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July 9, 1965

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DRIVE ON VIETCONG TERMED A SUCCESS; U.S. Paratroops Estimate 100 Red Casualties in Zone D Offensive DRIVE ON VIETCONG CALLED A SUCCESS

By Jack Langguthspecial To the New York Times

Amer paratroopers estimate 100 guerrillas injured during 3-day Zone D offensive; rept their bodies are carried off by Vietcong through intricate tunnel system; timetable of allied activities; S Vietnamese reoccupy Dakto; guerrillas attack Xomzua; ambush 200 S Vietnamese troops sent from Tritam; fate of 4 Amers unknown; map

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 7, 1965, covering July 9, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Beatles VI by The Beatles

    Beatles VI

    The Beatles

    Last week
    48
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Herman's Hermits On Tour by Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits On Tour

    Herman's Hermits

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    41
  4. 4
    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    17

Notable Births

Frank Bello

1965Frank Bello, American bass player[†]

Frank Bello is an American musician who plays bass for the thrash metal band Anthrax. He was also a member of Helmet from 2004 to 2005 and has been the touring bassist of Norwegian black metal band Satyricon since 2024.

Thomas Jahn

1965Thomas Jahn, German director and screenwriter[†]

Thomas Jahn is a German film and television director.

Jason Rhoades

1965Jason Rhoades, American sculptor (died 2006)[†]

Jason Fayette Rhoades was an American installation artist. Better known in Europe, where he exhibited regularly for the last twelve years of his life, Rhoades was celebrated for his combination dinner party/exhibitions that feature violet neon signs and his large scale sculptural installations inspired by his rural upbringing in Northern California and Los Angeles car culture. His work often incorporated building materials and found objects assembled with "humor and conceptual rigor." He was known for by-passing conventional ideas of taste and political correctness in his pursuit of the creative drive.

Historical Context for July 9, 1965

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