January 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
October 1 » The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of death August 23, 1965
The temperature on August 23, 1965 was between 9.3 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 24.5 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 28 » The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament.
March 5 » March Intifada: A Leftist uprising erupts in Bahrain against British colonial presence.
March 24 » Images from the Ranger 9 lunar probe are broadcast live on network television.
June 3 » The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
September 6 » India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which results in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate followed by the signing of the Tashkent Declaration.
September 30 » The Lockheed L-100, the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules, is introduced.
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