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March 5, 1965

On March 5, 1965, march Intifada: A Leftist uprising erupts in Bahrain against the British colonial presence. 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 March 5, 1965

  1. 1965 March Intifada: A Leftist uprising erupts in Bahrain against the British colonial presence.

    1965 left-wing uprising against British presence in Bahrain

    The March Intifada was an uprising that broke out in Bahrain in March 1965. The uprising was led by Leftist groups, the National Liberation Front – Bahrain calling for the end of the British presence in Bahrain and numerous notable individuals participated in the uprising, including Wa'ad political activist Ali Rabea. The uprising was sparked by the laying-off of hundreds of Bahraini workers at the Bahrain Petroleum Company on March 5, 1965.

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Died on March 5, 1965

Chen Cheng Chinese politician and general (1898–1965)
Pepper Martin American baseball player (1904–1965)

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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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