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• Bernardus Maria van Engelen, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1965)
• Emile Sijtze Sep († 2015)
• Peter De Baere († 1982)
• Hendrik Huis, Maasdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Marcel Rovers, Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1991)
• Marcelle Yolanda Brons, Groningen († 1966)
• Boudine Riebot, Den Helder († 2014)
• Anna Schudder (Schutten, Schudden), Nijkerk

• Albert Jans Keegstra (81), Kommerzijl
• Alice May Green (79), Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
• Adrianus Johannes van Veen (85), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Caroline Sophie Octavia KERKHOVEN (93), De Bilt
• Achilles JANSEGERS (69), Sint-Niklaas,9100,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Albert Baantjer (63), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alice Aaron (95), Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, United States
• Antonius Smits (77), 's-Hertogenbosch
• * Antonius Smits (77), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Aeilke Kugel (53), Appingedam (NL)

• 1961 » Di Farmer, Queensland Member of Parliament
• 1961 » Jim Harris, Canadian environmentalist and politician
• 1961 » Michel Martelly, Haitian singer and politician, 56th President of Haiti
• 1964 » Omar Hakim, American drummer, producer, arranger, and composer
• 1965 » Christine Elise, American actress and producer
• 1965 » David Westlake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1965 » Rubén Amaro, Jr., American baseball player and manager
• 1966 » Paul Crook, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1968 » Chynna Phillips, American singer and actress
• 1968 » Josh Brolin, American actor

• 1954 » Dziga Vertov, Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
• 1958 » Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1897)
• 1960 » Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1887)
• 1970 » Clare Turlay Newberry, American author and illustrator (b. 1903)
• 1971 » James Cash Penney, American businessman and philanthropist, founded J. C. Penney (b. 1875)
• 1975 » Carl Lutz, Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (b. 1895)
• 1976 » Sal Mineo, American actor (b. 1939)
• 1977 » Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher and scholar (b. 1894)
• 1979 » Jean Renoir, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
• 1980 » Muriel Rukeyser, American poet and activist (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.
• March 6 » Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office.
• June 3 » The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
• 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 30 » The Lockheed L-100, the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules, is introduced.
• November 14 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins: The first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.

The temperature on February 12, 1965 was between 3.4 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.