What Happened on July 29, 1965

Historical Events

  • Beatles movie "Help" has Royal World Premiere at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London; of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon attend
  • Gemini 5 returned after 12d 7h 11m 53s
  • Major league record 26 strikeouts, Phillies (16), Pirates (10)
  • USSR performs nuclear Test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan

Famous Birthdays

  • Chang-Rae Lee, Korean-born American author and teacher
  • Doug Burden, American rower (Olympic 5th 1988, 92, 96), born in Rutland, Vermont
  • Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican infielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Santurce, Puerto Rico

About July 29, 1965

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 58 years, 9 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Leo

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
  • UK #1 Song: Mr Tambourine Man - Byrds