February 1965
The following events occurred in February 1965:
- Rod Laver wins the Western Australian Professional Championships for the second time, at Perth, defeating Pancho Gonzales 7–5, 11–9.
- John P. McConnell replaces Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.[1]
- Born: Brandon Lee, Chinese-American actor, son of Bruce Lee and Linda Lee Cadwell, in Oakland, California (died 1993); Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, daughter of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Princess Grace, in Monaco
- Congolese Prime Minister Moise Tshombe concludes negotiations with the government of Belgium, having reached an agreement wherein the Congo will compensate Belgian companies in exchange control of certain jointly owned mining interests—and establish a plan to pay $250 million of debt.[11][12]
- English footballer Stanley Matthews plays his final First Division game, at the record age of 50 years and 5 days.
- President Tito of Yugoslavia is awarded the Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria.[16]
- The 1965 United States Figure Skating Championships open at the (1932) Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
- The African and Malagasy Common Organization (OCAM) (Organization Commune Africaine et Malgache) is formed as successor to the Afro-Malagasy Union for Economic Cooperation (Union Africaine et Malgache de Cooperation Economique; UAMCE), formerly the African and Malagasy Union (Union Africaine et Malgache; UAM)).
- Twenty-nine activists set out on the Aboriginal Freedom Ride in Australia.[18]
- A 2,065 ton Greek collier vessel, the Spyros Amrenakis is wrecked on Nolleplaat sandbank, off Vlissingen, Netherlands.
- United States President Lyndon B. Johnson authorizes Operation Rolling Thunder, a campaign of air strikes against North Vietnam.[19]
- Nicholas Katzenbach sworn in as U.S. Attorney General.[12][20]
- Died: Humberto Delgado, 58, Portuguese air force commander, murdered along with his Brazilian secretary, Arajaryr Moreira de Campos, in an ambush by the Salazar regime's secret police (PIDE) near the border town of Olivenza.[21]
- Three prominent public officials in the Republic of the Congo, Lazare Matsocota (prosecutor of the Republic), Joseph Pouabou (president of the Supreme Court) and Massouémé Anselme (director of the Congolese Information Agency), are kidnapped.[22] They are later found dead.
- A Douglas DC-3 (registration JA5080) operated by All Nippon Airways strikes Mount Nakanoone, killing both pilots.[23]
- Vũng Rô Bay Incident: 1st Lt. James S. Bowers, a United States Army officer flying a MEDEVAC helicopter along the coast of central South Vietnam spots a naval trawler camouflaged with trees and bushes. The 130-foot North Vietnamese trawler is sunk, leading to the discovery of 100 tons of Soviet and Chinese-made war material, including 3,500 to 4,000 rifles and submachine guns, one million rounds of small arms ammunition, 1,500 grenades, 2,000 mortar rounds, and 500 pounds of explosives.[25]
- The Rolling Stones conclude their Far East Tour with a concert at Badminton Hall, Singapore.[26]
- Aboriginal activists in Australia conduct sit-in to challenge de-facto segregation of a Sydney hotel.[27]
- The lunar probe Ranger 8 is launched from Cape Canaveral LC-12. The photographs it transmits will help select landing sites for future Apollo missions.[28]
- The Norwegian vessel Normanner is stranded and sinks on a voyage from Kopervik and Kristiansund.[29]
- Police clash with four hundred black students outside the Brooklyn Board of Education, as a boycott of New York City schools continues to grow.[30][12]
- Syrian government expels U.S. diplomat Walter Snowdon, saying he has offered bribes for information to military officers.[31][12]
- Died: Tadeusz Lehr-Spławiński, 73, Polish scholar and academic
- The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- Born: Andre Romelle Young (Dr. Dre), US rapper, in Compton, California
- 1965 South Vietnamese coup: Units of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam commanded by General Lâm Văn Phát and Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo launch a coup against General Nguyễn Khánh. Fifty tanks, led by Colonel Dương Hiếu Nghĩa, and a mixture of infantry battalions seize control of the post office and radio station in Saigon, cutting off communication lines. The home of General Khanh, and Gia Long Palace, the residence of head of state Suu, are surrounded.[32] The coup collapses when the US, in collaboration with Generals Nguyễn Chánh Thi and Cao Văn Viên, assemble units hostile to both Khanh and the current coup into a Capital Liberation Force.[33]
- A fire breaks out on the Dutch cargo ship MV Sophocles, when its cargo of fertilizer ignites. The ship later capsizes and sinks in the Atlantic, with three of her 44 crew reported missing. Another Dutch ship, MV Ulysees, rescues the 41 survivors.[34]
- Lufthansa signs up as the first customer for the forthcoming Boeing 737.
- Died: Malcolm X, 39, African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. Malcolm X was shot multiple times by three assailants while preparing to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom.[36]
- Rudie Liebrechts of the Netherlands breaks the world record for the men's 3000m speed skating, finishing in 4:26.8 in an event at the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway.
- Federal judge W. Harold Cox dismisses case against 17 of the 18 men accused of the 1964 civil rights worker murders, finding insufficient evidence of a conspiracy to deprive the victims of their rights.[41][12] (The case will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and go forth as United States v. Price.)
- The U.S. supply of gold decreased in January by $262 million, announces the Federal Reserve.[12][42]
- Born: Sylvie Guillem, French ballerina, in Paris
- The Norwegian ship MV Tristein is wrecked at Rolvsøy.[29]
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- ↑ William Anderson, "LeMay Retires as Air Force Chief of Staff", Chicago Tribune, February 2, 1965.
- ↑ Lyndon B. Johnson, "44 - Remarks Upon Receiving the Anti-Defamation League Award: February 3, 1965", UCSB American Presidency Project.
- ↑ "President Tells ADL Dinner Meaning of 'Great Society'", Jewish Advocate, February 4, 1965.
- ↑ Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 423–424. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ↑ Reuters (5 February 1965). "Freedom of City for Queen". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ↑ "36. Editorial Note", Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume VIII, International and Monetary Trade Policy, ed. David Patterson, Evan Duncan, & Carloyn Yee, 1998.
- ↑ Broggie, Michael (1997). Walt Disney's Railroad Story. Pentrex. p. 174. ISBN 1563420090.
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- ↑ "Brussels Accord Bolsters Tshombe: Big Concessions on Finances Bolster Congo Premier's Prospects in Election", New York Times, February 7, 1965.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 "The Month in Review", Current History, April 1965.
- ↑ Chinnery, Philip D., Vietnam: The Helicopter War, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991, ISBN 978-1-55750-875-1, pp. 38-39.
- ↑ "QUEEN IN SUDAN VISITS EL OBEID AND KHARTOUM". British Pathe. 1965. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
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- ↑ Chinnery, Philip D., Vietnam: The Helicopter War, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991, ISBN 978-1-55750-875-1, p. 39.
- ↑ Ann Curthoys, "The Freedom Ride and the Tent Embassy", in The Aboriginal Tent Embassy: Sovereignty, Black Power, Land Rights and the State, ed. Gary Foley, Andrew Schaap, & Edwina Howell; Routledge, 2013; p. 105.
- ↑ Nichols, CDR John B., and Barret Tillman, On Yankee Station: The Naval Air War Over Vietnam, Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute, 1987, ISBN 978-0-87021-559-9, p. 152.
- ↑ Robert E. Thompson, "Katzenbach Originally Weighed for Judiciary: President Reveals Study He Made as Attorney General Takes Oath of Office", Los Angeles Times, February 14, 1965.
- ↑ "Tracking Goa's dreaded agent via cyberspace", Hindustan Times, 29 May 2008. Accessed 26 September 2013
- ↑ Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy. Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique. Paris: Karthala, 1997. p. 110
- ↑ Accident description for JA5080 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "The Greatest Story Ever Told," National Catholic Register, April 2001
- ↑ Cutler, Thomas J. (2000). Brown Water, Black Berets: Coastal and Riverine Warfare in Vietnam. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN 978-1-55750-196-7, pp 76-77
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- ↑ Sean Scalmer, Dissent Events: Protest, the Media, and the Political Gimmick in Australia; UNSW Press, 2002; p. 27.
- ↑ Green, Nick (2013). "Ranger 8 Information". New York: About.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ Martin Tolchin, "400 Boycotting Students Riot, Hurl Bricks, Beat Other Youths", New York Times, February 18, 1965.
- ↑ "Syria Expels American on Charges of Spying: Diplomat Accused of Offering $2 Million for Army Data; U.S. Scoffs at Accusation", Los Angeles Times, February 18, 1965.
- ↑ Moyar, Mark (2006). Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954–1965. New York City, New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-86911-0, p. 363
- ↑ Kahin, George McT. (1986). Intervention: How America Became Involved in Vietnam. New York City: Knopf. ISBN 0-394-54367-X. , p. 302
- ↑ "Dutch Ship Sinks in Atlantic" The Times (London). Saturday, 20 February 1965. (56251), col E, p. 9.
- ↑ Accident description for YU-ACB at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 April 2013.
- ↑ Marable, Manning (2011). Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. New York: Viking. pp. 436–437. ISBN 978-0-670-02220-5.
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- ↑ Stanley Sadie, "Richard Rodney Bennett's The Mines of Sulphur. Tempo (New Ser.), 73, 24-25 (1965).
- ↑ History of the Symbols of New Brunswick. Accessed 29 September 2013
- ↑ "Madrid Police Clash With 5,000 Students", Globe and Mail, February 25, 1965. "A bugle sounded and hundreds of policement jumped out of the jeeps with rubber truncheons drawn. The water hoses were turned on the students but they remained seated. When the bugle sounded again, the police charged, beating the students. Men and women students were hustled into the jeeps. Later, many of the students threw stones at the policemen. The police charge was believed to be one of the most brutal against students in Madrid since the Civil war."
- ↑ "Mississippi Charges Dismissed", The Guardian, February 26, 1965.
- ↑ Edwin L. Dale, Jr., "U.S. Gold Stocks Dip $262 Million: Largest Loss for Month in 2 2/12 Years Leaves Total Level at $15.2 Billion", New York Times, 26 February 1965.
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