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October 16, 1965

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Headlines from October 16, 1965

WINGATE CALLED A SCARE-MONGER; Haryou Chief Criticized for Warning on Hate Group

By Homer Bigart

Dr K Clark accuses Haryou-Act exec dir Wingate of 'black McCarthyism' for warning on Harlem 'Five Percenters'; Repr Powell says he knows nothing about new group, news conf; Haryou bd chmn Rev Callender says he believes there are less than 100 card-carrying members but cautions against minimizing concern about them; Natl Urban League exec dir Young also concerned with Wingate statement; fears it will increase 'nervousness of police,'

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 13, 1965, covering October 16, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Help! (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Help! (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Look At Us by Sonny & Cher

    Look At Us

    Sonny & Cher

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for The In Crowd by Ramsey Lewis Trio

    The In Crowd

    Ramsey Lewis Trio

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    31
  5. 5
    Album cover for Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

    Highway 61 Revisited

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    28
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

1965Kang Kyung-ok, South Korean illustrator[†]

Kang Kyung-ok is a manhwa artist whose work It's Two People was adapted into the film Someone Behind You. She also has had work published by Netcomics.

1965German Titov, Russian ice hockey player and coach[†]

German Mikhailovich Titov is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward.

Tom Tolbert

1965Tom Tolbert, American basketball player and sportscaster[†]

Thomas Byron Tolbert Jr. is an American sports broadcaster and former professional basketball player. He played a total of seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After retiring from basketball, Tolbert became a radio show co-host on KNBR in San Francisco and NBA commentator for the television networks NBC, ESPN, and ABC.

Historical Context for October 16, 1965

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