What day of the week was December 22, 1965?

The day of the week December 22nd, 1965 fell on was a Wednesday.

There were 3 days until Christmas.

Richard Dimbleby the English journalist (b. 1913) died on this day in 1965.

In the United Kingdom the a 70 mph speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time. Previously, there had been no speed limit.