant pitcher Juan Marachal hits LA Dodger catcher John Roseboro on the head with his bat causing a 14 minute brawl
1965 (03 sep) Jim Hickman becomes the 1st NY Met to hit 3 HRs in a game
1965 (08 sep) KC A's Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game
1965 (09 sep) Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0)
1965 (29 sep) Ralph Boston of the US, sets then long jump record at 27' 4 3/4"
1965 (03 oct) Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher
1965 (14 oct) Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of world series beating Twins 2-0
1965 (15 oct) Dodgers & Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins
1965 (09 nov) 1st NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis
1965 (09 nov) Willie Mays named NL MVP
1965 (15 nov) Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph)
1965 (12 dec) Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record 1965 (15 dec) William Eckert replaces Ford Frick as 4th commissioner of baseball 1965 (26 dec) Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0 in AFL championship game
1965 (29 dec) CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year

Events of 1965
1965 (04 jan) LBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address
1965 (09 jan) "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks
1965 (12 jan) "Hullabaloo" premiers on NBC-TV
1965 (15 jan) Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain"
1965 (20 jan) The Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)
1965 (20 jan) The Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man"
1965 (23 jan) "The King Family Show" (musical variety) premiers on ABC TV
1965 (07 feb) US begins regular bombing & strafing of N Vietnam
1965 (08 feb) Supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love"
1965 (11 feb) Beatle Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox
1965 (15 feb) Canada replaces the Union Jack flag with the Maple Leaf
1965 (07 mar) Alabama state troopers & 600 black protestors clash in Selma
1965 (08 mar) 1st US combat forces arrive in Vietnam
1965 (13 mar) Beatles' "Eight Days a Week," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
1965 (13 mar) Jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds
1965 (03 apr) 1st atomic powered spacecraft (snap) launched
1965 (06 apr) Intelsat 1 ("Early Bird") 1st coml geosynchronous comm satellite
1965 (09 apr) Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in UK
1965 (11 apr) 40 tornadoes strike US midwest killing 272 & injuring 5,000
1965 (13 apr) Beatles record "Help"
1965 (21 apr) New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season
1965 (27 apr) RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper
1965 (28 apr) Barbra Striesand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS
1965 (28 apr) US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966
1965 (29 apr) Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die
1965 (05 may) 1st large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam
1965 (08 may) 1st shut put over 70' (Randy Matson 70' 7")
1965 (13 may) Rolling Stones record "Satisfaction"
1965 (22 may) Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1
1965 (03 jun) Gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight (McDivitt & White)
1965 (04 jun) Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"
1965 (07 jun) Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits
1965 (08 jun) US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam
1965 (09 jun) Michel Fazy runs the mile in 3 minute 53.6 seconds
1965 (17 jun) 28.14 cm (11.08") of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record)
1965 (17 jun) Kinks arrive in NYC beginning their 1st US tour
1965 (06 jul) Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms
1965 (07 jul) Otis Redding records "Respect"
1965 (10 jul) Beatles' "Beatles' "VI," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks
1965 (10 jul) Rolling Stones score their 1st #1, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"
1965 (14 jul) US Mariner IV, 1st Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km)
1965 (24 jul) Bob Dylan release "Like a Rolling Stone"
1965 (29 jul) Beatles movie "Help" premiers, Queen Elizabeth attends
1965 (30 jul) LBJ signs Medicare bill, which went into effect following year
1965 (11 aug) Watts riots begin in LA, lasts 6 days
1965 (12 aug) Race riot in West Side of Chicago
1965 (14 aug) Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show
1965 (13 sep) Today Show's 1st totally color broadcast
1965 (14 sep) "F-Troop" premiers
1965 (15 sep) "Lost in Space" premiers
1965 (18 sep) "Get Smart" premiers
1965 (25 sep) Beatle cartoon show begins in the US
1965 (06 oct) Supremes release "I Hear a Symphony"
1965 (07 oct) 50 mph gust carries 165 lb Robert Mitera's tee shot 447
1965 (07 oct) Charles Linster does 6,006 consecutive push-ups
1965 (09 oct) Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks
1965 (28 oct) Gateway Arch (630' (190m) high) completed in St Louis, Missouri
1965 (08 nov) "Days of Our Lives" premiers on TV
1965 (11 nov) Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by PM Ian D Smith
1965 (16 nov) 1st public announcement about Walt Disney World
1965 (04 dec) Gemini 7 launched with 2 astronauts
1965 (15 dec) Gemini 6 launched; makes 1st rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7)
1965 (17 dec) Largest newspaper-Sunday NY Times at 946 pages
1965 (26 dec) "Funny Girl" with Barbra Striesand closes on Broadway
1965 (29 dec) Supremes release "My World is Empty Without You"