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CINCINNATI, April 24 -- Frank Robinson hit two home runs and Vada Pinson one to give the Cincinnati Reds a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals today.
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PRINCETON, N.J., April 24 -- Princeton's varsity crew rowed through the white-capped waters of Lake Carnegie today and retained the Childs Cup. The Tigers withstood a bid by Penn and a tremendous effort by a reshuffled Columbia eight to win by a few feet of open water.
Quita Dude proved quite a stretch-running gelding on way to a half-length triumph over the favored Tibaldo in the $85,050 Grey Lag Handicap at Aqueduct yesterday. The only one in the field of 11 without a victory this year, Quita Dude rallied from eighth around the last turn to first at the eighth-pole, thence on to the wire without a misstep.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 21, 1965, covering April 25, 1965.
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Herman's Hermits
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Roger Miller
The Rolling Stones
1965Eric Avery, American bass player and songwriter[†]
Eric Adam Avery is an American musician. He is best known as the founding bass guitarist and co-songwriter of the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he has recorded two studio albums. From 2005 to 2022, Avery was the bassist for Garbage, which he joined as sideman and with whom he recorded three studio albums.
1965Mark Bryant, American basketball player and coach[†]
Mark Craig Bryant is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the New York Knicks. As a player, he played collegiately at Seton Hall University from 1984 to 1988, and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1988 NBA draft. Bryant played for 10 NBA teams during his career, averaging 5.4 ppg and appeared in the 1990 and 1992 NBA Finals as a member of the Blazers.
1965John Henson, American puppeteer and voice actor (died 2014)[†]
John Paul Henson was an American puppeteer. He was best known for his association with the Muppets.
In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]