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Events from the year 1965 in Michigan.

The Detroit Free Press (DFP) [1] and United Press International (UPI) [2] each selected lists of the top stories of 1965 in Michigan. Those stories included:

Palm Sunday tornado outbreak
  1. The April 11 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak that struck across the Midwest causing 18 deaths in southern Michigan from Grand Rapids to Milan (DFP-1; UPI-1); [3]
  2. The March 25 murder of Viola Liuzzo, a civil rights activist from Detroit, by the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama (DFP-6; UPI-2); [4]
  3. The boom in 1965 automobile production, reaching a record high of 11,111,000 vehicles, including 9,331,000 passenger cars (DFP-3, UPI-8); [1]
  4. The May 7 sinking of the SS Cedarville in the Straits of Mackinac after it crashed in the fog with another ship (the Topdalsfjord), resulting in the death of 10 crew members (UPI-3); [5]
  5. The November 2 Detroit election in which Jerome Cavanagh was re-elected as mayor by a two-to-one margin and Nicholas Hood was elected to become the second African-American Councilman in Detroit history (DFP-2); [6]
  6. The political struggle between Republican Gov. George W. Romney and a Michigan Legislature controlled by Democrats (UPI-4); [2]
  7. The refusal to seat Daniel West in the Michigan House of Representatives after it was revealed that he lied about being an honors graduate of Yale Law School and concealed an extensive criminal record (UPI-5); [7]
  8. The November deaths of three surgery patients at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital due to mistakes by an anesthetist (DFP-8, UPI-10); [8]
  9. The February 19 wedding of Henry Ford II and Cristina Ford (DFP-4); [9] and
  10. A February 25 blizzard, the worst since 1929, brought 35 mile-per-hour winds and 10 inches of snow to the Detroit area (DFP-5). [10]

The UPI also rated the top sports stories in the state. [11] The top sports stories were:

  1. The 1965 Michigan State Spartans football team that finished the season with a perfect 10–0 record and was ranked No. 1 in the AP and UPI Polls (the Spartans then lost to UCLA in the 1966 Rose Bowl and dropped to No. 2 in the final AP Poll); [12]
Cazzie Russell accepts Big Ten MVP trophy
Fans tear down the goal posts after 1965 Rose Bowl
  1. The 1964–65 Michigan Wolverines basketball team led by Cazzie Russell that advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament before losing to UCLA in the championship game; [13]
  2. The 1964–65 Detroit Red Wings that finished the season with the best record in the National Hockey League (NHL) only to lose in the first round of the playoffs; [14]
  3. The victory of the 1964 Michigan Wolverines football team over Oregon State in the 1965 Rose Bowl (the 1964 Wolverines finished at 9–1 and ranked No. 4 in the AP and UPI polls); [15]
  4. Benton Harbor and River Rouge repeating as Michigan's Class A and Class B high school basketball champions (the 1965 championship was the fifth straight at the Class B level for River Rouge); [16]
  5. The strong hitting of Willie Horton, playing his first full season in the major leagues, during the first half of the 1965 season (in his first 19 games, Horton had a .403 batting average with 9 home runs and 21 RBIs); [17]
  6. The Detroit Lions' collapse, dropping to sixth place in the NFL West with a 6–7–1 record; [18]
  7. A March 9 heart attack that sidelined Detroit Tigers manager Charlie Dressen for the first part of the 1965 season ( Bob Swift took over as manager during Dressen's convalescence); [19]
  8. The April 1 firing of Forddy Anderson, head coach of the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team since 1954, shortly after the 1964–65 team compiled a disastrous 5–18 record (1–13 in conference play); [20] [21] and
  9. A disappointing year for the 1964–65 Detroit Pistons, finishing in fourth place in the NBA Western Division with a 31–49 record. [22]

In music, Detroit's Motown record label was at a peak of its prominence with numerous national hit records in 1965, including: " My Girl" by The Temptations; " Stop! In the Name of Love", " Back in My Arms Again", and " I Hear a Symphony" by The Supremes; " Nowhere to Run" by Martha and the Vandellas; " The Tracks of My Tears" and " Ooo Baby Baby" by The Miracles; " It's the Same Old Song" and " I Can't Help Myself" by the Four Tops; " Uptight" by Stevie Wonder; " How Sweet It Is" by Marvin Gaye; and " Don't Mess with Bill" by The Marvelettes.

Office holders

State office holders

Gov. Romney

Mayors of major cities

Mayor Cavanagh

Federal office holders

Sen. McNamara
Sen. Hart

Population

In the 1960 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 7,823,194 persons, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1970, the state's population had grown 13.4% to 8,875,083 persons.

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 60,000 based on 1960 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1950 and 1970 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1960
Rank 		City County 1950 Pop. 1960 Pop. 1970 Pop. Change
1960-70
1 Detroit Wayne 1,849,568 1,670,144 1,514,063 −9.3% Decrease
2 Flint Genesee 163,143 196,940 193,317 −1.8% Decrease
3 Grand Rapids Kent 176,515 177,313 197,649 11.5% Increase
4 Dearborn Wayne 94,994 112,007 104,199 −7.0% Decrease
5 Lansing Ingham 92,129 107,807 131,403 21.9% Increase
6 Saginaw Saginaw 92,918 98,265 91,849 −6.5% Decrease
7 Warren Macomb 42,653 89,246 179,260 100.2% Increase
8 Pontiac Oakland 73,681 82,233 85,279 3.7% Increase
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 57,704 82,089 85,555 4.1% Increase
10 Royal Oak Oakland 46,898 80,612 86,238 7.0% Increase
11 St. Clair Shores Macomb 19,823 76,657 88,093 14.9% Increase
12 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 48,251 67,340 100,035 48.6% Increase
13 Livonia Wayne 17,634 66,702 110,109 65.1% Increase
14 Dearborn Heights Wayne 20,235 61,118 80,069 31.0% Increase
15 Westland Wayne 30,407 60,743 86,749 42.8% Increase

Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 100,000 based on 1960 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1950 and 1970 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Counties that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1960
Rank 		County Largest city 1950 Pop. 1960 Pop. 1970 Pop. Change
1960-70
1 Wayne Detroit 2,435,235 2,666,297 2,666,751 0.0% Increase
2 Oakland Pontiac 396,001 690,259 907,871 31.5% Increase
3 Macomb Warren 184,961 405,804 625,309 54.1% Increase
4 Genesee Flint 270,963 374,313 444,341 18.7% Increase
5 Kent Grand Rapids 288,292 363,187 411,044 13.2% Increase
6 Ingham Lansing 172,941 211,296 261,039 23.5% Increase
7 Saginaw Saginaw 153,515 190,752 219,743 15.2% Increase
8 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 134,606 172,440 234,103 35.8% Increase
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 126,707 169,712 201,550 18.8% Increase
10 Berrien Benton Harbor 115,702 149,865 163,875 9.3% Increase
11 Calhoun Battle Creek 120,813 138,858 141,963 2.2% Increase
12 Jackson Jackson 108,168 131,994 143,274 8.5% Increase
13 Muskegon Muskegon 121,545 129,943 157,426 21.2% Increase
14 St. Clair Port Huron 91,599 107,201 120,175 12.1% Increase
15 Bay Bay City 88,461 107,042 117,339 9.6% Increase
16 Monroe Monroe 75,666 101,120 118,479 17.2% Increase

Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Terry Dischinger

Ice hockey

Norm Ullman

Golf

Boat racing

Other

Music

Martha and the Vandellas in 1965
The Four Tops
Sonny Bono

The Motown sound was at its peak in 1965 with at least five of the label's songs from that year later being included on Rolling Stone's list of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

In addition, Detroit native Sonny Bono had hit records with his wife as Sonny & Cher with " I Got You Babe" (No. 1) and " Baby Don't Go" (No. 8).

Chronology of events

January

February

  • February 19 - Henry Ford II married Cristina Ford.
  • February 25- The worst blizzard since 1929 brings the Detroit area to a standstill.

March

  • March 9 - Detroit Tigers manager Charlie Dressen suffered a heart attack, sidelining him for the first part of the 1965 season.
  • March 20 - The Michigan basketball team lost to UCLA, 91–80, in the NCAA championship game in Portland, Oregon
  • March 25 - Civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo from Detroit was shot by members of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama.

April

  • April 1 - Forddy Anderson was fired as head coach of the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, a position he held since 1954.
  • April 11 - The 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak struck Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, with 47 tornadoes, killing 271 people and injuring 1,500.

May

SS Cedarville
  • May 7 - The SS Cedarville, filled with 14,411 tons of limestone, collided with the SS Topdalsfjord near the Mackinac Bridge and sank. Ten crew members on the Cedarville died in the incident.

June

July

August

September

October

November

  • November 2 - Jerome Cavanagh was re-elected as Mayor of Detroit, and Nicholas Hood was elected as the second African-American to serve on Detroit's city council.
  • November 7 - Three patients died at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital after anesthetist accidentally injected them with ether.

December

Births

Gallery of 1965 births

Deaths

  • January 11 - Wally Pipp, Major League Baseball first baseman (1913–1928) and 2× AL home run leader, at age 71 in Grand Rapids, Michigan [42]
  • February 23 - John Kitzmiller, film actor and Battle Creek native, at age 51 in Rome [43]
  • March 25 - Viola Liuzzo, a civil rights activist from Detroit, killed by the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama at age 39
  • April 3 - Lloyd Brazil, athlete, coach and athletic director at the University of Detroit for 38 years, at age 57 in Detroit [44]
  • April 4 - Fred Norcross, quarterback for Michigan teams that were 33–1–1 and claimed national championships in 1903 and 1904, at age 80 in Ann Arbor, Michigan [45]
  • November 23 - Harlan Page, football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, one of basketball's first star players in the early 1900s, at age 78 in Watervliet, Michigan [46]
  • December 9 - Branch Rickey, Michigan baseball coach (1910-1913) who later integrated Major League Baseball, at age 83 in Columbia, Missouri [47]

Gallery of 1965 deaths

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Palm Sunday Tornado Voted Top News Story in Michigan". The Holland, Michigan, Evening Sentinel (UPI story). December 31, 1965. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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