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• robertus christianus ludovicus maria (rob) van lier, helden-dorp
• Lena Cornelia Imanse, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Johannes Marinus Masseurs, Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Wim Peeters († 2020)
• Wijnand Gorsele († 2010)
• Patricia Marie Antoinette Grol, Groningen († 2002)
• Dirkje Vermeulen, Temse († 1965)
• Alexandra Hermine Antoinette Grol, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands († 1966)
• Susan Mary POPLE († 2021)
• Trientje (Reina) Prins († 2016)

• Anna Alexandrina Voorwerk (75), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Abraham VRIJLAND (79), 's-Gravenhage
• Cornelia emmy SPRONK (55), Framont Belgie
• Cornelia Man in 't Veld (76), Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Manintveld (76), Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Christiaan Nijborg (66), Anloo, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Nederland
• Carolus Maria Jansen (65), Tilburg
• Cornelis Jac. Muntjewerff (66), Amsterdam
• CAREL FERDINAND ROOKE (65), Jülich, Duitsland
• Allida VAN DER STOEP (72), Covina, Los Angeles, California, Verenigde Staten

• 1960 » Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
• 1960 » Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player
• 1961 » Pete de Freitas, Trinidadian-British drummer and producer († 1989)
• 1962 » Lee Mavers, English singer, songwriter and guitarist
• 1963 » Laura Bennett, American architect and fashion designer
• 1963 » Uğur Tütüneker, Turkish footballer and manager
• 1964 » Frank Biela, German race car driver
• 1964 » Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
• 1965 » Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach
• 1965 » Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia

• 1955 » Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1901)
• 1955 » Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator (b. 1879)
• 1963 » Oliver La Farge, American anthropologist and author (b. 1901)
• 1967 » Walter Terence Stace, English-American epistemologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1886)
• 1970 » Angus MacFarlane-Grieve, English academic, mathematician, rower, and soldier (b. 1891)
• 1972 » Brian Cole, American bass player (b. 1942)
• 1972 » Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (b. 1887)
• 1972 » Paul Goodman, American psychotherapist and author (b. 1911)
• 1973 » Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
• 1974 » Douglas Hawkes, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1893)

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. Dirk
16. Michael

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.
• June 16 » Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
• July 1 » ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail.
• September 25 » Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.
• October 10 » The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.
• November 29 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
• December 25 » Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.

The temperature on August 2, 1963 was between 10.2 °C and 28.7 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.