About the day » Wednesday January 8, 1964Calender converter

• Fabian Lestienne, Moeskroen († 2015)
• Karin Dam († 2013)
• Alice Post († 2017)
• Dean J. Warden, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 2020)
• maria mathea johanna henrica lemmen, helden-panningen
• Maurice Junior BEKAERT
• CAROLE DUPRIEZ, ROUBAIX,NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS,FRANCE († 1964)
• Christiaan Petrus van Valburg, Wamel

• Albertus Mos (80), Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alfons Boonen (83), Schaffen ( Molenstede )
• Adrianus van den Brand (82), Roosendaal en Nispen
• Adam Diepstraten (89), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• Aaltje Nijenmanting (83), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Ambrose Nathaniel Coke (69), Springfield, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
• Adam Diepstraten (89), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albertje Benedictus Noorderwerf (88), Gouda
• Anna Pieternella Klooster van der (89), Oost en West Souburg
• Albertje (Albertje Benedictus) Noorderwerf (88), Gouda, Zuid-holland, Nederland

• 1959 » Paul Hester, Australian drummer († 2005)
• 1960 » Dave Weckl, American drummer
• 1961 » Calvin Smith, American sprinter
• 1966 » Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter († 1990)
• 1966 » Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player († 2009)
• 1966 » Willie Anderson, American basketball player
• 1967 » R. Kelly, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player
• 1967 » Steven Jacobs, Australian television host and actor
• 1967 » Tom Watson, English politician
• 1967 » Torsten Gowitzke, German footballer and manager

• 1953 » Hugh Binney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Tasmania (b. 1883)
• 1954 » Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1898)
• 1956 » Jim Elliot, American missionary and martyr (b. 1928)
• 1958 » Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (b. 1869)
• 1961 » Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
• 1963 » Kay Sage, American painter (b. 1898)
• 1969 » Albert Hill, English runner and coach (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Elmar Kaljot, Estonian footballer and coach (b. 1901)
• 1970 » Georges Guibourg, French actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1891)
• 1972 » Kenneth Patchen, American poet and author (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. 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.
• March 27 » The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.
• August 16 » Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.
• 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.
• November 21 » The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.
• December 24 » Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three.

The temperature on January 8, 1964 was between 3.9 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 8.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.