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• Daniel (Danny) Charles ROOTES, Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia († 2023)
• Adrianus Johannes Maria Pankras, Noord-Scharwoude
• Johanna Elisabeth (Joke) Van de Velde, Middelburg († 1988)
• Geert Peter Jan Schaapman, Genemuiden
• Roelof Holtrop, Aduard († 2018)
• Erwin Philip rijs
• Johanna Elisabeth van de Velde, Middelburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1988)
• Linda Peters, Kilder, Nederland († 2016)
• James Robert Bruce Ogilvy, Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England († 2011)

• Adriana Maria Leoné (68)
• Anna Dekker (76), Obdam
• Adriaan Cornelius Hartog (64), Pipestone, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina Louisa Doorakkers (72), Breda
• Anna Maria Buurman (64), Ubbergen
• Antonius Hubertus Verkooyen (44), Hückelhoven, Duitsland
• Anna Maria Buurman- (64)
• Bastiaantje Rijsdijk (89), Rotterdam
• Albertje Poutsma (76)
• Catharina Louisa Doorakkers (72), Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

• 1960 » Khaled, Algerian singer-songwriter
• 1960 » Lucian Grainge, English businessman
• 1960 » Richard Ramirez, American serial killer († 2013)
• 1964 » Dave Brailsford, English cyclist and coach
• 1964 » Lyndon Byers, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host
• 1964 » Mervyn Warren, American tenor, composer, and producer
• 1968 » Chucky Brown, American basketball player and coach
• 1968 » Gareth Farr, New Zealand composer and percussionist
• 1968 » Naoko Iijima, Japanese actress and model
• 1968 » Pete Fenson, American curler and sportscaster

• 1944 » Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge and politician, 3rd President of Finland (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Robert Barrington-Ward, English lawyer and journalist (b. 1891)
• 1952 » Quo Tai-chi, Chinese politician and diplomat, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations (b. 1888)
• 1956 » Elpidio Quirino, Filipino lawyer and politician, 6th President of the Philippines (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Melvin Purvis, American police officer and FBI agent (b. 1903)
• 1964 » Frank Albertson, American actor and singer (b. 1909)
• 1968 » Lena Blackburne, American baseball player, coach and manager (b. 1886)
• 1972 » Tom Davies, American football player and coach (b. 1896)
• 1976 » Florence P. Dwyer, American politician (b. 1902)
• 1980 » Yigal Allon, Israeli general and politician, Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1918)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Robert
5. Ronald
6. John
7. Cornelis
8. Hendrik
9. Paul
10. Pieter
11. Marcel
12. Richard
13. Mark
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. Catharina
13. Wilhelmina
14. Jacqueline
15. Petra
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.
• August 4 » Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USSMaddox and USSTurner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• August 19 » Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, was launched.
• September 27 » The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.
• October 14 » Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
• October 27 » Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".
• December 5 » Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

The temperature on February 29, 1964 was between 2.1 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (18%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.