May 1965
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The following events occurred in May, 1965.
May 1, 1965 (Saturday)
- Bob Askin replaces Jack Renshaw as Premier of New South Wales.[1]
- The Battle of Dong-Yin occurs as a conflict between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.
- Liverpool wins the FA Cup Final, beating Leeds Utd 2–1.
- Died: Spike Jones, 53, American musician and bandleader (emphysema)[2]
May 2, 1965 (Sunday)
May 3, 1965 (Monday)
- Born: Red Rum, champion thoroughbred racehorse, in Kells, County Kilkenny, Ireland (died 1995)[3]
May 4, 1965 (Tuesday)
May 5, 1965 (Wednesday)
- Forty US men burn their draft cards at the University of California, Berkeley, and a coffin is marched to the Berkeley Draft Board.
May 6, 1965 (Thursday)
- A tornado outbreak near the Twin Cities in Minnesota kills 13 people and injures 683.
May 7, 1965 (Friday)
- A general election is held in Rhodesia results in victory for the ruling Rhodesian Front under Ian Smith. The election is held using two rolls, an "A" roll, which was largely white (around 90,000 whites and 2,256 blacks)[4]
- The U.S. Steel freighter SS Cedarville collides with the SS Topdalsfjord and sinks near the Mackinac Bridge killing 25 people. Ten are rescued from the Cedarville, the 3rd largest lake ship to sink after its sister the SS Carl D. Bradley, and the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
May 8, 1965 (Saturday)
May 9, 1965 (Sunday)
- The pianist Vladimir Horowitz returns to the stage after a 12-year absence, performing a legendary concert in Carnegie Hall in New York.
- Died: Leopold Figl, 62, Austrian politician
May 10, 1965 (Monday)
May 11, 1965 (Tuesday)
- In the UK, the National Trust officially launches its long-term Enterprise Neptune project to acquire or put under covenant a substantial part of the Welsh, English and Northern Irish coastline.[5]
May 12, 1965 (Wednesday)
- West Germany and Israel establish diplomatic relations.
- The Italian liner T/S Michelangelo enters service.
- The Cannes Film Festival opens.
May 13, 1965 (Thursday)
- A West German court of appeals condemns the behavior of ex-defense minister Franz Josef Strauss, and refuses to open trial against magazine proprietor Rudolf Augstein and the magazine's military expert Conrad Ahlers,[6] ruling that during the Spiegel scandal Strauss had exceeded his competencies and committed Freiheitsberaubung (deprivation of personal freedom); however, because of his belief of acting lawfully (Verbotsirrtum), he was exempt from punishment.
May 14, 1965 (Friday)
May 15, 1965 (Saturday)
- The Benmore Dam on New Zealand's South Island, is opened by Prime Minister Keith Holyoake.[7]
May 16, 1965 (Sunday)
May 17, 1965 (Monday)
- An underground explosion at Cambrian Colliery in Clydach Vale, Wales, kills 31 men.[8]
May 18, 1965 (Tuesday)
May 19, 1965 (Wednesday)
May 20, 1965 (Thursday)
- The De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter makes its first flight.
May 21, 1965 (Friday)
- The largest ever teach-in begins at Berkeley, California, attended by 30,000.
May 22, 1965 (Saturday)
- The first skateboard championship is held.
- Several hundred Vietnam War protesters in Berkeley, California, USA, march to the Draft Board again to burn 19 more cards. Lyndon Johnson is hung in effigy.
May 23, 1965 (Sunday)
- Belgium's general election results in victory for the Christian Social Party, which wins 77 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 44 of the 106 seats in the Senate.[9]
May 24, 1965 (Monday)
- Died: Hans Jüttner, 71, German former SS leader
May 25, 1965 (Tuesday)
- Boxer Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in the first round of their championship rematch with the "Phantom Punch" at the Central Maine Civic Center in Lewiston.
May 26, 1965 (Wednesday)
May 27, 1965 (Thursday)
- The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment leaves for Vietnam on HMAS Sydney.
May 28, 1965 (Friday)
- Born: Mary Coughlan, Irish Fianna Fáil politician, in Donegal
May 29, 1965 (Saturday)
- 1965 Dhanbad coal mine disaster: A mining accident in Dhanbad, India, kills 274 people.
May 30, 1965 (Sunday)
- Scottish Racing driver Jim Clark wins the 50th running of the Indianapolis 500 in Lotus 38-Cosworth, with a winning margin of one lap. It is the first mid-engined car to win.
May 31, 1965 (Monday)
- Born: Brooke Shields, US actress, in New York City
References
- ^ Hancock, The Premiers of New South Wales 1856–2005, pg 353.
- ^ Mirtle, Jack. (1986) Thank You Music Lovers: A Bio-discography of Spike Jones. Westport; Greenwood Press ISBN 0-313-24814-1
- ^ Legend of Ginger 'Mr Aintree' McCain will live forever Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2011
- ^ 7 May 1965 House of Assembly Election African Elections Database
- ^ "2M. Appeal To Save Coastline". The Times. No. 56264. 8 March 1965. p. 12.
- ^ Michael Marek; Birgit Görtz (10 October 2012). "A scandal rocks the young federal republic". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Bruce, David (30 October 2008). "Benmore gets more with first full rebuild". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- ^ Richards, Bill. "Death Roll, Cambrian Colliery, Explosion, 1965". Welsh Coal Mines. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p289 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7