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August 11, 1965

On August 11, 1965, race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California. 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 August 11, 1965

  1. 1965 Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.

    1965 riots in Los Angeles, United States

    The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. A.

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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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