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Prime-minister of Australia
The Prime-Minister of Australia in 1965 Sir Robert Menzies. -
Hydrofoil service in Sydney.
The first hydrofoil ferry service begins in Sydney -
Hindi becomes the national language for India
Tuesday 26th of January - Hindi becomes the official language of India. -
Malcom X is Assasinated
Sunday 21st of February - Malcom X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City by members of the Nation of Islam. -
Bombing infont of the U.S Embassy
Tuesday 30th of March – A car bomb explodes in the front of the U.S Embassy in Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others. -
Robert Menzes sends Force as 'aid' to Vietnam
Prime Minister Robert Menzies announces that an Australian combat force will be sent to South Vietnam in response to a request for military aid from the South Vietnamese government. -
1st Batallion leaves for Vietnam
The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment leaves for Vietnam on HMAS Sydney. -
Troops In Vietnam
The first Australian Troops landed in south of Vietnam to give them aid. -
Battle in Vietnam has begun
Thursday 10th of June – Battle of Dong Xoai begins in Vietnam. -
Birth of Joe Hockey
Australian politician Joe Hockey is born in 1965. -
Margaret Court Wins AGAIN !
Margaret Court an Australian tennis player won the Australian women's tennis singles for the sixrh conesecutive year. -
St. George Dragons win their 10th premiership in a row.
St. George Dragons win their 10th premiership in a row against South Sydney. Score: 12-8. -
David Wenham is born
David Wenham an Australian Actor is born. He acted in the recent movie 300. Who knew he was that old. -
Best Australian film of 1965.
Faces In The Sun' wins the Australian Film Institute (AFI) award for best film. -
Man sets himself on Fire due to war
Tuesday 9th of November – Catholic worker member Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, sets himself on fire in front of the United Nations building -
Ronald Ryan prison escape
Prisoners Ronald Ryan and Petel Walker escape from Pentridge Prison in Melbourne. Ryan was hung to death in 1967. He was the last man in Australia ever to be executed.
