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• Hendrika Jantina Kleine, Oosterhesselen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Daphni Elisabeth Weijermars, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
• Carl Phelps, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky († 2015)
• Johanna de Jong, Breda
• Robert Jan Eric Regenboog, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Linda Van De Riet, rectum
• Elisabeth van Gilst, Rotterdam († 2021)
• Jolanda Maria Hin, de hoeve 'Iepere' in De Waal (Texel) († 1968)

• Christina Willemina Lotz (77), Amsterdam
• Gerretina Johanna de Moet (61)
• Carlos Vidal Ramos (67), Lages, Santa Catarina, Brasil
• Dirk Johannes Christiaan Pieters (86), Amsterdam
• Brady Wilson Dickson [R] (56)
• Ernst Velds (87), Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
• Bartholomeus Paulus Joan Vink (87), Den Haag
• Arend Gijsbertus Caron (75), Diepenheim
• Elisabeth de Kreij (70)
• Antonia Sonneveldt (51), Rotterdam, Nederland

• 1961 » Hans-Peter Bartels, German politician
• 1961 » Ivar Must, Estonian composer and producer
• 1961 » Sue Black, Scottish anthropologist and academic
• 1962 » Judith Donath, American computer scientist and academic
• 1962 » Tony Campbell, American basketball player and coach
• 1963 » Johnny Lee Middleton, American bass player and songwriter
• 1964 » Denis Mandarino, Brazilian guitarist, composer, and painter
• 1964 » Leslie O'Neal, American football player
• 1964 » Ronnie Harmon, American football player
• 1965 » Reuben Davis, American football player

• 1940 » George Lansbury, English journalist and politician (b. 1859)
• 1941 » James George Frazer, Scottish-English anthropologist and academic (b. 1854)
• 1942 » Felix Weingartner, Croatian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)
• 1943 » Fethi Okyar, Turkish colonel and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1880)
• 1946 » Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian journalist and politician (b. 1864)
• 1951 » Warner Baxter, American actor (b. 1889)
• 1958 » Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1880)
• 1967 » Margaret Larkin, American writer and poet (b. 1899)
• 1976 » Alison Uttley, English children's book writer (b. 1884)
• 1978 » Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (b. 1915)

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.
• January 13 » Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio.
• January 23 » The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese army stationed in Tite.
• July 19 » Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention.
• September 16 » Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country.
• October 22 » A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board.
• December 22 » The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 miles (290km) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives.

The temperature on May 7, 1963 was between 1.5 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.