Aeroflot Flight 542 Crashes in Yermakovsky District, 31 Killed, March 7, 1965

Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage. Date: September 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On…

Pope Paul VI promulgates Nostra aetate, by which the Roman Catholic Church officially recognizes the legitimacy of non-Christian faiths. Date: October 28, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Chile Mw 7.4 Earthquake Triggers El…

Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law. Date: October 15, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A. Date: December 4, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1965…

The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon. Date: May 12, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Gambia Gains Independence from United Kingdom February 18, 1965Eisaku Satō First Postwar Japanese PM Visits Okinawa,…

Aeroflot Flight 101/X-20 crashes on approach to Alma-Ata Airport, killing 64 people. Date: January 4, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1965Pope Paul VI Begins First Papal Visit to the Americas, October 4, 1965United…