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• Patrick Van Commenee, Utrecht († 2017)
• Chandoline Madeleine Werdmölder, Eindhoven († 2005)
• Patricia Ann te Brake
• John Donga, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
• Ineke Marguerite Geraldina Havekes, Sydney,NS,AU
• Johanna Celia HOek van, Veenendaal
• Lubberta van de Kamp, Putten, Gelderland, Nederland († 2010)
• Deborah Kamerad († 2020)
• Astrid Wilhekmina Cornelia van Dissel
• Grietje Knikker, IJsselmuiden, Nederland († 1965)

• Catharina Paulina Steenman (58), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Anthonius ten Cate (63), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Elizabeth Maria Helena Streng (62), Waddinxveen
• Aaltje Hoexum (78), Uithuizen
• Albert Douglas Hicks (59), Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
• Bertine Margot Turfreijer (29), Amsterdam
• Engelbertus van der Putten (72), Noordwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Sybrigje Koster (85), Opsterland
• Cornelis Anthonius ten Cate (63), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dirkje Hermina Dekker (68), Meteren (Geldermalsen)

• 1961 » George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1961 » Gina Riley, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1961 » Oleksandr Apaychev, Ukrainian decathlete and coach
• 1961 » Tom Hunter, Scottish businessman and philanthropist
• 1962 » Brad Izzard, Australian rugby league player
• 1962 » Tom Brake, English politician
• 1963 » Alessandra Ferri, Italian ballerina
• 1965 » Leslie Hope, Canadian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1968 » Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player
• 1968 » Worku Bikila, Ethiopian runner

• 1959 » Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (b. 1881)
• 1959 » Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (b. 1907)
• 1961 » Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)
• 1963 » Monty Woolley, American raconteur, actor, and director (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Ted Weems, American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (b. 1901)
• 1963 » Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1881)
• 1967 » Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator (b. 1885)
• 1970 » Alexander Rodzyanko, Russian general (b. 1879)
• 1973 » Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (b. 1893)
• 1975 » József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1892)

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 8 » Thirty-five hundred United States Marines are the first American land combat forces committed during the Vietnam War.
• March 21 » Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
• April 7 » Representatives of the National Congress of American Indians testify before members of the US Senate against the termination of the Colville tribe in Washington DC.
• 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.
• August 5 » The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
• September 21 » The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.

The temperature on May 6, 1965 was between 8.6 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.