About the day » Sunday October 17, 1965Calender converter

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

• Anna Hendrika Birza (52)
• Alberdina Smit (76), Zwollerkerspel, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aafke Klazes Toonstra (84), Rottevalle, Nederland
• Agatha Maria Meijer (78), Poeldijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adam Peter Terpstra (80), Pella, Marion County, Iowa
• Adrianus Cornelius Hoes (81), Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Henderika Birza (52), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Schaapman (85), Tillamook, Tillamook County, Oregon, Verenigde Staten
• Aafke Klazes Toonstra (84), Boelenslaan, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Martha Coleman Starke [Bu] (81), Blue Mound, Linn County, Kansas

• 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. 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.
• March 21 » Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9, the last in a series of unmanned lunar space probes.
• May 27 » Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam.
• June 18 » Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.
• September 9 » The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is established.
• November 16 » Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
• November 26 » France launches Astérix, becoming the third nation to put an object in orbit using its own booster.

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.