November 6, 1965

November 6, 1965, was a Saturday. It was 59 years, 1 month, and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.

Music charts

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on November 6, 1965:

United States: "Yesterday" by The Beatles
United Kingdom: "Tears" by Ken Dodd

The Billboard Hot 100 on November 6, 1965

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

Get Off Of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones
A Lover's Concerto - The Toys
Yesterday - The Beatles
Everybody Loves A Clown - Gary Lewis And The Playboys
Keep On Dancing - The Gentrys

Play the top songs 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 "The Sound of Music" was at the top of the box office on November 6, 1965.

Facts

This date was 21,594 days ago. Approximately 720 months have passed. It was the 310th day of 1965, in week 44. The decade was the swinging sixties. People born on this day are currently 59 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 240 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to November 6, 1965

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Saturday, November 6, 1965. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. People are currently enjoying their weekend.

It's November, so the evenings are getting darker and the days are getting colder. In America, the song "Yesterday" by The Beatles is at the top of the singles charts, while "Tears" by Ken Dodd is the number-one song in the UK. Lyndon Baines Johnson is the President of the United States, and the movie The Sound of Music is at the top of the box office.

Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Walt Disney would be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "What's My Line?", "The Andy Griffith Show", "My Favorite Martian", and "Gilligan's Island". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mighty Mouse Playhouse", "The Gumby Show", "Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long", and "Thunderbirds".

Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Mouse Trap, Army men, and Scalextric.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 6, 1965, will have the star sign Scorpio.
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 2.
Native American Zodiac: November 6, 1965 falls under the Snake.
Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on November 6, 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

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on November 6, 1965.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to November 6, 1965.

October 7, 1965: Moors murderer Ian Brady is arrested at his home in Manchester.
October 9, 1965: Golf: The United States wins the 1965 Ryder Cup at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England.
October 14, 1965: Baseball: The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Minnesota Twins by 4-3 to win the 1965 World Series.
October 30, 1965: English model Jean Shrimpton causes controversy after she wears a white minidress to Derby Day at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.
November 2, 1965: Baltimore Quaker Norman Morrison sets himself on fire outside of the Pentagon in protest against the use of napalm in the Vietnam War.
November 5, 1965: The Who release their song "My Generation".
This date: November 6, 1965
November 8, 1965: The first episode of the daytime soap drama "Days of Our Lives" is aired on television.
November 9, 1965: Northeast blackout of 1965: Over 30 million people are left without electricity in parts of the United States and Canada.
November 11, 1965: Boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson announces his retirement.
November 22, 1965: Muhammad Ali retains his world heavyweight championship after he defeats Floyd Patterson in the 12th round.
November 26, 1965: France launches its first satellite "Astérix".
November 27, 1965: The Pentagon tells US President Lyndon B. Johnson that troop numbers will need to drastically increase in Vietnam.

1960s fashion

Photographs of 1960s fashion and hairstyles.

TV shows in 1965

The following TV shows were popular in November 1965:

I Dream of Jeannie

Where the Action Is

Hullabaloo

Gilligan's Island

Shindig!

My Favorite Martian

The Farmer's Daughter

Steptoe and Son

Hazel

The Andy Griffith Show

Danger Man

Bonanza

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.

Kids TV shows on November 6, 1965

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1965:

JOT the Dot

Milton the Monster

Atom Ant

Thunderbirds

Underdog

Hoppity Hooper

Jonny Quest

Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long

The Patty Duke Show

The Mighty Hercules

Top Cat

Popular toys and games in 1965

Toys and games that were popular in 1965:

Operation

Scalextric

Barrel of Monkeys

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)

Were you born on November 6, 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 November 6, 1971, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on November 6.

Rebecca Schaeffer

Actress and model Deceased
Born on November 6, 1967
She was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Ethan Hawke

Actor
Born on November 6, 1970
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Thandie Newton

Actress
Born on November 6, 1972
She was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Pat Tillman

American Football player Deceased
Born on November 6, 1976
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Emma Stone

Actress
Born on November 6, 1988
She was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Aaron Hernandez

NFL player / convicted murderer Deceased
Born on November 6, 1989
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Jozy Altidore

American soccer player
Born on November 6, 1989
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

US President

Lyndon Baines Johnson was the President of the United States on November 6, 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 November 6, 1965 was most likely conceived around February 13, 1965.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 6, 1965 is close to July 30, 1966.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about November 6, 1965:

21,594 days have passed since this date.
3,084 weeks have passed.
1,865,721,600 seconds have passed since November 6, 1965.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,176,675,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 962,712,345,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 310,953,600 times.
You have taken approximately 160,452,058 steps. That's roughly 71,312 miles.
22,388,659 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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