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• Tommy BERGSMA († 1967)
• Co Backers, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2017)
• Anneke Pietersma († 2002)
• Anneke Harries Pietersma († 2002)
• Sylvia Faber, Dokkum, Friesland Netherlands († 2002)
• Pierre François Denis TREBAOL, Brest, 29019, Finistère, Bretagne, France († 1990)
• Robert van Wanrooij, Den Haag († 1968)
• Maria Petra Johanna van Rooij, Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Martinus Jacobus Antonius Strik, Eindhoven († 1983)
• Esther Sporken

• Aaron Wampler (75), Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, Verenigde Staten
• Albertus Zendman (65), Amsterdam
• Antonius Adrianus van Oirschot (74), Helvoirt Noord-Brabant
• Barbara Bernarda Maria Vos (62), Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Berdina Trijntje Koole (79), Rotterdam
• Adriaan Verschoor (62), Hillegom
• Allegonda Henrica Dekkers (80), Breda
• Anna van Meerlant (58), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Barbara Bernada Maria Vos (62), Oudenbosch
• Adriaan Verschoor (62), Hillegom

• 1962 » John Dyegh, Nigerian businessman and politician
• 1963 » Ann Patchett, American author
• 1963 » Brendan Coyle, English actor
• 1963 » Rich Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
• 1963 » Ron Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1965 » Shane Flanagan, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1966 » Jinsei Shinzaki, Japanese wrestler and promoter, co-founded Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
• 1966 » Philippe Etchebest, French chef and television host
• 1967 » Mary Creagh, English scholar and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
• 1968 » David Batty, English footballer

• 1953 » Reginald Baker, Australian rugby player (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Trần Trọng Kim, Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician, Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1883)
• 1957 » Harrison Ford, American actor (b. 1884)
• 1957 » Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American neurophysiologist and psychiatrist (b. 1902)
• 1966 » Giles Cooper, Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1918)
• 1966 » L. E. J. Brouwer, Dutch mathematician and philosopher (b. 1881)
• 1969 » José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (b. 1911)
• 1969 » Kliment Voroshilov, Ukrainian-Russian marshal and politician, 3rd Head of State of The Soviet Union (b. 1881)
• 1974 » Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1897)
• 1976 » Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)

• 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 18 » The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
• August 5 » The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
• August 6 » US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
• September 30 » In Indonesia, a coup by the 30 September Movement is crushed, leading to a mass anti-communist purge, with over 500,000 people killed.
• December 4 » Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.
• December 9 » A Charlie Brown Christmas, first in a series of Peanuts television specials, debuts on CBS.

The average temperature on December 2, 1965 was 3.2 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.