The #1 R&B song on August 9, 1965

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1) By James Brown

Other #1 songs on August 9, 1965

#1 Hit Song

I Got You Babe
Sonny & Cher

UK #1 Song

Help!
The Beatles

#1 Country Song

The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)
Jimmy Dean

Notable August 9 birthdays in the 1960s

Troy Percival

Born August 09, 1969
Gillian Anderson

Born August 09, 1968
Deion Sanders

Born August 09, 1967
Vinny Del Negro

Born August 09, 1966
Brett Hull

Born August 09, 1964
Whitney Houston

Born August 09, 1963
Louis Lipps

Born August 09, 1962