What was the world like in 1965?
India's #1 song of the year was Jis Dil Mein Basa Tha Pyar Tera from Saheli, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1965.
Gold: yearly average, 24K, approx. Petrol: Delhi pump price around mid-year, approx. Sensex: BSE year-end close. Today's figures as of late Oct 2026. For curiosity, not advice.
The world's number ones.
Every song that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965.
I Feel Fine · The Beatles
Come See About Me · The Supremes
Downtown · Petula Clark
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' · The Righteous Brothers
This Diamond Ring · Gary Lewis And The Playboys
My Girl · The Temptations
Eight Days A Week · The Beatles
Stop! In The Name Of Love · The Supremes
I'm Telling You Now · Freddie And The Dreamers
Game Of Love · Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter · Herman's Hermits
Ticket To Ride · The Beatles
Help Me, Rhonda · The Beach Boys
Back In My Arms Again · The Supremes
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) · Four Tops
Mr. Tambourine Man · The Byrds
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction · The Rolling Stones
I'm Henry VIII, I Am · Herman's Hermits
I Got You Babe · Sonny & Cher
Help! · The Beatles
Eve Of Destruction · Barry McGuire
Hang On Sloopy · The McCoys
Yesterday · The Beatles
Get Off Of My Cloud · The Rolling Stones
I Hear A Symphony · The Supremes
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) · The Byrds
Over And Over · The Dave Clark Five
If you were born in 1965, none of this existed.
Humans walk on the Moon
Aryabhata, India's first satellite, launches
Sholay releases in cinemas
Colour television arrives in India
India wins its first Cricket World Cup at Lord's
The first Maruti 800 is handed over
Rakesh Sharma becomes the first Indian in space
India's first metro opens in Kolkata
And 36 more. Your exact day shows the full list.
The year is the trailer. Your day is the film.
The Moon and your nakshatra, the weather in your city, the front page and who shares your birthday.
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