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February 23, 1965

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STUDENTS WANT TRIAL FOR KHANH; Leaflets Accuse General of Fostering Disunity STUDENTS WANT TRIAL FOR KHANH

By Jack Langguthspecial To the New York Times

Nguyen Khanh negotiates final terms of his withdrawal from Govt; student group distributes leaflets, Saigon, demanding he be brought to trial; blames him for all friction within armed forces and population; Tran Van Minh calls for unity among armed forces; Nguyen Chanh Thi stresses fact that Tran Van Minh's apptmt as comdr in chief is temporary; illus

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Muhammad Says Muslims Played No Part in Slaying; MUHAMMAD LINK TO SLAYING DENIED

By Austin C. Wehrweinspecial To the New York Times

Muhammad holds 2 news confs, denies Muslims had any part in Malcolm slaying but says Muslims are making own investigation; illus; police guard Muhammad's home, office of Muslim newspaper Muhammad Speaks and other Muslim bldgs; also guard Clay; watch transportation terminals after learning that Malcolm supporters were ten route to Chicago

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 17, 1965, covering February 23, 1965.

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

    Beatles '65

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    21
  3. 3
    Album cover for Goldfinger by Soundtrack

    Goldfinger

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

    Where Did Our Love Go

    The Supremes

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    23
  5. 5
    Album cover for You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by The Righteous Brothers

    You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

    The Righteous Brothers

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

Kristin Davis

1965Kristin Davis, American actress and producer[†]

Kristin Landen Davis is an American actress and producer. She is known for playing Charlotte York in the HBO romantic comedy series Sex and the City (1998–2004). She received nominations at the Emmys and the Golden Globes in 2004 for her role as Charlotte, and reprised the role in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), as well as the revival of the show And Just Like That... (2021–present) on Max.

Michael Dell

1965Michael Dell, American businessman[†]

Michael Saul Dell is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world's largest technology infrastructure companies.

Helena Suková

1965Helena Suková, Czech-Monacan tennis player[†]

Helena Suková is a Czech former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and No. 4 in singles. Suková won 14 major titles: nine in women's doubles and five in mixed doubles. She is also a two-time Olympic silver medalist in doubles, a four-time major singles runner-up, and won a total of ten singles titles and 69 doubles titles.

Notable Deaths

Stan Laurel

1965Stan Laurel, English actor and comedian (born 1890)[†]

Stan Laurel was an English comic actor, director and writer who was in the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films and cameo roles.

Historical Context for February 23, 1965

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