About the day » Thursday January 3, 1963Calender converter

• Garth Willem Koster, Edmonton Canada,, Canada
• Hans Jürgen Hamers, St. Tönis
• Harry Bart Stevers, Stratford († 1974)
• Sophia de Voer
• Frank Gosens, Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1982)
• Richard Carl WILDEMAN, Sheldon O'Brien County Iowa U.S.A († 1963)
• Terry Lee van Liere, Dell Rapids Minnehaha South Dakota, VS († 1968)
• NN Swarte, 's-Gravenhage
• Astrid Angela Alexandra Czernin von Chudenitz und zu Morzin, Vancouver († 1964)
• Allegonda Anna Maria(Conny) Keijzer, Noordwijkerhout

• Adrianus Arnoldus van der Zande (82), Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert van Lente (67), Genemuiden
• Anthonius van Dijk (65), Gouda
• Andreas Jacobus de Kort (83), Tilburg
• Agatha Siemens Walta (66), Sneek
• Alida Helena * Vermeulen (73)
• Andreas Seijkens (74), Eindhoven
• Adriana Cornelia Sinon (89), Klundert
• Andreas SEIJKENS (74), Eindhoven
• Andreas Jacobus de Kort (83), Tilburg

• 1958 » Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean actor, director, and producer
• 1960 » Russell Spence, English racing driver
• 1962 » Darren Daulton, American baseball player († 2017)
• 1962 » Gavin Hastings, Scottish rugby player
• 1963 » Aamer Malik, Pakistani cricketer
• 1963 » Alex Wheatle, English author and playwright
• 1963 » Stewart Hosie, Scottish businessman and politician
• 1964 » Bruce LaBruce, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1964 » Cheryl Miller, American basketball player and coach
• 1966 » Chetan Sharma, Indian cricketer

• 1958 » Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez, Turkish general (b. 1877)
• 1959 » Edwin Muir, Scottish poet, author, and translator (b. 1887)
• 1960 » Eric P. Kelly, American journalist, author, and academic (b. 1884)
• 1962 » Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager (b. 1893)
• 1965 » Milton Avery, American painter (b. 1885)
• 1966 » Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (b. 1944)
• 1967 » Jack Ruby, American businessman and murderer (b. 1911)
• 1967 » Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (b. 1874)
• 1967 » Reginald Punnett, British scientist (b. 1875)
• 1969 » Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (b. 1909)

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. Dirk
15. David
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.
• January 29 » The first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced.
• May 30 » A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year rule of Ngo Dinh Diem.
• July 12 » Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.
• August 8 » Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6million in bank notes.
• 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.
• October 10 » France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia.

The temperature on January 3, 1963 was between -7.8 °C and -1.2 °C and averaged -4.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.