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1965May, 30

Troy Coker

Troy Coker, Australian rugby player
Troy Coker (born 30 May 1965 in Brisbane) is a former Australian international rugby union player.

He played as a number 8 and was capped 27 times for Australia between 1987 and 1997.

He was a member of the winning Australian squad at the 1991 Rugby World Cup and was also in the squad at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. He has two daughters, Ella and Ava. He now goes around schools in Coventry England supporting youth rugby clubs and running school PE lessons."Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

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Events on 1965

  • 8Mar

    Vietnam War

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

    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.
  • 6Aug

    Voting Rights Act of 1965

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

    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.
  • 28Nov

    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.