1965: what happened around the world

In 1965, 151 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Guatemalan Civil War and crushing The Rebellions of 1965–1966 among the best known. 87 more were already under way, such as The Troubles and Treaty of Paris. 149 things were founded or built that year, from Israel Museum and Socialist Republic of Romania.

151events began
87already under way
149founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges70

+30 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires43

+3 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks20

Disasters10

Expeditions5

Treaties, councils and politics3

Already under way in 196587

Came to an end in 19657

Founded or built in 1965149

+119 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1965

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →