What happened on Monday August 30, 1965?

About August 30th, 1965, in brief:

  • Historical events: Rock musician Bob Dylan released his seminal album Highway 61 Revisited, featuring the iconic song "Like a Rolling Stone". This album is widely considered a pivotal moment in rock music history, blending folk, rock, and poetic lyrics that challenged traditional musical conventions.
  • Day of the week: August 30th, 1965 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Snake (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Help! by The Beatles
  • #1 UK song: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
  • Popular movie: The Money Trap directed by Burt Kennedy

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August 30, 1965: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 30, 1965:

  • Bob Dylan Releases Groundbreaking Album Highway 61 Revisited Rock musician Bob Dylan released his seminal album Highway 61 Revisited, featuring the iconic song "Like a Rolling Stone". This album is widely considered a pivotal moment in rock music history, blending folk, rock, and poetic lyrics that challenged traditional musical conventions.
  • Mattmark Dam Glacier Disaster A catastrophic section of the Allalin glacier collapsed and destroyed the construction site of the Mattmark Dam near Saas-Fee, Switzerland, resulting in a significant loss of life and highlighting the dangers of high-altitude construction work.
  • Casey Stengel Retires from Baseball Legendary baseball manager Casey Stengel announced his retirement after an extraordinary 55-year career in professional baseball, marking the end of an era for one of the sport's most iconic figures.

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August 30, 1965: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was August 30, 1965?


August 30, 1965 was a Monday and it was the 242nd day of the year 1965 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 30, 1965 can also be written as 8/30/1965 in the US and as 30/8/1965 in UK and Europe.

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August 30, 1965: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on August 30, 1965:

  • Pauline Garon
  • Píndaro

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August 30, 1965: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 30, 1965 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 30th and September 5th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 30, 1965: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 30, 1965 was Help! by The Beatles, according to the music chart for the week August 30th and September 5th.

  1. - Help! youtube
  2. - Like A Rolling Stone youtube
  3. - California Girls youtube
  4. - Unchained Melody youtube
  5. - It's The Same Old Song youtube

August 30, 1965: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 30, 1965 was (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones, according to the music chart for the week August 30th and September 5th.

  1. - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction youtube
  2. - I Got You Babe youtube
  3. - Make It Easy On Yourself youtube
  4. - Tears youtube
  5. - Walk In The Black Forest youtube

August 30, 1965: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 30, 1965 was Papa's Got A Brand New Bag by James Brown And The Famous Flames, according to the music chart for the week August 30th and September 5th.

  1. - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
  2. - The Tracks Of My Tears
  3. - It's The Same Old Song youtube
  4. - Since I Lost My Baby
  5. - The "In" Crowd
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August 30, 1965: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 30th is Virgo.

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August 30, 1965: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 30, 1965 is Snake and the associated element is Wood.

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August 30, 1965: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 30, 1965 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 30, 1965 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on August 30, 1965 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 33% full, rising at 10:41 am and setting at 10:25 pm.

The previous full moon was on Aug 12, 1965 while the next full moon would come on Sep 10, 1965.

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How old is someone born on August 30, 1965?


Someone born on August 30, 1965 is:

59 years 8 months old,

or 716 months and 14 days old,

or 3115 weeks and 2 days old,

or 21807 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 30, 1965?

There are 108 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday August 30th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 30, 1965?

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