About the day » Friday January 8, 1965Calender converter

• Roelof Tammenga, Borger, Drenthe, Nederland († 1974)
• Marian Bongers, Nederweert,, Limburg, Nederland († 2002)
• Pieter Roebroeck, Maastricht, Lim, Nederland († 1970)
• danny vosters, Beerse († 1995)
• Dirk Balthazar, Sint-Truiden, België († 2006)
• Dirk Champagne, Montenaken, Belgiê († 2020)
• Dirk Post († 1965)
• Maria Anna Bruin, Heerhugowaard († 1984)
• Dirk Post, Noordoostpolder († 1965)
• James Christopher "Chris" Clewis ****, Columbus, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 2014)

• Anthonius Hendrikus Peters (63), Eindhoven
• Cornelis Hage (83), 's-Gravendeel, Binnenmaas, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Cornelia de Kloe (75), Oisterwijk, Nederland
• Cornelis Lugtenburg (94), Geervliet, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Anthonie Alphonsus Hermanus de Jong (73), Stratham UK
• Anna Hubertina Hermans (70), 's-Gravenhage
• Antonia Cornelia de Kloe (75), Oisterwijk
• Albert Dolfing (78), Spier
• Cornelis Marinus Nouwens (65), Tilburg
• Charlie William Whittiker (54), McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States

• 1959 » Paul Hester, Australian drummer († 2005)
• 1960 » Dave Weckl, American drummer
• 1961 » Calvin Smith, American sprinter
• 1966 » Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter († 1990)
• 1966 » Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player († 2009)
• 1966 » Willie Anderson, American basketball player
• 1967 » R. Kelly, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player
• 1967 » Steven Jacobs, Australian television host and actor
• 1967 » Tom Watson, English politician
• 1967 » Torsten Gowitzke, German footballer and manager

• 1954 » Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1898)
• 1956 » Jim Elliot, American missionary and martyr (b. 1928)
• 1958 » Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (b. 1869)
• 1961 » Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
• 1963 » Kay Sage, American painter (b. 1898)
• 1969 » Albert Hill, English runner and coach (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Elmar Kaljot, Estonian footballer and coach (b. 1901)
• 1970 » Georges Guibourg, French actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1891)
• 1972 » Kenneth Patchen, American poet and author (b. 1911)
• 1975 » Richard Tucker, American tenor (b. 1913)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Robert
5. Cornelis
6. Ronald
7. Hendrik
8. Willem
9. John
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.
• February 8 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and explodes, killing everyone aboard.
• February 17 » Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
• April 6 » Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
• June 19 » Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.
• June 22 » The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed.
• December 21 » International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is adopted.

The temperature on January 8, 1965 was between 3.6 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 20.2 mm of rain during 12.8 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.