1965

February	Tolkien Society of America founded.
Easter	Brumcon II (Eastercon).
March 8	3,500 U.S. Marines deploy in South Vietnam, marking the United States' first action of the Vietnam War.
April 2	Don Ford dies.
April 23	First Eastercon (the one in New York) held.
May 6	House Cooling Party held as the last Irish Fandom meeting at Oblique House.
August 7	First Rebel Award given.
August 20-–4	Loncon II (Worldcon).
August 31	E. E. Smith dies.
September 10–12	First (modern) Boskone held.
November	Stobcler founded.
	George Scithers publishes the Con-Committee Chairman's Guide on how he ran Discon.
	Terry Carr TAFF trip.

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Births and Deaths:

Adam Roberts - Alison Scott - Andrew Bannister - Ben Jeapes - Bob Farnham - Borys Sydiuk - Brom - Carl F. Hostetter - Cat Sparks - Cheryl Evry - Chris Krolczyk - Clemence Dane - Dan Abnett - Daryl Gregory - Don Ford - E. E. Knight - E. E. Smith - Erik Harding - George W. Price - J. K. Rowling - James Lovegrove - John Klima - Johnnie Nolan - Jonathan Baker - Juliet E. McKenna - Katya Reimann - Kevin J. Maroney - Kevin Standlee - Leo Morey - Leon Pois - Liz Williams - Marah Searle-Kovacevic - Matthew Pavletich - Michael Marshall Smith - Patricia Briggs - Peter Kranold - Richard Chizmar - Richard Morgan - Roxanne Smith Mills - S. Fowler Wright - Samuel Conway - Sean Stewart - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Shirley Jackson - Simon Ings - Sir Winston Churchill - Stephen Youll - Toni Weisskopf - Virginia Mill - Weston Ochse

Convention series started or ended:

Detroit Triple Fan Fair - Eastercon

Onetime conventions:

1965 Detroit Triple Fan Fair

Bids:

London in '65 - Syracuse in '65 - VirginVention - Virgincon in '65

Publications started or ended:

100% Whole Wheat - A Fanzine for Fred Whitledge - A Fanzine for Jack Harness - A Question of Continuity - Alien - Another One - Auslander - BNF of Iz - an exegesis - BSFA Bulletin - Barad-Dur - Blue Jaunte - Brumble - Cadenza - Chuckles - Con - Conrep from B'ham - Crabapple - Cyclops Eye - Dakini - Desperation Rides Again - Diablerie - Die Staatengescichte Wissenschaft, Und Ich - Discon 1 Guide: Accessory Organizations - Discon 1 Guide: Insurance and Other Precautions - Discon 1 Guide: Introduction - Discon 1 Guide: Last Session - Discon 1 Guide: Money & The Proceedings - Discon 1 Guide: Rest Break - Discon 1 Guide: Summary - Discon 1 Guide: Sunday Evening - Discon 1 Guide: The Banquet - Discon 1 Guide: The Costume Ball - Discon 1 Guide: The First Day - Discon 1 Guide: Two More Facets - Discon 1 Guide: WSFS - Discon 1 Report - Entmoot - FANDemOnium - Feemwlort - Filksong Manual - Focal Point - Fusion - Gamma - Gamma - Garbistan - Grand Fenwick Gazette - Gyre - Horseshit - I Remember Morojo - Jack Vance -- Science Fiction Stylist - Jack Vance: Science Fiction Stylist - Lore - Mathom - Mayhem Annex - Meadows of Fantasy - Mein Ompf - Merk-Mag - Metrofan Bulletin - Morph - Mystery - Nyarlathotep - Oparian - Orgy - Oz - Padlock - Point of View - Pointing Vector - Pooka - Project Report 1 - Quip - Replies, Responses, Reactions - Satura - Sci-Fi Showcase - Science Fiction Horizons - Scrimshaw - Sf Horizons - Shambles - Sibelius - Silver Spring Science Fiction, Root Beer and Go Association - Syracon Sentinel - Tangent - The Gamesletter - The JDM Bibliophile - The Long Sword - The Lovecraftsman - The WSFA Journal - The Widget Factory - Through Darkest Psyche with Gun and Camera: The Boondoggle in Retrospect - Tom Chants in the Dark - Tomorrowscope - Topaze - Trumpet - Vega - Wizard & Warrior - Xeron - Yawl B - Yawl-B

Publishers founded or closed:

Awards made, started or ended:

1965 Hugos - Best SF Book Publisher Hugo - Bob Richardson Memorial Award for Most Authentic Heroic Fantasy Costume(s) - Rebel Award

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Boston Science Fiction Society - Bristol and District Group - Bristol and District SF Club - Caledonian SF Group - George W. Price - Ozark Science Fiction Association - SFWA - Tolkien Society of America

Fanhistory:

A History of Fandom in 100 Documents - Discon 1 Guide: Accessory Organizations - Discon 1 Guide: Insurance and Other Precautions - Discon 1 Guide: Introduction - Discon 1 Guide: Last Session - Discon 1 Guide: Money & The Proceedings - Discon 1 Guide: Rest Break - Discon 1 Guide: Summary - Discon 1 Guide: Sunday Evening - Discon 1 Guide: The Banquet - Discon 1 Guide: The Costume Ball - Discon 1 Guide: The First Day - Discon 1 Guide: Two More Facets - Discon 1 Guide: WSFS - Fred Pohl's Loncon II Reminiscence

New fanspeak coined:

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Australia:

Cat Sparks - Erik Harding - Satura

Britain:

Adam Roberts - Alien - Alison Scott - Andrew Bannister - BSFA Bulletin - Ben Jeapes - Bob Richardson Memorial Award for Most Authentic Heroic Fantasy Costume(s) - Breathworld - Bristol and District Group - Bristol and District SF Club - Brumble - Brumcon II - Caledonian SF Group - Castle of Terrors - Clemence Dane - Colin Freeman Fund - Con - Conrep from B'ham - Crabapple - Cyclops Eye - Dan Abnett - Fusion - Garbistan - J. K. Rowling - James Lovegrove - Juliet E. McKenna - Liz Williams - Loncon II - Fred Pohl's Loncon II Reminiscence - London in '65 - Meadows of Fantasy - Mein Ompf - Michael Marshall Smith - Morph - Oblique House - Orgy - Oz - Padlock - Point of View - Richard Morgan - S. Fowler Wright - SF Horizons - Sf Horizons - Simon Ings - Sir Winston Churchill - Stephen Youll - Tangent - The Fanzine Foundation - Tomorrowscope - Vega - Xeron - Yawl B - Yawl-B

Canada:

Marah Searle-Kovacevic - Sean Stewart

Europe:

Another One - Borys Sydiuk - Gamma - Stockon 5 - Tom Chants in the Dark

Ireland:

Oblique House

New Zealand:

Matthew Pavletich

US:

100% Whole Wheat - 1965 Detroit Triple Fan Fair - 1965 Open ESFA - A Fanzine for Fred Whitledge - A Fanzine for Jack Harness - A Question of Continuity - APA-F - Auslander - BNF of Iz - an exegesis - Barad-Dur - Blue Jaunte - Bob Farnham - Boskone 1 - Boston Science Fiction Society - Brom - Cadenza - Carl F. Hostetter - Cheryl Evry - Chris Krolczyk - Chuckles - Dakini - Daryl Gregory - DeepSouthCon 3 - Desperation Rides Again - Detroit Triple Fan Fair - Diablerie - Die Staatengescichte Wissenschaft, Und Ich - Disclave 4 - Disclave 9 - Discon 1 Guide: Accessory Organizations - Discon 1 Guide: Insurance and Other Precautions - Discon 1 Guide: Introduction - Discon 1 Guide: Last Session - Discon 1 Guide: Money & The Proceedings - Discon 1 Guide: Rest Break - Discon 1 Guide: Summary - Discon 1 Guide: Sunday Evening - Discon 1 Guide: The Banquet - Discon 1 Guide: The Costume Ball - Discon 1 Guide: The First Day - Discon 1 Guide: Two More Facets - Discon 1 Guide: WSFS - Discon 1 Report - Don Ford - E. E. Knight - E. E. Smith - Eastercon - Entmoot - FANDemOnium - Feemwlort - Filksong Manual - Focal Point - Gamma - George W. Price - Grand Fenwick Gazette - Gyre - Horseshit - I Remember Morojo - Jack Vance -- Science Fiction Stylist - Jack Vance: Science Fiction Stylist - John Klima - Johnnie Nolan - Jonathan Baker - Katya Reimann - Kevin J. Maroney - Kevin Standlee - Leo Morey - Leon Pois - Lore - Lunacon 8 - Marah Searle-Kovacevic - Mathom - Mayhem Annex - Merk-Mag - Metrofan Bulletin - Midwestcon 16 - Mystery - Nyarlathotep - Oparian - Ozark Science Fiction Association - Patricia Briggs - Peter Kranold - Philcon 1965 - Pointing Vector - Pooka - Project Report 1 - Quip - Rebel Award - Replies, Responses, Reactions - Richard Chizmar - Roxanne Smith Mills - SFWA - Samuel Conway - Sci-Fi Showcase - Science Fiction Horizons - Science Fiction Title Changes - Scrimshaw - Shambles - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Shirley Jackson - Sibelius - Silver Spring Science Fiction, Root Beer and Go Association - Stobcler - Syracon Sentinel - Syracuse in '65 - The Gamesletter - The JDM Bibliophile - The Long Sword - The Lovecraftsman - The Proceedings: Discon - The WSFA Journal - The Widget Factory - Through Darkest Psyche with Gun and Camera: The Boondoggle in Retrospect - Tolkien Society of America - Toni Weisskopf - Topaze - Trumpet - Virgincon in '65 - Virginia Mill - Westercon 18 - Weston Ochse - Wizard & Warrior

Rest of the World: