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• Willem Johannes Geerts, Dordrecht, Nederland († 2011)
• franciscus maria louis reinders, helden-dorp
• Gail Lynn JOHNSON, Iowa U.S.A († 1987)
• Evert Verhaaf, Dodewaard († 1965)
• Petra Sep, Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (Nederland) († 2009)
• Derk Jan Menkhorst, Zelhem († 1970)
• Krista Everaert, Hamme
• Cecil Jay Whitson ****, Klondike, Delta, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 1964)
• Agnes Schuttinga, Hellevoetsluis, Neth
• Bastiaan Hendrik Pellegrom († 1967)

• Abbie de Neui (73), Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa
• Anna van Wesep (72), Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
• Clarence Henry Upton (80)
• Aldegonda Maria Hubertina Beek (90), Venlo,, Limburg, Nederland
• Anthonie van den Hoek (72), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
• Bruno Koning (82), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arnoldus Johannes Joosten (63), Beverwijk
• Coenraad Hofman (75), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Lathouwers (76), Waltwilder, Bilzen (B)
• Derkien Hofman (89), Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland

• 1961 » António Costa, Portuguese politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugal
• 1961 » Jeremy Hardy, English comedian and actor († 2019)
• 1963 » Letsie III of Lesotho
• 1963 » Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper and singer († 2019)
• 1963 » Regina Belle, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1964 » Heather Langenkamp, American actress and producer
• 1965 » Alex Winter, English-American actor, film director and screenwriter
• 1965 » Craig Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1966 » Lou Barlow, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1966 » Sten Tolgfors, Swedish lawyer and politician, 30th Swedish Minister of Defence

• 1950 » Antonie Nedošinská, Czech actress (b. 1885)
• 1950 » Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)
• 1959 » Billie Holiday, American singer (b. 1915)
• 1959 » Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Maud Menten, Canadian physician and biochemist (b. 1879)
• 1961 » Emin Halid Onat, Turkish architect and academic (b. 1908)
• 1961 » Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (b. 1886)
• 1967 » John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1926)
• 1974 » Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1910)
• 1975 » Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author (b. 1893)

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. 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 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.
• April 26 » Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania.
• June 5 » DSV Alvin is commissioned.
• 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.
• July 6 » Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
• September 21 » The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's fastest bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.

The temperature on July 17, 1964 was between 15.0 °C and 27.0 °C and averaged 21.8 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.