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. |
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:
Onetime conventions:
Bids:
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 - Clarges - 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 - O - Oparian - Orgy - Oz - Padlock - Point of View - Pointing Vector - Pooka - Probably Something - Project Report 1 - Quip - Replies, Responses, Reactions - Roquat - Rowrbazzle - Rábanos Radiactivos! - 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 House of the Games - 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 - Wait a Minute - Wizard & Warrior - Xeron - Yawl B - Yawl-B
Publishers founded or closed:
Awards made, started or ended:
Stores opened or closed:
Clubs founded or disbanded:
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:
Asia:
Australia:
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:
Europe:
Ireland:
New Zealand:
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 - Clarges - 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 - O - Oparian - Ozark Science Fiction Association - Patricia Briggs - Peter Kranold - Philcon 1965 - Pointing Vector - Pooka - Probably Something - Project Report 1 - Quip - Rebel Award - Replies, Responses, Reactions - Richard Chizmar - Roquat - Rowrbazzle - Roxanne Smith Mills - Rábanos Radiactivos! - 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 House of the Games - 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 - Wait a Minute - Westercon 18 - Weston Ochse - Wizard & Warrior
Rest of the World:
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