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• Gertjan van den Born († 2008)
• ANTONIUS CORNELIS MARIA van ADRICHEM, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
• Astrid Johanna Maria van Rooij, Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Rinske Henny van Rijs, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Bauke Rein Kok, Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland († 2010)
• Conny Havegheer, Roeselare († 1967)

• Aaltje Schaapman (85), Tillamook County, Oregon, Verenigde Staten
• Andries Klaassen (78), Ermelo
• Alma Bland (77), Bulloch, Georgia, The United States of America
• Alberdina Smit (76), Zwollerkerspel, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Susanna Veldhuis (51)
• Antje Bokkes (Anna) de Vries (94), Nijland, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• * Aagje Bongers (73), Ede
• August Troonbeeckx (52), Bevel, 2560, België
• Aalt Elbertsen (73)
• Adriane Cornelia van Muilwijk (46)

• 1963 » Sergio Goycochea, Argentinian footballer and journalist
• 1963 » Toby Young, English journalist and academic
• 1964 » Gregg Wallace, English television presenter
• 1964 » Margarita Liborio Arrazola, Mexican politician
• 1965 » Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1965 » Rhys Muldoon, Australian actor
• 1966 » Danny Ferry, American basketball player and manager
• 1966 » Mark Gatiss, English actor, screenwriter and novelist
• 1966 » Shaun Edwards, English rugby player and coach
• 1966 » Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and sportscaster

• 1958 » Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (b. 1896)
• 1962 » Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and set designer (b. 1882)
• 1963 » Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician and academic (b. 1865)
• 1965 » Bart King, American cricketer (b. 1873)
• 1966 » Sidney Hatch, American runner and soldier (b. 1883)
• 1966 » Wieland Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1917)
• 1967 » Puyi, Chinese emperor (b. 1906)
• 1970 » Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1921)
• 1970 » Quincy Wright, American political scientist and academic (b. 1890)
• 1970 » Vola Vale, American actress (b. 1897)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Robert
5. Cornelis
6. Ronald
7. Hendrik
8. John
9. Willem
10. Richard
11. Paul
12. Hans
13. Michael
14. Pieter
15. Eric
16. Johan

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Monique
4. Elisabeth
5. Ingrid
6. Anna
7. Cornelia
8. Yvonne
9. Jolanda
10. Petra
11. Catharina
12. Linda
13. Anita
14. Karin
15. Jacqueline
16. Wilhelmina

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
• January 1 » The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan.
• January 26 » Hindi becomes the official language of India.
• February 12 » Malcolm X visits Smethwick in Birmingham following the racially-charged 1964 United Kingdom general election.
• February 21 » Malcolm X is assassinated while giving a talk at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
• March 21 » Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9, the last in a series of unmanned lunar space probes.
• December 31 » Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers begins a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.

The temperature on October 17, 1965 was between 1.6 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.