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• Janke Anganieta Wind, Parrega, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1971)
• Yvonne Baas, 's Gravenhage
• Maria Dimphna Jacoba Gerardus Reijnders, Kruisland († 2020)
• Charles Patrick Kelly, Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 1969)
• Rose Alice Fasano, Norfolk, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 2002)
• Johannes Adrianus Maria van Lith, Rijswijk († 2006)
• Elvera Arends, Laren († 2011)
• Cornelis Petrus Luijten, Hapert († 1964)

• Clasina Cornelia Remmerswaal (74), Lisse, Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Bija Doppenberg (73), Garderen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Antonie Kieboom (82), Dordrecht
• Bija Doppenberg (73)
• Achiel Jean Baptiste Marie Kips (79), Beveren-Waas, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Adrianna Johanna Nijs (78), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Amelia Sterk (85), Leerbroek
• Arnoldus Alexander Abbing (82), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aloysius Josephus Degroote (71), Waregem
• Antonie Kieboom (82), Dordrecht

• 1962 » Andres Herkel, Estonian academic and politician
• 1962 » Kevin Harris, Canadian skateboarder
• 1962 » Mark Gubicza, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1963 » Emmanuelle Béart, French actress
• 1963 » José Cóceres, Argentinian golfer
• 1964 » Jason Dunstall, Australian footballer and sportscaster
• 1964 » Neal Anderson, American football player and coach
• 1965 » Brannon Braga, American producer, director, and screenwriter
• 1965 » Paul Broadhurst, English golfer
• 1965 » Terry Richardson, American photographer and director

• 1956 » Bertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
• 1958 » Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
• 1958 » Konstantin von Neurath, German lawyer and politician, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1873)
• 1963 » Clifford Odets, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
• 1964 » Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (b. 1934)
• 1965 » Vello Kaaristo, Estonian skier (b. 1911)
• 1966 » Tip Snooke, South African cricketer (b. 1881)
• 1967 » Bob Anderson, English motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1931)
• 1972 » Jules Romains, French author and poet (b. 1885)
• 1972 » Oscar Levant, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1906)

• 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 8 » President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.
• 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.
• February 17 » Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.
• February 27 » The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
• April 13 » At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
• 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.

The temperature on August 14, 1964 was between 13.2 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.