Historical Events
- "Do I Hear a Waltz?" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 220 performances
- A truck loses control down Moosic Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania, killing the driver. This accident later inspired the 1974 Harry Chapin song, "30,000 Pounds of Bananas."
- Poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced
- Rolling Stones fined £5 each for public urination
1st Person to Walk in Space
Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov leaves his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes and becomes the first person to conduct a spacewalk
- USSR launches Voshkod 2
Famous Birthdays
- Birgit Clarius, German heptathlete
- Geronimo Berroa, outfielder (Oakland A's), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Jeff Labar, American glam rock guitarist (Cinderella, 1985-2014 - "Nobody's Fool"; "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)"), born in Darby, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- Yoriko Douguchi, Japanese actress
Famous Deaths
- Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies at 45
Died in 1965 1965 Highlights
About March 18, 1965
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 59 years, 1 month and 9 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: Eight Days A Week - The Beatles
#1 Song: The Last Time - The Rolling Stones
