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• Dirk Pil, Schiedam
• Kornelis Compaan, Zandeweer, Kantens, Groningen, Nederland († 2020)
• André van Mierlo, Zwolle, 8011, Nederland († 2014)
• Tom WIELENS, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
• Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1963)
• Rogerius Johannes Maria Tel, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• Peter Haring
• Steven Ray Thomson, Payson, Utah County, Utah, United States of America († 2015)
• Theodoor de Wit, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1971)
• Kornelis de Ridder († 2023)

• Albert Mark Lawrence (67), Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, Verenigde Staten
• Anthonie Gerard Kamperman (69), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Della Johnson (71), Pitkin, Vernon, Louisiana, United States of America
• Cornelis Chaigneau (60)
• Adam Westmaas (67), Holland Grand Rapids Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Broeders (61), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Bertus Josephus Verbuijs (72), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Coen Barendregt (4), Geldrop, Nederland
• Dorothy Kate Rippon (64), Ashton-on-Trent, Derbyshire
• Catharina Boeije (89), Oostburg

• 1961 » Brian Conley, English actor and singer
• 1961 » Walter Swinburn, English jockey and trainer († 2016)
• 1961 » Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast
• 1962 » Alison Brown, American banjo player, songwriter, and producer
• 1963 » Marcus Roberts, American pianist and educator
• 1963 » Nick Gillespie, American journalist and author
• 1963 » Paul Dunn, Australian rugby league player
• 1964 » Ian Dench, English guitarist and songwriter
• 1964 » John Birmingham, English-Australian journalist and author
• 1964 » Peter Niven, Scottish jockey

• 1957 » Oliver Hardy, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, American author and educator (b. 1892)
• 1960 » Luis Ángel Firpo, Argentine boxer (b. 1894)
• 1963 » Ramon Vila Capdevila, last of the Spanish Maquis, holding out after the end of the Spanish Civil War (b.1908)
• 1968 » Giovanni Bracco, Italian race car driver (b. 1908)
• 1969 » Jean Bastien, French professional footballer (b. 1915)
• 1969 » Joseph Kosma, Hungarian-French composer (b. 1905)
• 1970 » Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Jonathan P. Jackson, American bodyguard (b. 1953)
• 1972 » Joi Lansing, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1929)

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. Karin
13. Wilhelmina
14. Anita
15. Adriana
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.
• January 2 » Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
• June 10 » The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.
• July 7 » Buddhist crisis: The police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest.
• August 21 » Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalizes Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead.
• November 2 » South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup.
• December 8 » Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.

The temperature on August 7, 1963 was between 10.2 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.