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• Herman Pieter Paulus Timmerman († 1978)
• Jeffery Don Crane, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America († 2017)
• Ralf Hülsing († 2015)
• Liduina Huberta Maria Theeuwes, Gilze en Rijen
• Lloyd D Grotenhuis Jr, Sheldon (O'Brien), Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1964)
• Johan Fidder, Velsen († 1995)
• johanna marie (marian) engels, helden-dorp
• Grietje Alberta Scholte, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1985)
• Janette Plender, Amersfoort, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Herman Timmerman († 1978)

• Fokko Hommes (70), Haren
• Eustachius Nelissen (77), Sittard, Sittard-Geleen
• Clasina Cornelia van Thiel (54), Bergharen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Edmond George Escher (81), Baarn
• Dina Sandee (68), Goes, Zeeland, NL
• Adriana Nannes (70), Warmenhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adeline Maud Eastwood * (79), Quebec
• Douwe Pieters Ligthart (87)
• Cornelia van Asselt (81), Veenendaal
• Anna Margaretha Groeneveld (80), Bloemendaal

• 1962 » Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, English businessman
• 1963 » Giant Silva, Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial artist, and wrestler
• 1963 » Kevin Poole, English footballer and manager
• 1964 » Jens Weißflog, German ski jumper and journalist
• 1964 » Ross Kemp, English actor and producer
• 1964 » Steve Collins, Irish boxer and actor
• 1965 » Guðni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer and lawyer
• 1965 » Mike Bordick, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1966 » Arija Bareikis, American actress
• 1966 » Sarah Waters, Welsh author and academic

• 1952 » Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. (b. 1856)
• 1966 » Philipp Frank, Austrian-American physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Vienna Circle member (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Albert Lutuli, South African academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
• 1967 » Basil Rathbone, South African-American actor and singer (b. 1892)
• 1967 » Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)
• 1968 » Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1878)
• 1970 » Bob Kalsu, American football player and lieutenant (b. 1945)
• 1970 » Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Russian anthropologist and sculptor (b. 1907)
• 1972 » Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (b. 1928)
• 1972 » Ralph Craig, American sprinter and sailor (b. 1889)

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.
• January 16 » Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.
• February 9 » The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers across the USA.
• April 1 » The British Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry are replaced by a unified Defence Council of the United Kingdom.
• April 2 » The Soviet Union launches Zond 1.
• May 2 » Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Cong combat swimmers had placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
• July 20 » Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Định Tường Province, Cái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of whom are children).

The temperature on July 21, 1964 was between 14.7 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 14.0 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.