title: 1975 in the Netherlands
text: # 1975 in the Netherlands
  
  This article lists some of the events from 1975 related to the Netherlands.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Juliana (1948—1980)
  * 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.
  * November 25 – Suriname gains independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
  
  ### Undated
  
  * AGS (motorcycle manufacturer) is established.
  
  ## Births
  
  * 2 January –Robert Westerholt, musician
  * 4 March – Myrna Veenstra, field hockey player
  * 9 March – Roy Makaay, footballer
  * 29 March – Jan Bos, speed skater
  * 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
  * 22 December – Gerben de Knegt, cyclist
  
  ## Deaths
  
  ### April
  
  * April 5 – Victor Marijnen, Dutch politician and jurist, 40th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1917)
  