21 February 1965

Sunday

1965-02-21

Events

 * American rights activist Malcolm X is shot at close range as he was preparing to address the OAAU in Manhattan, New York City. He was taken to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

TV

 * BBC Two
 * 8.50 pm The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. Dramatised in four parts by Rosemary Anne Sisson. Part 1 High Tide. (IMDb) Starring Jane Asher