About the day » Wednesday April 8, 1964Calender converter

• Bert Broeren, Den Dungen († 2012)
• Maria Sabina Petronella Stoetman, Eindhoven († 1990)
• Monique Meijlink, Bergen op Zoom († 1979)
• Lindy Dawn MURFET, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia († 1967)
• Jacomina Cornelia Maria Legierse, Melissant
• Paul Konings († 1964)
• N.N. de Winter, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1964)
• Jacob Zwiers, Nieuw-Weerdinge, Emmen († 2022)
• Johanna Maria Adriana Krijnen, Gilze en Rijen
• Cornelia Louisa Fransisca Wens, Gilze en Rijen

• dirk giel van der WAAL (73), sliedrecht
• Aaltje Geertruida van Ginkel (61)
• Achillus Henricus SEETEN (68), Antwerpen,2000,Antwerpen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie
• Atze Eeden (82), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Cornelia Anna Roeleveld (67), Vinkeveen
• Adriana Hoerlemans (77), Bergen op Zoom
• Cornelia Hoek (82), Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arjen (Arie) Keuning (85), Zeeland (Ottawa), Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Antonie Hermsen (73), Essen
• Aaltje FOLKERS (82), Mussel

• 1963 » Alec Stewart, English cricketer
• 1963 » Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1963 » Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter
• 1963 » Seth Tobias, American businessman († 2007)
• 1963 » Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
• 1963 » Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist
• 1964 » Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1964 » John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1965 » Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 1965 » Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety

• 1947 » Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)
• 1950 » Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)
• 1959 » Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)
• 1961 » Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1892)
• 1965 » Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
• 1969 » Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (b. 1900)
• 1973 » Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1881)
• 1974 » James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (b. 1894)
• 1979 » Breece D'J Pancake, American short story writer (b. 1952)

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. Karin
11. Ingrid
12. Catharina
13. Jacqueline
14. Wilhelmina
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 1 » Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe.
• March 6 » Constantine II becomes King of Greece.
• September 21 » The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's fastest bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
• October 14 » Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
• October 29 » A collection of irreplaceable gems, including the 565 carat (113 g) Star of India, is stolen by a group of thieves (among them is "Murph the surf") from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
• November 21 » The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.

The temperature on April 8, 1964 was between -1.5 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.