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February 13, 1965

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Headlines from February 13, 1965

Negroes in Selma Offer Their Prayers for Stricken Sheriff Clark; SELMA NEGROES PRAY FOR SHERIFF

By John Herbersspecial To the New York Times

200 Negro teen-agers pray for Clark in front of courthouse; illus; Clark in hosp, reptd suffering from exhaustion; sheriff's office spokesman denies Bevel was chained; about 65 demonstrators in jail, most in prison camp outside town; FBI probing conditions; Selma min repts 2 Boston mins among 83 held in unheated bullpens without beds or blankets; Judge Thomas orders release of 26 Negroes held for demonstrating at courthouse; The Hague newspaper likens Selma police methods to those of Nazis

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 10, 1965, covering February 13, 1965.

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    Album cover for Beatles '65 by The Beatles

    Beatles '65

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

    Where Did Our Love Go

    The Supremes

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    2
    Peak
    2
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    22
  4. 4
    Album cover for My Fair Lady by Soundtrack

    My Fair Lady

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    19
  5. 5
    Album cover for Beach Boys In Concert by The Beach Boys

    Beach Boys In Concert

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15

Notable Births

Peter O'Neill

1965Peter O'Neill, Papua New Guinean accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea[†]

Peter Charles Paire O'Neill is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 2011 to 2019. He has been a Member of Parliament for Ialibu-Pangia since 2002. He was a former cabinet minister and the leader of the People's National Congress between 2006 and 2022. He resigned his position as prime minister to avoid a vote of no confidence, and he was succeeded by James Marape.

Historical Context for February 13, 1965

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