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January 15, 1965

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Headlines from January 15, 1965

1481 CRYPT YIELDS BODY OF PRINCESS; London Diggers Find Coffin of Historic Child Bride 1481 CRYPT YIELDS BODY OF PRINCESS

By Lawrence Fellowsspecial To the New York Times

London bldg workers find lead coffin and remains of Anne, Duchess of York, infant bride of Duke of York, 1 of 2 princes murdered in Tower of London in 1483; inscription on coffin indicates she died Nov 19 1481, aged 8 yrs 11 mos; text; expert study remains; photos to be displayed at London Museum; map

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 13, 1965, covering January 15, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Beatles '65 by The Beatles

    Beatles '65

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

    Where Did Our Love Go

    The Supremes

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    18
  3. 3
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    16
  4. 4
    Album cover for Beach Boys In Concert by The Beach Boys

    Beach Boys In Concert

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    27

Notable Births

Maurizio Fondriest

1965Maurizio Fondriest, Italian cyclist[†]

Maurizio Fondriest is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.

Bernard Hopkins

1965Bernard Hopkins, American boxer and coach[†]

Bernard Hopkins Jr. is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed championship at middleweight from 2001 to 2005, and the lineal championship at light heavyweight from 2011 to 2012.

Adam Jones (musician)

1965Adam Jones, American musician and songwriter[†]

Adam Thomas Jones is an American musician, songwriter, animator, and visual and makeup artist, best known as the guitarist of Tool. Jones has been rated the 75th-greatest guitarist of all time by the Rolling Stone and placed ninth in Guitar World's Top 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. With experience in special effects and set design in the Hollywood film industry, Jones is also the director of the majority of Tool's music videos.

James Nesbitt

1965James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor[†]

William James Nesbitt is an actor from Northern Ireland. From 1987, Nesbitt spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical Up on the Roof to the political drama Paddywack (1994). He made his feature film debut playing talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in Hear My Song (1991). He got his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic comedy-drama series Cold Feet, which won him a British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award, and a National Television Award.

Historical Context for January 15, 1965

In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]