January 1, 1965 New Year's Day

January 1, 1965, was a Friday. It was 59 years, 10 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Music charts

Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 1, 1965:

United States: "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles
United Kingdom: "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles

The Billboard Hot 100 on January 1, 1965

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

I Feel Fine - The Beatles
Come See About Me - The Supremes
Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton
She's A Woman - The Beatles
She's Not There - The Zombies

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 "Goldfinger" was at the top of the box office on January 1, 1965.

Facts

New Year's Day 1965 occurred 21,875 days ago. Approximately 729 months have passed. It was the 1st day of 1965, in week 53. The decade was the swinging sixties. People who were born on January 1, 1965, are now 59 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 243 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to January 1, 1965

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

The date is January 1, 1965, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. It's New Year's Day, the official start of the year 1965. A lot of people are relaxing at home. Some are nursing hangovers from the night before.

The song "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles is at the top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. Lyndon Baines Johnson is the President of the United States, and the movie Goldfinger 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 "Wagon Train", "Perry Mason", "Hazel", 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. The James Bond film "Goldfinger" is currently being shown in movie theaters.

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. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as T. S. Eliot, Winston Churchill, Nat King Cole, and Malcolm X would all still be alive. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "Mister Ed", and "Jonny Quest".

Children are playing with toys such as Tonka trucks, Rock-a-Stack, G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man, and Army men.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 1, 1965, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1965 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: January 1, 1965 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 1, 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 January 1, 1965.

December 6, 1964: The Christmas TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" premieres on NBC.
December 11, 1964: Singer Sam Cooke is shot dead in Los Angeles, California.
December 26, 1964: Moors murders: 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey is murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
December 27, 1964: NFL: The Cleveland Browns defeat the Baltimore Colts by 27-0 to win the 1964 NFL Championship Game.
This date: January 1, 1965
January 4, 1965: Poet T. S. Eliot dies from emphysema at the age of 76.
January 20, 1965: Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.
January 24, 1965: Sir Winston Churchill passes away.
January 30, 1965: The funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London.

1960s fashion

Photographs of 1960s fashion and hairstyles.

Television shows in January 1965

Television shows that people were watching in January 1965:

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

Wagon Train

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 January 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 January 1, 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 January 1, 1971, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 1.

J. Edgar Hoover

The first Director of the FBI Deceased
Born on January 1, 1895
He turned 70 on this day in 1965.

Grandmaster Flash

Hip Hop DJ
Born on January 1, 1958
He turned 7 on this day in 1965.

Verne Troyer

Actor Deceased
Born on January 1, 1969
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Ice Spice

Rapper
Born on January 1, 2000
She was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on January 1:

New Year's Day

US President

Lyndon Baines Johnson was the President of the United States on January 1, 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 January 1, 1965 was most likely conceived around April 10, 1964.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 1, 1965 is close to September 24, 1965.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 1, 1965:

21,875 days have passed since this date.
3,125 weeks have passed.
1,890,000,000 seconds have passed since January 1, 1965.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,205,000,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 975,240,000,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 315,000,000 times.
You have taken approximately 162,540,000 steps. That's roughly 72,240 miles.
22,680,000 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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