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• Dolores Terryn, Kortrijk († 2004)
• Cor Jacobsz Kooy († 2023)
• Cor Kooy, Aduard, Groningen, Nederland († 2023)
• Hieronymus Edward Lemmens, Bornem († 1990)
• Levenloos geboren Vergoossen, Sittard († 1965)
• Gabriële Vos, Geldrop († 1965)
• Arie Prins, Zuidwolde, Drenthe, Nederland
• Foekje Nicolai, Renkum († 2008)

• Antje Hoekstra (87), Amsterdam
• Antonius Gerardus Thomasz Keijzer
• Akke Willems Dam (93), Lemmer
• Adriana Maria Olsthoorn (74), Schipluiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Gerardus Joseph Hutjens (60), Rotterdam
• Catharina Maria Adriana Scheepers (51), Oud Gastel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie Vethaak (78), Vlaardingen
• Albarta Joanna Maria Straatman (78), Rotterdam
• Bernardus van der Have (68), Gemeente Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Bartholina Raemaekers (67), Deurne

• 1964 » Jon Carin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1965 » Hisashi Imai, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1965 » Horace Hogan, American wrestler
• 1965 » Ion Andoni Goikoetxea, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1966 » Arne Sandstø, Norwegian footballer and manager
• 1966 » Igor Prins, Estonian footballer and manager
• 1966 » Phillip Price, Welsh golfer
• 1967 » Gavin Lovegrove, New Zealand javelin thrower and graphic designer
• 1967 » Georgi Dakov, Bulgarian high jumper († 1996)
• 1967 » Paul Ince, English footballer and manager

• 1952 » Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (b. 1871)
• 1963 » Józef Franczak, Polish sergeant (b. 1918)
• 1965 » Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (b. 1926)
• 1969 » Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (b. 1922)
• 1969 » Wacław Sierpiński, Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1882)
• 1970 » Li Linsi, Chinese educator and diplomat (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Minnie Evans, Potawatomi leader (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Nasif Estéfano, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1932)
• 1975 » Charles Reidpath, American runner and general (b. 1887)
• 1977 » Ferit Tüzün, Turkish composer (b. 1929)

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. Anna
6. Ingrid
7. Cornelia
8. Yvonne
9. Jolanda
10. Catharina
11. Petra
12. Anita
13. Linda
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 28 » The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament.
• May 1 » Cross-Strait relations: Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China, takes place.
• June 9 » Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.
• November 8 » The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piece engagements of the war between Australian forces and the Viet Cong at the Battle of Gang Toi.
• November 27 » Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.
• December 9 » Kecksburg UFO incident: A fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania; witnesses report something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh.

The temperature on October 21, 1965 was between 2.8 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.