On this day
March 4, 1965
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from March 4, 1965
Truckers Embargo Shipments to Piers; TRUCKMEN HALT EXPORT CARGOES
Truckers to stop shipments to NYC piers because of congestion remaining after dock strike; Adelizzi says embargo will be voluntary
Mayor Hails Stale Budget, But Asks Even More Aid; WAGNER PRAISES RISE IN STATE AID
Chmn Rosenberg urges rise in state aid, Legis coms hearing on budget; Wagner backs request
Kennedy Upbraids Senate Committee On Expose Charge; KENNEDY ASSAILS INQUIRY IN SENATE
Legis coms begin pub hearings
Soviet Centralizes Defense Industries; SOVIET REALIGNS ARMS INDUSTRIES
Govt recentralizes mgt of defense indus, placed under regional councils by Khrushchev in '57, by converting state corns into ministries; restores Gen Machinery Min; 'gen machinery' is cover name for defense indus
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 3, 1965, covering March 4, 1965.
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Beatles '65
The Beatles
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 10
- 2
Goldfinger
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 13
- 3
Mary Poppins
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 23
- 4
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
The Righteous Brothers
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 7
- 5
My Love Forgive Me
Robert Goulet
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 11
Notable Births
1965Paul W. S. Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Paul William Scott Anderson is an English film director, screenwriter, and producer who often makes science fiction films and video game adaptations.
1965Stacy Edwards, American actress[†]
Stacy Edwards is an American actress. She appeared in a number of B movies before her breakthrough role in the 1997 black comedy film In the Company of Men, for which she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination. Edwards later had roles in films such as Primary Colors (1998), Black and White (1999), and Driven (2001), and was a regular cast member in the drama series Chicago Hope (1997–1999).
1965Khaled Hosseini, Afghan-American novelist[†]
Khaled Hosseini or Khalid Husseini is an Afghan-American novelist, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician. His debut novel The Kite Runner (2003) was a critical and commercial success; the book and his subsequent novels have all been at least partially set in Afghanistan and have featured an Afghan as the protagonist. Hosseini's novels have spread awareness about Afghanistan's people and culture.
1965Yury Lonchakov, Russian pilot, and cosmonaut[†]
Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov is a Russian former cosmonaut and a veteran of three space missions. He has spent 200 days in space and has conducted two spacewalks. From 2014 to 2017, Lonchakov served as head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
Historical Context for March 4, 1965
In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]