1965 in Portugal explained

Events in the year 1965 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President

Américo Tomás

• Prime Minister

António de Oliveira Salazar

Events

• 15 September - Harry Reedman arrives in Lisbon to set up the Rhodesian mission there.
• 7 November  - Portuguese legislative election, 1965.^[1]
• Portuguese presidential election, 1965

Arts and entertainment

• 20 March - "Sol de inverno", performed by Simone de Oliveira, Portugal's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Naples, finishes twelfth.

Sports

• C.D. Mafra founded
• Vieira S.C. founded

Births

• 3 February - Manuel Loff, politician^[2]
• 27 February - Pedro Chaves, racing driver
• 23 March - José Leal, footballer
• 27 March - Francisco Ribeiro, musician and composer (Madredeus) (d. 2010)
• 26 September - Alexandra Lencastre, actress
• 24 November - Rui Barros, footballer
• 24 December - Mafalda Veiga, singer-songwriter
• date unknown - Alexandre Delgado, composer

Deaths

• 13 February - Humberto Delgado, military leader and politician (born 1906); assassinated^[3]
• 11 June  - José Mendes Cabeçadas, military officer and politician (born 1883)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820. 21 January 2016. pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20050105172845/http://www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/eleicoes_em_portugal.htm. 2005-01-05. dead.
2. Web site: Deputados: Biografia - Manuel Loff . 25 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217114223/https://www.parlamento.pt/DeputadoGP/Paginas/Biografia.aspx?BID=1777 . 17 February 2024 . Lisbon, Portugal . pt.
3. News: Under the Eucalyptus Trees - TIME. https://web.archive.org/web/20090501004300/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898805,00.html. dead. May 1, 2009. www.time.com. 2007-12-25 . 14 May 1965.