Timeline December 1965

Events in December 1965 13

• 1874 – 1965 W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Died 16 December 1965, aged 91 W. Somerset Maugham was an English novelist and playwright, one of the most popular and highly paid authors of the interwar period, known for works including Of Human Bondage and The Razor's Edge. He also worked as a British intelligence agent during World War I. He died at his home in Nice, France, on 16 December 1965.
• 1965 1965: Jim Clark Lotus Clark won his second title with six victories, and in the same year also won the Indianapolis 500. He was killed in a Formula Two race at Hockenheim in 1968.
• 1965 Film Debut in Othello Made his film debut in Stuart Burge's Othello alongside Laurence Olivier, in a small role that marked the beginning of his screen career.
• 1965 First Division Champions Won the First Division title with Manchester United for the first time since Munich, a landmark in the club's recovery.
• 1965 Immigrated to the United States Left Germany at the age of 18 and settled in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where she worked for a German accounting firm. Would become a naturalised American citizen in 1970.
• 1965 What's New Pussycat? Composed the score for the comedy film What's New Pussycat?, earning his first Academy Award nomination. The title song, performed by Tom Jones, became a worldwide hit.
• 1965 – 1966 Grateful Dead play Ken Kesey's Acid Tests House band The house band of the Merry Pranksters' happenings.
• 1965 The Byrds top the charts with Turn! Turn! Turn! Pete Seeger song A setting of words from Ecclesiastes.
• 1965 The Velvet Underground taken up by Andy Warhol The Factory Warhol becomes their manager and adds the singer Nico.
• 1965 Rubber Soul Sixth album — December 3, 1965 Rubber Soul was released on December 3, 1965, marking a significant artistic leap. With folk, Indian and psychedelic influences, introspective lyrics and innovative production, it heralded the album era. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys called it the album that inspired Pet Sounds.
• 1965 Second Vatican Council concludes Sweeping reforms reshape the Catholic Church The Second Vatican Council, convened by Pope John XXIII in 1962, concluded on 8 December 1965 under Pope Paul VI. Its decrees modernized Catholic liturgy, encouraged use of vernacular languages in the Mass, and opened dialogue with other faiths. It is regarded as the most significant event in Catholic Church history in the 20th century.
• 1965 Thunderball — Sean Connery SPECTRE steals two NATO nuclear warheads and holds the world to ransom. The film features extensive underwater sequences and was the highest-grossing Bond film at the time of release. Connery reportedly grows tired of the role during production and begins thinking about his exit. Budget: $9 million. Box office: $141.2 million.
• 1965 Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 perform first space rendezvous Two crewed spacecraft maneuver within feet of each other On 15 December 1965 NASA's Gemini 6A capsule rendezvoused with the already-orbiting Gemini 7, coming within about a foot of each other in the first rendezvous of two crewed spacecraft. The maneuver demonstrated techniques essential for the planned Apollo lunar missions. Gemini 7 also set a new spaceflight endurance record of nearly 14 days.