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• Levenloos Kunst, Obdam († 1963)
• Andr√© Verhagen, Tuk († 2021)
• Doodgeboren kind Oprel, Geldrop († 1963)
• Philip Elmer KUHLMAN, St Louis Park, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 1987)
• Aaltje Wilhelmina Luiten, Doorn († 2014)
• Femke Jacobs
• Todd FREDRICKSEN, Muskegon († 1972)
• Jan van Herpen († 1984)
• Maria Leonora Johanna Hoesen, st.Michelgestel
• Levenloos Kunst, Spanbroek († 1963)

• Anthoon jellema (67), Rotterdam
• Aaltje de Jong (72), De Lier
• Adrianus van Dijk (65), Hoogland, Utrecht, Nederland
• Andreas A'Campo (65), Puth (Schinnen)
• Arie Rietveld (63), Woerden
• Coenraad Koldenhof (63), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aart Cornelis"Aart" van Harten (62), Rotterdam
• Anthonius LEIJTEN (71), Chaam (NL)
• Adriana HEIJSTEK (77)
• Berendina Ritzema (82), Groningen

• 1961 » Gerardo Barbero, Argentinian chess player and coach († 2001)
• 1961 » Stephen Hillenburg, American marine biologist, cartoonist, and animator († 2018)
• 1961 » V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach († 2019)
• 1962 » John Korfas, Greek-American basketball player and coach
• 1962 » Pete Weber, American bowler
• 1963 » Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco
• 1963 » Nigel Pearson, English footballer and manager
• 1964 » Gary Elkerton, Australian surfer
• 1965 » Jim Bullinger, American baseball player
• 1966 » John Wetteland, American baseball player and coach

• 1951 » Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (b. 1905)
• 1957 » Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. 1888)
• 1957 » Mait Metsanurk, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1879)
• 1957 » Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)
• 1960 » David B. Steinman, American engineer, designed the Mackinac Bridge (b. 1886)
• 1964 » Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1893)
• 1971 » George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (b. 1941)
• 1974 » Buford Pusser, American police officer (b. 1937)
• 1974 » Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master (b. 1894)
• 1978 » Charles Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (b. 1907)

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.
• April 30 » The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
• May 19 » The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
• September 4 » Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.
• October 7 » President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
• December 10 » An assassination attempt on the British High Commissioner in Aden kills two people and wounds dozens more.
• December 26 » The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the United States, marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level.

The temperature on August 21, 1963 was between 10.8 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 16.7 mm of rain during 10.5 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.