About the day » Tuesday January 8, 1963Calender converter

• David Scott VerBerkmoes, Muskegon, Michigan, VS († 1979)
• Freddy Cloesen († 1976)
• Wim Hoogveld († 2012)
• Elisabeth Berendina Suzanna de Koning, Soest († 1963)
• Maria Theodora van Omme, Ede († 1969)
• Gerardus Theodorus (Gerard) Coret, Zaandam, Nederland († 1963)
• J Theo Saarloos, Rotterdam
• Nicholas Andrew de Jong Cleyndert, Sutton Coldfield (Warwickshire), Groot Brittanië
• Sebert Frederick Sybron, York Town († 2017)
• Gerardus Theodorus CORET, Zaandam(Noord Holland) († 1963)

• Adrian C. SMALL (57), Chicago Cook County Illinois U.S.A
• Adriana Clasina Buitenhuis (82), Rotterdam {ZH}
• Adrianus Johannes Groenewegen (88), Horn, Limburg, Nederland
• Adriana de Rijk (70)
• Adrianus Petrus Jacobus Knibbeler (87), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Catharina TEMPELAARS (64), Tilburg
• Anne CHRISTIAENS (92), Halle (Brabant), 23027, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgique
• Antje van Dijk (76), Kolham, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Mary Bowman (88)
• Antonius Hermanus Josephus Groothuis (64), Zenderen,, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1959 » Paul Hester, Australian drummer († 2005)
• 1960 » Dave Weckl, American drummer
• 1961 » Calvin Smith, American sprinter
• 1966 » Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter († 1990)
• 1966 » Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player († 2009)
• 1966 » Willie Anderson, American basketball player
• 1967 » R. Kelly, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player
• 1967 » Steven Jacobs, Australian television host and actor
• 1967 » Tom Watson, English politician
• 1967 » Torsten Gowitzke, German footballer and manager

• 1953 » Hugh Binney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Tasmania (b. 1883)
• 1954 » Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1898)
• 1956 » Jim Elliot, American missionary and martyr (b. 1928)
• 1958 » Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (b. 1869)
• 1961 » Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
• 1963 » Kay Sage, American painter (b. 1898)
• 1969 » Albert Hill, English runner and coach (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Elmar Kaljot, Estonian footballer and coach (b. 1901)
• 1970 » Georges Guibourg, French actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1891)
• 1972 » Kenneth Patchen, American poet and author (b. 1911)

• 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.
• March 17 » Mount Agung erupted on Bali killing more than 1,100 people.
• April 26 » In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections.
• May 3 » The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement.
• May 19 » The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
• August 8 » Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6million in bank notes.
• August 8 » The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union.

The temperature on January 8, 1963 was between -6.4 °C and -3.5 °C and averaged -4.5 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.