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• Nicolaas Andries Boeren, Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Hendrikus (Hendrie) De Lange, Dalmsholthe, Ommen, Overijssel, Nederland († 2001)
• Belinda Caroline Jolanda Verhoeff († 2012)
• Johanna Monique Henriette Maria van der MARCK, Roermond, Limburg, Nederland († 1963)
• Phillip Andrew Anthony Parsons, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies († 2009)
• Hendrikus de Lange († 2001)
• Christiaan Stelios Nordbeck († 2021)
• Geoffrey Philip Heyer, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australië († 1997)

• Alijda Voskuilen (84), Leusden
• Adriana Maria van den Hoek (77), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andrew Postma (68), Vale, Oregon, Verenigde Staten
• Berendina Elisabeth Johanna MENTINK (66), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Willemsen (65), Schiedam
• Bernardus Korneliszn. de Vries (82), Rijs, Gaasterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Goverdina van Thiel (62), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Christina Jochums Rijpkema (80)
• Bernardus de Vries (83), Rijs
• Catharina Christina RYPKEMA (80), Sneek(Friesland)

• 1960 » Plamen Oresharski, Bulgarian economist and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria
• 1961 » Christopher Atkins, American actor and businessman
• 1962 » Chuck Palahniuk, American novelist and journalist
• 1962 » David Foster Wallace, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist († 2008)
• 1963 » Greg Turner, New Zealand golfer
• 1963 » Ranking Roger, English singer-songwriter and musician († 2019)
• 1963 » William Baldwin, American actor
• 1964 » Mark Kelly, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
• 1964 » Scott Kelly, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
• 1965 » Mark Ferguson, Australian journalist

• 1946 » José Streel, Belgian journalist (b. 1911)
• 1958 » Duncan Edwards, English footballer (b. 1936)
• 1965 » Malcolm X, American minister and activist (b. 1925; assassinated)
• 1967 » Charles Beaumont, American author and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 1968 » Howard Florey, Australian pathologist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
• 1972 » Bronislava Nijinska, Russian-American dancer and choreographer (b. 1891)
• 1972 » Eugène Tisserant, French cardinal (b. 1884)
• 1972 » Zhang Guohua, Chinese general and politician (b. 1914)
• 1974 » Tim Horton, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman, co-founded Tim Hortons (b. 1930)
• 1980 » Alfred Andersch, German-Swiss author (b. 1914)

• 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 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.
• August 28 » March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech.
• October 9 » In Italy, a large landslide a causes a giant wave to overtop the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000.
• October 18 » Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat becomes the first cat launched into space.
• December 8 » Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.
• December 10 » An assassination attempt on the British High Commissioner in Aden kills two people and wounds dozens more.

The temperature on February 21, 1963 was between -12.1 °C and -0.8 °C and averaged -4.8 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.