Date: December 4, 1965
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state. Date: June 19, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Aeroflot Flight 513 crashes during takeoff from Kuybyshev Airport, killing 30 and injuring 9. Date: March 8, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Aeroflot Flight 101/X-20 Crashes Near Alma-Ata, 64 Killed, January 4, 1965Vietnam…
Juan Marichal, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, strikes John Roseboro, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, on the head with a bat, sparking a 14-minute brawl, one of the most violent on-field incidents in sports history. Date: August 22, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on…
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate US Army troops. Date: April 28, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which results in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate followed by the signing of the Tashkent Declaration. Date: September 6, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others. Date: March 30, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Gemini V Returns to Earth…