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June 3, 1965

On June 3, 1965, the launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk. The year's #1 song was "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. Patricio Pouchulu, Suge Knight, Kostis Chatzidakis would arrive in the same year.

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1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1965th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 965th year of the 2nd millennium, the 65th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1960s decade.

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On June 3, 1965

  1. 1965 The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.

    Second crewed space flight in NASA's Project Gemini

    Gemini 4 was the second crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini, occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth crewed American spaceflight. Astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White orbited the Earth 66 times in four days, making it the first US flight to approach the five-day flight of the Soviet Vostok 5.

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Born on June 3, 1965

Mike Gordon 1965– American bass guitarist and vocalist
Hans Kroes 1965– Dutch swimmer (born 1965)

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Patricio Pouchulu 1965– Argentinian architect and educator
Suge Knight 1965– American record executive
Kostis Chatzidakis 1965– Greek politician, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism
Léa Fazer 1965– Swiss film director, screenwriter and actress
Mark Mallia 1965– Maltese painter and sculptor (died 2024)
Fiona Kelleghan 1965– American academic, critic and librarian

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