About the day » Wednesday April 17, 1963Calender converter

• Gerardus Johannes Wilhelmina Scheffer, Roermond, Limburg, Nederland († 2011)
• Jan Willem Leendert Boon, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Julie Marie Green, Martin Health Center, Western Home, Cedar Falls, Iowa († 2020)
• Willem Boon, Texel († 2004)
• Frank Velde van der, Leiderdorp
• (Stillborn) RHODA, U.S.A († 1963)
• Kenneth John Boss, Evergreen Park, IL († 1995)
• Hans Jeurissen, Melderslo, Li.NL († 1994)

• Bouwina Hinderika (Bouchina) Engelkes (84)
• Albert MUSSELY (72), Sint-Amandsberg, 44061, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Clasina van de Ven (80), Reek, Noord Brabant
• (Stillborn) RHODA (0), U.S.A
• Antonius GANZEBOOM (74), Borne
• Adrianus Josephus Hooijmaaijer (80), 's Hertogenbosch
• Antoinette Catharina Paulina Milius (76), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alida Mathilda van der Velden (76), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertje de Jong (79), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aleida Johanna Zeelen (61), Almelo

• 1960 » Vladimir Polyakov, Russian pole vaulter
• 1961 » Bella Freud, English fashion designer
• 1961 » Boomer Esiason, American football player and sportscaster
• 1961 » Frank J. Christensen, American labor union leader
• 1961 » Norman Cowans, Jamaican-English cricketer
• 1962 » Paul Nicholls, English jockey and trainer
• 1964 » Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1964 » Lela Rochon, American actress
• 1964 » Maynard James Keenan, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1964 » Rachel Notley, Canadian politician

• 1944 » J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (b. 1867)
• 1946 » Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (b. 1874)
• 1948 » Suzuki Kantarō, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1868)
• 1954 » Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (b. 1900)
• 1960 » Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
• 1961 » Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (b. 1899)
• 1967 » Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)
• 1975 » Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (b. 1888)
• 1976 » Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
• 1977 » William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913)

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.
• May 25 » The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• September 16 » Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country.
• October 7 » President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
• October 12 » After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union.
• November 18 » The first push-button telephone goes into service.
• November 23 » The BBC broadcasts An Unearthly Child (starring William Hartnell), the first episode of the first story from the first series of Doctor Who, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.

The temperature on April 17, 1963 was between 6.3 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.