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January 27, 1965

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Headlines from January 27, 1965

Bronston's Hopes Fading in Albany; Mackell Also Out; Bronston's Albany Hopes Dim, But Has No Plans to Quit Race

By R.w. Apple Jr

Bronston, Mackell chances seen waning; Sen takes 23d vote; Assembly takes 5 votes, its 21st; no votes changed by all-night rump session; Jones urges compromise by choosing Steingut and either Mackell or Zaretzki; several anti-Wagner Sens willing to back Zaretzki but not Mackell; unrest among Upstate Repubs noted; intervention discussed in Sen Repub conf

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 27, 1965, covering January 27, 1965.

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    Album cover for Beatles '65 by The Beatles

    Beatles '65

    The Beatles

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    5
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    Album cover for Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

    Where Did Our Love Go

    The Supremes

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    20
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    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

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    18
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    Album cover for Beach Boys In Concert by The Beach Boys

    Beach Boys In Concert

    The Beach Boys

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    Album cover for My Fair Lady by Soundtrack

    My Fair Lady

    Soundtrack

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    17

Notable Births

Alan Cumming

1965Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor[†]

Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, writer and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and an Olivier Award. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for the West End production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1991). His other Olivier-nominated roles were in The Conquest of the South Pole (1988), La Bête (1992), and Cabaret (1994). Cumming won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for reprising his role as the Emcee on Broadway in Cabaret (1998). His other performances on Broadway include Design for Living (2001), and Macbeth (2013).

1965Mike Newell, English footballer and manager[†]

Michael Colin Newell is an English football manager and former professional footballer.

1965Ignacio Noé, Argentinian author and illustrator[†]

Ignacio Noé, usually known simply as Noé, is an artist in a wide range of graphic genres, working in comics, children's books, magazine illustration and erotic comics, in a highly rendered style that utilizes both digital and traditional media. His works include "The Piano Tuner", "Ship of Fools" and most notably "The Convent of Hell".

1965Attila Sekerlioglu, Austrian footballer and manager[†]

Attila Sekerlioglu is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he moved into management. He has most recently been manager of Austrian club SV Stockerau. He is now a scout for Bayern Munich.

Notable Deaths

Abraham Walkowitz

1965Abraham Walkowitz, American painter (born 1878)[†]

Abraham Walkowitz was a Russian–American painter who was among the first generation of American modernists. While not having attained the same level of fame as his contemporaries, Walkowitz' close relationship with the 291 Gallery and Alfred Stieglitz placed him at the center of the modernist movement. His early abstract cityscapes and collection of over 5,000 drawings of Isadora Duncan also remain significant art historical records.

Historical Events

Trần Văn Hương

1965South Vietnamese Prime Minister Trần Văn Hương is removed by the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh.[†]

Trần Văn Hương was a South Vietnamese politician who was the penultimate president of South Vietnam for a week in April 1975 before its surrender to the communist forces of North Vietnam. Before ascending to the presidency, he served as vice president under President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu since October 1971 after being elected on a joint ticket with Thiệu in the 1971 South Vietnamese presidential election. Prior to that, he was prime minister for three months from November 1964 to January 1965 under the supervision of a military junta led by General Nguyen Khanh; during this time, there was widespread civil unrest from the Buddhist majority and power struggles with the military. He also served as prime minister again from May 1968 to August 1969.

Historical Context for January 27, 1965

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