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

• Bastiaantje Rijsdijk (89), Rotterdam
• Anna HOOGENDAM (75), Rotterdam, 6240, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Louisa Doorakkers (72), Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Adriana Geertruida van Gameren (87), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Gertruda Rutten (79), Well, Limburg, Nederland
• Antonius Hubertus Verkooyen (44), Hückelhoven, Duitsland
• Antonia Groen (50)
• Anne Joukes Osinga (72), Goënga, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Jans Kingma (74), Engwierum
• Anna Maria Buurman (64), Ubbergen

• 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.
• February 1 » The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
• March 1 » Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe.
• June 11 » World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance.
• June 19 » The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
• October 22 » An all-party Parliamentary Committee selects the design which will become the new official flag of Canada.
• December 24 » Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three.

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.