Deaths on November 24

Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah

Died on November 24, 1965

Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1895)

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1895 – 24 November 1965, Arabic: الشيخ عبد الله الثالث السالم الصباح) was the ruler of Kuwait and commander-in-chief of Kuwait Military Forces from 29 January 1950 to his death in 1965; after the country gained its independence on 19 June 1961, he was titled Emir of Kuwait.

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Events on 1965

8 Mar

Vietnam War
Thirty-five hundred United States Marines are the first American land combat forces committed during the Vietnam War.
15 Mar

Voting Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
6 Aug

Voting Rights Act of 1965
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
27 Nov

Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.
28 Nov

Ferdinand Marcos
Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.

Deaths on November 24

Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah

Died on November 24, 1965

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Events on 1965

Vietnam War

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Ferdinand Marcos