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• Harrie Manders, Leunen, Li.NL († 1980)
• Patrick Philip SEGERS, Halle,1500,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 2014)
• Henricus Wilhelmus Maria Gerardus Manders, Venray, Limburg, Netherlands († 1980)
• Edna BÖHMER († 1991)
• Freda Veronica Miller († 1993)
• Timothy Dean Kuiken († 1974)
• levenloos geboren kind († 1963)
• Gary Andrew van den Ende, Marathon, Ontario, Canada
• wilhelmus antonius maria (wiek) janssen, helden-panningen
• Leo Joseph Schweigmann, Heiloo, NH, Nederland († 2013)

• Adolphe Aloïs Molly (73), Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium
• Catharina Hendrika Ooink (71), Hengelo
• Albertus Baas (56), Maarssen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Alonzo McGee (72), Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
• Catharina Hendrika Ooink (71), Hengelo,Overijssel,Netherlands
• Anna Maria van Antwerpen (63), Oostelbeers,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Helena Pomes (61), Baarn
• ARIA CORNELIA BONGERS (64), 'S-GRAVENHAGE
• Albert de Weerd (80)
• Jakob Vennik (55), Rotterdam

• 1960 » Dominique Wilkins, French-American basketball player and manager
• 1960 » Oliver Platt, Canadian-American actor
• 1961 » Simon Russell Beale, Malaysia-born English actor and historian
• 1962 » Joe Quesada, American author and illustrator
• 1962 » Luna Vachon, American-Canadian wrestler and manager († 2010)
• 1962 » Richie Richardson, Antiguan cricketer
• 1963 » François Girard, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 1963 » Nando Reis, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1964 » Jeff Bezos, American computer scientist and businessman, founded Amazon.com
• 1965 » Rob Zombie, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director

• 1958 » Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (b. 1899)
• 1962 » Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1869)
• 1965 » Lorraine Hansberry, American author, playwright, and director (b. 1936)
• 1967 » Burhan Asaf Belge, Turkish diplomat (b. 1887)
• 1971 » John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (b. 1885)
• 1973 » Roy Franklin Nichols, American historian and academic (b. 1896)
• 1974 » Princess Patricia of Connaught (b. 1886)
• 1976 » Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1977 » Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director and screenwriter (b. 1907)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Robert
4. Peter
5. Hendrik
6. John
7. Cornelis
8. Ronald
9. Willem
10. Pieter
11. Paul
12. Johan
13. Gerrit
14. David
15. Michael
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Elisabeth
5. Cornelia
6. Yvonne
7. Monique
8. Ingrid
9. Jolanda
10. Catharina
11. Linda
12. Wilhelmina
13. Karin
14. Adriana
15. Anita
16. Jacqueline

• 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
• February 27 » The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo.
• June 16 » In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique was signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders.
• July 22 » Crown Colony of Sarawak gains self-governance.
• September 7 » The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
• October 9 » In Italy, a large landslide a causes a giant wave to overtop the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000.
• November 22 » William Clay Ford Sr. buys the Detroit Lions for $4.5 million.

The temperature on January 12, 1963 was between -13.2 °C and -7.0 °C and averaged -9.9 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.