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• Carla Hubertina Maria Wijnands, Brunsum
• Paul Adriaan Goudzwaard, Schiedam († 2012)
• Marcellinus Nicolaas Albertus Maria van der Ley, Eindhoven († 2002)
• Antonie Gerardus Petrus van Wilken, Utrecht,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1986)
• Jenita
• Maria Louisa (Marisa) Nieto Duenas, Vilvoorde, België
• Cornelis Johannes Ockeloen, IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2022)
• dorothea arnoldina wilhelmina (doree) jacobs, helden-beringe
• Louise ten Vaanholt, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1965)
• Brigitte BONNET, Oostende († 1964)

• Arie Burger (78)
• Anselmus Maria Jonkers (55), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alida van der Plas (82), Egmond aan Zee, prov. Noord Holland
• Albert Snijder (75)
• Adriaan Denijs (77), Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Maria (Toni) Rigter (60)
• Anselmus Maria Jonkers (55), Tilburg
• Antje BAND (85), Jisp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Josephus Smits (69), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Apolonia Catharina Ammerlaan (78), Leiden

• 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. 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. 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.
• January 8 » President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.
• April 2 » The Soviet Union launches Zond 1.
• August 4 » Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USSMaddox and USSTurner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• 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.
• October 16 » China detonates its first nuclear weapon.
• November 21 » Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.

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.