The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom for almost all crimes. Date: November 8, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
The British Indian Ocean Territory is created, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands. Date: November 8, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, sets himself on fire in front of the river entrance to the Pentagon to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war. Date: November 2, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Vietnam War: The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), in conjunction with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, launches an operation seeking to destroy Communist forces during the siege of Plei Me. Date: October 23, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On…
Comet Ikeya–Seki approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 kilometers (279,617 miles) from the sun. Date: October 21, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1964–65 New York World's Fair closes after two years and more than 51 million attendees. Date: October 17, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Pope Paul VI begins the first papal visit to the Americas. Date: October 4, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
At dawn, seven Indonesian Army officers and a police inspector were assassinated by the September 30 Movement at Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta. In addition, two more officers were killed in Yogyakarta. The Army pinned the murders to the Communist Party of Indonesia, resulting in mass killings of suspected leftists. Date: October 1, 1965 Read more…