March 13, 1965

March 13, 1965, was a Saturday. It was 59 years, 9 months, and 8 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Pisces.

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 13, 1965:

United States: "My Girl" by The Temptations
United Kingdom: "I'll Never Find Another You" by The Seekers

The Billboard Hot 100 on March 13, 1965

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

Eight Days A Week - The Beatles
My Girl - The Temptations
Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis And The Playboys
The Birds And The Bees - Jewel Akens

Play the top singles from 1965
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1965. Take a trip back to the days of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, Tom Jones and The Supremes.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "My Fair Lady" was at the top of the box office on this day.

Facts

This date occurred 21,833 days ago. Approximately 728 months have passed. It was the 72nd day of 1965, in week 10. The decade was the swinging sixties. People who were born on March 13, 1965, are now 59 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. We have gone through approximately 243 seasons of weather since this date.

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The date is March 13, 1965, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Pisces. People are currently enjoying their weekend.

Spring is creeping in, and the evenings are starting to get brighter. In America, the song "My Girl" by The Temptations is at the top of the singles charts, while "I'll Never Find Another You" by The Seekers is the number-one song in the UK. Lyndon Baines Johnson is the President of the United States, and the movie My Fair Lady is at the top of the box office.

Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Bonanza", "Steptoe and Son", "Shindig!", and "Gilligan's Island". In fashion, women are wearing miniskirts and "space age" attire with synthetic materials. The "Dolly Girl" look has also become popular. Meanwhile, men are beginning to transition into "surf rock" fashion, which has been made popular by bands such as The Beach Boys. "Greasers", who are influenced by rock 'n' roll fashion, have also become a popular subculture.

Because it's 1965, radio stations are playing hit songs from music artists such as The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, The Beatles, Sonny & Cher and The Supremes. A musical drama film called "The Sound of Music" is currently being shown in movie theaters. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Walt Disney would be still alive.

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Lassie", "Noggin the Nog", "The Bugs Bunny Show", and "Underdog". Children are playing with toys such as Barbie, Troll doll, Ken (doll), and Johnny Seven OMA (toy gun).

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 13, 1965, will have the star sign Pisces.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1965 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
Native American Zodiac: March 13, 1965 falls under the Wolf.
Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on March 13, 1965.

Who were the best NBA players in 1965?
The best NBA players in 1965 were Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, Jerry Lucas, Oscar Robertson and Jerry West.
Who were the best football players?
In 1965, the best soccer players were Pelé, Eusébio, Giacinto Facchetti, Luis Suárez, Paul Van Himst, Bobby Charlton, Flórián Albert, Gianni Rivera, Georgi Asparuhov, Alessandro Mazzola, Denis Law and Valery Voronin.
The Sound of Music
"The Sound of Music" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1965.
Tony Bennett - "The Shadow of Your Smile"
The song "The Shadow of Your Smile" by Tony Bennett won a Grammy for 1965's Song of the Year.
1965 in music
The Billboard Charts in 1965 were dominated by The Supremes, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Sonny & Cher and Herman's Hermits.
1965 in movies
Movies released in 1965 included The Sound of Music, Doctor Zhivago, Thunderball, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, That Darn Cat!, The Great Race, Cat Ballou, What's New Pussycat?, Shenandoah, Von Ryan's Express, Darling and Battle of the Bulge.
William Westmoreland
US General William Westmoreland was named Time Person of the Year in 1965. At the time, Westmoreland was in command of US forces in South Vietnam.
The USA officially enters the Vietnam War
The United States officially entered the Vietnam War following the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964. In March 1965, the US started a sustained aerial bombardment campaign against North Vietnamese forces. By the end of 1965, an estimated 184,300 US troops had entered the country.
Fast food is replacing diners and drive-ins
The fast food industry was steadily growing, much to the detriment of local diners and drive-in restaurants. Consequently, things such as jukeboxes and carhops also started to decline.
Rotary phones
Rotary phones were still the most common type of landline phone. Although push-button telephones did begin to appear at the end of 1963, they were relatively uncommon.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around March 13, 1965.

February 15, 1965:
• A new red and white maple leaf design becomes the new flag of Canada.
• Singer Nat King Cole dies from lung cancer at the age of 45.
February 18, 1965: The funeral of singer Nat King Cole is held in Los Angeles.
February 21, 1965: Muslim leader Malcolm X is assassinated in Manhattan.
March 2, 1965:
• The film "The Sound of Music" is released.
• Operation Rolling Thunder: The United States begins a sustained aerial bombardment of North Vietnamese forces.
March 7, 1965: State Troopers attack 525 civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Alabama.
This date: March 13, 1965
March 15, 1965: US President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers his "We Shall Overcome" speech.
March 16, 1965: Police clash with Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee marchers in Montgomery, Alabama.
March 18, 1965: Russian Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov becomes the first person to walk in space.
March 20, 1965: The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins.

1960s fashion

Photographs of 1960s fashion and hairstyles.

TV series on March 13, 1965

TV audiences were watching the following shows on March 13, 1965:

Hullabaloo

Gilligan's Island

Shindig!

My Favorite Martian

The Farmer's Daughter

Steptoe and Son

Hazel

The Andy Griffith Show

Danger Man

Bonanza

Rawhide

Perry Mason

Cars in 1965

1965 saw the introduction of cars such as the Cadillac Calais, the Ford Bronco, the Renault 16, the Chevrolet Caprice, the Nissan President, and the Peugeot 204.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in March 1965

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Underdog

Hoppity Hooper

Jonny Quest

Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long

The Patty Duke Show

The Mighty Hercules

Top Cat

Davey and Goliath

Mister Ed

The Bugs Bunny Show

The Flintstones

Toys in 1965

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Motorific (slot car toys)

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

Army men

G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man

Johnny Seven OMA (toy gun)

The Easy-Bake Oven

Big Loo

Mouse Trap

Tammy (doll)

Chatter Telephone

Rock-a-Stack

Ken (doll)

Were you born on March 13, 1965?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1965.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out March 13, 1971, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on March 13.

Adam Clayton

U2
Born on March 13, 1960
He turned 5 on this day in 1965.

Andrés Escobar

Colombian soccer player Deceased
Born on March 13, 1967
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Common

Rapper
Born on March 13, 1972
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Danny Masterson

Actor
Born on March 13, 1976
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Peaches Geldof

English model Deceased
Born on March 13, 1989
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Jack Harlow

Rapper
Born on March 13, 1998
He was born exactly 33 years after this date.

US President

Lyndon Baines Johnson was the President of the United States on March 13, 1965.

UK Prime Minister

Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Seán Lemass was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on March 13, 1965 was most likely conceived around June 20, 1964.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 13, 1965 is close to December 4, 1965.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about March 13, 1965:

21,833 days have passed since this date.
3,119 weeks have passed.
1,886,371,200 seconds have passed since March 13, 1965.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,200,766,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 973,367,539,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 314,395,200 times.
You have taken approximately 162,227,923 steps. That's roughly 72,101 miles.
22,636,454 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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