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May 5, 1965

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DOMINICAN REBEL IS NEW 'PRESIDENT'; Colonel Takes Oath in Park and Asserts U.S. Forces Should Leave Quickly

By Peter Kihss

Caamano takes oath as 'const' Pres; illus; urges US forces leave so Dominican nationalism will not become anti-N Americanism; rebels rept Dominican Cong, meeting for 1st time since '63, elected Caamano; rept Bosch proposed to give up his rights; Caamano claims 47,000 backers, news conf; says he will not allow dictatorship; charges US troops penetrated rebel area in violation of cease-fire; claims full control of all armed elements in city; plans talks with OAS com on US withdrawal

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 5, 1965, covering May 5, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    32
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing Herman's Hermits by Herman's Hermits

    Introducing Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys Today!

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for Dear Heart by Andy Williams

    Dear Heart

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Deaths

1965Nikos Gounaris, Greek tenor and composer (born 1915)[†]

Nikos Gounaris was a Greek tenor who was enormously popular as a "pop" singer in the 1950s.

John Waters (director, born 1893)

1965John Waters, American director and screenwriter (born 1893)[†]

John Waters was an American film director, second unit director and, initially, an assistant director. His career began in the early days of silent film and culminated in two consecutive Academy Award nominations in the newly instituted category of Best Assistant Director. He won on his second nomination, for MGM's Viva Villa!, and received a certificate of merit; the certificate was replaced with an Oscar statuette in 1965.

Historical Context for May 5, 1965

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