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• Carla Hubertina Maria Wijnands, Brunsum
• Marcellinus Nicolaas Albertus Maria van der Ley, Eindhoven († 2002)
• Antonie Gerardus Petrus van Wilken, Utrecht,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1986)
• Maria Louisa (Marisa) Nieto Duenas, Vilvoorde, België
• Marcellinus Nicolaas Albertus Maris van der Leij, Eindhoven († 2002)
• Carolina Pruijn, unbekannt († 1971)
• Paul Adriaan Goudzwaard, Schiedam († 2012)
• Cornelis Johannes Ockeloen, IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2022)
• Louise ten Vaanholt, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1965)
• Marleen de Munnik († 1964)

• Alberic Conrad DEMEYERE (88), Roeselare
• Anna Maria Stockmann (80), Rijckholt, Nederland
• Albert Snijder (75)
• Adriaan Denijs (77), Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Jacobus Wiegel (87), Rotterdam
• Alida van der Plas (82), Egmond aan Zee, prov. Noord Holland
• Arij van Krimpen (58)
• Anna Maria Stockmann zuster (80), Rijkholt, Lim, Nederland
• Arend Cornelis Hendrik Pannekoek Loois, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Maria (Toni) Rigter (60)

• 1959 » Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghan colonel, pilot, and astronaut
• 1959 » Azali Assoumani, Comorian colonel and politician, President of the Comoros
• 1959 » Panagiotis Giannakis, Greek basketball player and coach
• 1962 » Anton Muscatelli, Italian-Scottish economist and academic
• 1963 » Jean-Marc Gounon, French racing driver
• 1964 » Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress
• 1966 » Anna Burke, Australian businesswoman and politician, 28th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
• 1966 » Ivica Dačić, Serbian journalist and politician, 95th Prime Minister of Serbia
• 1966 » Tihomir Orešković, Croatian–Canadian businessman, 11th Prime Minister of Croatia
• 1968 » Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer

• 1953 » Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)
• 1954 » Duff Cooper, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Leonard Bacon, American poet and critic (b. 1887)
• 1955 » Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Margaret Sullavan, American actress (b. 1909)
• 1966 » Vincent Auriol, French journalist and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (b. 1884)
• 1969 » Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)
• 1971 » Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian saint (b. 1894)
• 1972 » Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer (b. 1888)
• 1978 » Carle Hessay, German-Canadian painter (b. 1911)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Robert
5. Ronald
6. John
7. Cornelis
8. Hendrik
9. Paul
10. Pieter
11. Marcel
12. Mark
13. Richard
14. Gerrit
15. Willem
16. Johan

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Elisabeth
5. Monique
6. Yvonne
7. Cornelia
8. Jolanda
9. Anita
10. Ingrid
11. Karin
12. Jacqueline
13. Wilhelmina
14. Petra
15. Catharina
16. Caroline

• 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
• March 1 » Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe.
• April 1 » The British Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry are replaced by a unified Defence Council of the United Kingdom.
• July 2 » Civil rights movement: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.
• October 14 » Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
• October 14 » The Soviet Presidium and the Communist Party Central Committee each vote to accept Nikita Khrushchev's "voluntary" request to retire from his offices.
• December 22 » The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) takes place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, United States.

The temperature on January 1, 1964 was between 3.6 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.