1975 in the Netherlands
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This article lists some of the events from 1975 related to the Netherlands.
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Incumbents
- Monarch: Juliana (1948—1980)[1]
- Prime Minister: Joop den Uyl (1973–1977)
Events
November
- November 7 – A vapor cloud explosion at a petroleum cracking facility in Geleen, Netherlands leaves 14 dead and 109 injured, with fires lasting for five days.[2]
- November 25 – Suriname gains independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[3]
Undated
- AGS (motorcycle manufacturer) is established.[4]
Births
- 2 January – Robert Westerholt, musician[citation needed]
- 22 January – Hanneke Boerma, diplomat and politician
- 4 March – Myrna Veenstra, field hockey player
- 9 March – Roy Makaay, footballer[5]
- 29 March – Jan Bos, speed skater[6]
- 8 April – Anouk, singer-songwriter and producer
- 23 May – Michiel van den Bos, video game composer
- 24 June – Remco van der Ven, cyclist
- 14 July – Flore Zoé, photographer
- 23 September – Ilse Saris, politician
- 22 December – Gerben de Knegt, cyclist
Deaths
- April 5 – Victor Marijnen, Dutch politician and jurist, 40th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1917)[7]
