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What Happened on October 24, 1965

Historical Events

F1 World Champion

Jim Clark in a Lotus is forced to retire from season-ending Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez with engine trouble; American Richie Ginther is race winner and Clark claims his second F1 World Drivers Championship


Famous Birthdays

  • Donald Frank, American NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
  • Kyriakos Velopoulos, Greek politician, born in Essen, Ruhr, West Germany
  • Vernice Smith, American NFL guard (Phoenix Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, St Louis Rams), born in Orlando, Florida

About October 24, 1965

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 58 years, 10 months and 2 days
Leap Year: No

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Yesterday - The Beatles
  • UK #1 Song: Tears - Ken Dodd


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