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• Willemina EICHORN, Dordrecht
• levenloos geboren kind († 1963)
• Monique J.C. Veldhuijsen († 2009)
• Russell Arthur MacLEAN, North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, CANADA († 2000)
• hugo moonen
• Norman John GIBBINS, Lincoln, New Zealand († 1963)
• Robert Mantel, Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2024)
• Martine Vanslambrouck, Diksmuide,8600,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1964)
• Hera Kuik, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• N.N. Boschma, Goënga, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1963)

• Antonius Josephus (Toon) van den Heuvel (67), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Charles Louis van der Poel (82), Amsterdam
• Constantinus Sijnesael (77), Nieuwvliet, ZL.NL
• Anton Bernard (Maria- Franziska-elisabeth Lammers (geb. Breuer)) Lammers (62), Lingen (Ems), Deutschland
• Adriaan Op 't Hof (52), Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Rietkerk (86), Bussem, Utrecht, Nederland
• * Maria Brandwijk (72), Bleskensgraaf
• Aafje DRUNEN, van (80), Ammerstol, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Peter Spickernagel (63), Düsseldorf (Dtsl)
• Antonetta Gesina ten Have (83), Aalten

• 1962 » Berry van Aerle, Dutch footballer
• 1962 » Marty Friedman, American-Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and television host
• 1962 » Nikos Karageorgiou, Greek footballer and manager
• 1962 » Steve Elkington, Australian-American golfer
• 1963 » Greg Howe, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1963 » Ricky Walford, Australian rugby league player
• 1963 » Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese wrestler
• 1964 » Chigusa Nagayo, Japanese wrestler
• 1964 » James Blundell, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1964 » Teri Hatcher, American actress

• 1952 » Charles Lightoller, English sailor (b. 1874)
• 1954 » Claude Cahun, French artist, photographer, and writer (b. 1894)
• 1954 » Gladys George, American actress (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Joseph B. Keenan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Sarit Thanarat, Thai field marshal and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908)
• 1966 » Ward Morehouse, American playwright, author, and critic (b. 1899)
• 1971 » Eleni Ourani, Greek poet and critic (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Ernst Krenkel, Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1903)
• 1975 » Gary Thain, New Zealand bass player (b. 1948)

• 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 3 » Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
• 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.
• September 25 » Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.
• November 1 » The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins.
• November 29 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

The temperature on December 8, 1963 was between -2.8 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.