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US Deputy Sec Vance, assessing Lin Piao (Sept 3) article on Chinese plan for world expansion, urges N Vietnam not to subordinate its interests to China's
Repr Chamberlain urges NATO members stop shipping to N Vietnam, s, parliamentary conf; repts 88 ships of non-Communist nations sailed to N Vietnam, Jan-Aug; IRC approves resolution calling for full protection of war prisoners and condemning reprisals; seen aimed at N Vietnam
Cardinal Ottaviani backs strong statement on banning war, Ecumenical Council; warmly applauded; urges ref to ideological war, which he says can cause real war, and to need for sanctions against those who disobey internatl orgns
oil workers strike continues; police use tear gas against student demonstrators marching to grave of student shot in riot
USSR does not say whether craft made soft landing; Sir B Lovell says evidence points to crash landing
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 6, 1965, covering October 8, 1965.
The Beatles
Sonny & Cher
Ramsey Lewis Trio
Soundtrack
The Rolling Stones
1965Matt Biondi, American swimmer and coach[†]
Matthew Nicholas Biondi is an American former competitive swimmer and water polo player. As a swimmer, he is an eleven-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in five events. Biondi competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1984, 1988 and 1992, winning a total of eleven medals. During his career, he set three individual world records in the 50-meter freestyle and four in the 100-meter freestyle.
1965Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter[†]
Ardal O'Hanlon is an Irish comedian, actor, and author. He played Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted (1995–1998), George Sunday/Thermoman in My Hero (2000–2006), and DI Jack Mooney in Death in Paradise (2017–2020). His novel The Talk of the Town was published in 1998.
1965Harri Koskela, Finnish wrestler[†]
Harri Matias Koskela is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.
1965C. J. Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player[†]
Christopher Joseph Ward, better known as C. J. Ramone, is an American musician. He is best known for performing from 1989 to 1996 as the bassist, backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of the punk rock group the Ramones after replacing original bassist Dee Dee Ramone — a role that lasted until the band's retirement. He is one of three Ramones former members, and the only bassist, still alive.
In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]