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Born on Wednesday December 8, 1965
- Maarten Alexander Jochems, Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Helena Adriana van Oeveren († 2012)
- Nati-morto, Porto Feliz, São Paulo, Brasil († 1965)
- Paul Emaus († 2020)
- Simone Nathalie Jansen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2010)
- Stephen Daniel Prato, Denver, Denver, Colorado, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
- Christina Höhle, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1997)
- Monique Cornelia Koot, Utrecht, Nederland
- van Iwaarden, Goes († 1965)
- Johannes Bernardus Franciscus Edelbroek, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
Died on Wednesday December 8, 1965
- Antonia Smolders (72), 's Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albert Dijkema (72), Zuidlaren,, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adriaan Gerrit Brood (90), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Leonarda Heesbeen (93), den Dungen
- Adelaide Rosetta Hoyt (94), Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
- Aukje Gosliga (73), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Adrianus Josephus Hendrikus Wammes (73), Vianen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aaltje Zeeman (87), Twisk
- Antonia Hendrika Johanna Smolders (73), 's-Hertogenbosch
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Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 8, 1965 at Delpher
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- De waarheid
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Tijd De Maasbode
- De Telegraaf
Born on December 8
- 1964 » Óscar Ramírez, Costa Rican footballer and coach
- 1964 » Chigusa Nagayo, Japanese wrestler
- 1964 » James Blundell, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1964 » Teri Hatcher, American actress
- 1965 » David Harewood, English actor
- 1965 » Theo Maassen, Dutch actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1966 » Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper Geto Boys († 2019)
- 1966 » Les Ferdinand, English footballer and coach
- 1966 » Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter
- 1966 » Tyler Mane, Canadian wrestler and actor
Died on December 8
- 1952 » Charles Lightoller, English sailor (b. 1874)
- 1954 » Claude Cahun, French artist, photographer, and writer (b. 1894)
- 1954 » Gladys George, American actress (b. 1904)
- 1954 » Joseph B. Keenan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1888)
- 1958 » Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
- 1963 » Sarit Thanarat, Thai field marshal and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908)
- 1966 » Ward Morehouse, American playwright, author, and critic (b. 1899)
- 1971 » Eleni Ourani, Greek poet and critic (b. 1896)
- 1971 » Ernst Krenkel, Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1903)
- 1975 » Gary Thain, New Zealand bass player (b. 1948)
Names that were popular for boys in 1965
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Peter
- Hendrik
- Robert
- Willem
- Petrus
- Paul
- John
- Pieter
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1965
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Marie
- Monique
- Petronella
- Adriana
- Ann
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Ingrid
- Yvonne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1965
- 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 2 » The US and Republic of Vietnam Air Force begin Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
- March 30 » Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
- July 16 » The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens.
- September 9 » Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage.
- September 9 » The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is established.
- December 15 » Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.
The weather on Wednesday December 8, 1965
The temperature on December 8, 1965 was between -0.1 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI