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• Rik D'Hoop, Kortrijk, België († 1966)
• Paul James Herfst, Windsor, Ontario, Canada († 2015)
• Anita Denise Andréa Gelaesen († 2002)
• Johannes Adrianus Hubertus Clemens, Hilvarenbeek
• Elisabeth Maria (Bianca) Schwitzner, Amersfoort, Nederland († 2019)
• Alexander Nicolaas LOUPIAS, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 2012)
• Nicola Lamberta Slingerland, Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
• Robert Lee Michael Lewis († 1993)
• Gordon Gort († 1963)
• Frank Martin "Marty" Todd ? ****, Columbia, Georgia, United States († 2015)

• Antje Johanna Margaretha Bakker (81)
• Anthonius Martinus Heerkens (76), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna van der Schoot (59), Brussel, België
• Arie Leendert van der Knaap (54), Rotterdam
• Annie Olivia Barnard (80), 122 Westwood Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire
• Aart Mosterd (68), Apeldoorn
• Adrianus Hameete (70), Dirksland
• Alfons Winnyfred Portier (48), Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antje Hartveldt (83), Rijnsburg
• Albertha Elskamp (55), Deventer,Gemeente Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1960 » Masahiko Katsuya, Japanese journalist and photographer († 2018)
• 1961 » David Lovering, American drummer
• 1961 » Jonathan Melvoin, American musician († 1996)
• 1961 » Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
• 1962 » Ben Watt, English singer-songwriter, musician, author, DJ, and radio presenter
• 1963 » Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
• 1964 » Mall Nukke, Estonian painter
• 1965 » Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1966 » Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
• 1966 » Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish golfer

• 1945 » Edmund Dwyer-Gray, Irish-Australian politician, 29th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1870)
• 1951 » Harold Ross, American journalist and publisher, founded The New Yorker (b. 1892)
• 1955 » Honus Wagner, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
• 1956 » B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (b. 1891)
• 1961 » Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)
• 1964 » Evert van Linge, Dutch footballer and architect (b. 1895)
• 1972 » Janet Munro, English actress and singer (b. 1934)
• 1974 » Nikolay Kuznetsov, Soviet naval officer (b. 1904)
• 1976 » João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (b. 1918)
• 1980 » Charles Deutsch, French engineer and businessman, co-founded DB (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.
• May 15 » Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone.
• June 5 » Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers.
• June 30 » Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
• July 24 » The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.
• August 24 » Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.
• November 24 » Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is killed by Jack Ruby.

The temperature on December 6, 1963 was between -3.0 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.