What generation is 1965? Generation X

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About the Generation (1965)

Generation X (1965-1980): Raised during a time of shifting societal values, known for their independence, skepticism of authority, and adaptability.


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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1965

  • Chris Rock (Feb 7, 1965)
  • Abby Lee Miller (Sep 21, 1965)
  • Robert Downey Jr. (Apr 4, 1965)
  • Dr. Dre (Feb 18, 1965)
  • The Undertaker (Mar 24, 1965)
  • J.K. Rowling (Jul 31, 1965)
  • Shah Rukh Khan (Nov 2, 1965)
  • Jill Vertes (Aug 15, 1965)
  • Salman Khan (Dec 27, 1965)
  • Brooke Shields ( 31, 1965)

What Happened in 1965

  1. Jan 30 - State funeral for Winston Churchill at St Paul's Cathedral in London; at the time, the world's largest ever state funeral
  2. Mar 18 - Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space
  3. Mar 22 - US confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong
  4. May 5 - First large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam
  5. Jun 7 - The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples
  6. Aug 6 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act prohibiting voting discrimination against minorities
  7. Aug 9 - Singapore separates from the Federation of Malaysia and gains its independence
  8. Sep 22 - India and Pakistan cease-fire goes into effect, ending the Indo-Pakistani War
  9. Dec 7 - Pope Paul VI & Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that led to split of 2 churches in 1054
  10. Dec 8 - Pope Paul VI signs 2nd Vatican council

Top Songs 1965

  1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
  2. Help! - The Beatles
  3. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
  4. Yesterday - The Beatles
  5. Downtown - Petula Clark
  6. Ticket to Ride - The Beatles
  7. Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
  8. Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds
  9. Il Silenzio - Nini Rosso
  10. Get Off of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones

Popular Movies 1965

  1. The Battle of Algiers - Director: Pontecorvo, Gillo. Country: Algeria / Italy.
  2. The Sound of Music - Director: Wise, Robert. Country: USA.
  3. Doctor Zhivago - Director: Lean, David. Country: USA.
  4. Repulsion - Director: Polanski, Roman. Country: UK.
  5. Loves of a Blonde - Director: Forman, Milos. Country: Czechoslovakia.
  6. Pierrot le fou - Director: Godard, Jean-Luc. Country: France / Italy.
  7. Darling - Director: Schlesinger, John. Country: UK.
  8. Chimes at Midnight - Director: Welles, Orson. Country: Spain / Switzerland.
  9. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors - Director: Parajanov, Sergei. Country: Soviet Union.
  10. Juliet of the Spirits - Director: Fellini, Federico. Country: Italy / France / West Germany.

Who Was US President 1965

Lyndon B. Johnson
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