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August 4, 1965

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HOUSE UNIT VOTES AN ENDTO QUOTAS FOR IMMIGRATION; Judiciary Committee Action, on Tally of 27 to 4, Brings Praise From President HOUSE UNIT VOTES IMMIGRATION BILL

By Cabell Phillipsspecial To the New York Times

HR com, 27-4,passes Celler-sponsored bill, amended by Feighan, replacing natl origins quota with 20,000 annual limit per nation; exempts Western Hemisphere residents and spouses, children and parents of US natls from quota; provides that backlog of approved applications from low-quota nations be absorbed in 3 yrs; sets new visa priority system; Pres Johnson comments

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 4, 1965, covering August 4, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Beatles VI by The Beatles

    Beatles VI

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Herman's Hermits On Tour by Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits On Tour

    Herman's Hermits

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

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    21
  4. 4
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    45
  5. 5
    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

Vishal Bhardwaj

1965Vishal Bhardwaj, Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer[†]

Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian filmmaker, music composer, and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of nine National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award.

Adam Afriyie

1965Adam Afriyie, English businessman and politician[†]

Adam Mensah Osei Afriyie is a British politician who served as the member of parliament (MP) for Windsor from 2005 to 2024. He is a member of the Conservative Party.

Dennis Lehane

1965Dennis Lehane, American author, screenwriter, and producer[†]

Dennis Lehane is an American author and screenwriter. He has published more than a dozen novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring recurring characters, including A Drink Before the War. Four of his novels have been adapted into films of the same names: Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (2010), and Gone Baby Gone (2007) and Live by Night (2016), both directed by Ben Affleck. His short story "Animal Rescue" was also adapted into the film The Drop, noted for being the final film role for actor James Gandolfini.

Fredrik Reinfeldt

1965Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish soldier and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Sweden[†]

John Fredrik Reinfeldt is a Swedish economist, lecturer, former Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He was the last rotating President of the European Council in 2009. He was the chairman of the Swedish Football Association between 2023 and 2025.

Michael Skibbe

1965Michael Skibbe, German footballer and manager[†]

Michael Heinz Skibbe is a German former football player and current manager of J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Historical Events

Politics of the Cook Islands

1965The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.[†]

The politics of the Cook Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy. The Monarch of New Zealand, represented in the Cook Islands by the King or Queen's Representative, was the Head of State; the prime minister is the head of government of a multi-party system. The nation is self-governing and are fully responsible for internal and foreign affairs. Since 2001, the Cook Islands has run its own foreign and defence policy. Executive power is exercised by the government, while legislative power is vested in both the government and the islands' parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislatures.

Historical Context for August 4, 1965

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