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Born on Saturday August 15, 1964
- wilhelmina jacquelina maria (wilma) van oijen, helden-grashoek
- Mary Ann Wurm, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States († 2006)
- Claude Donald McColeman († 2004)
- James Randall Ross, Ogden-Iowa (USA) († 1964)
- Richard Fredrik Carsouw († 2013)
- Douglas Jay Swets († 2014)
- Michel Wilhelmus Maria Dam, Heemskerk († 2017)
- Anna Johanna Maria Brunt, Leiden
- Eleni Papadimitriou, Athene
- Maarten Swane, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Saturday August 15, 1964
- Abraham Cornelis Korstanje (78), Goes Zuid-Beveland Zeeland Nederland
- Alida Helfensteijn (62), Leiden
- Anna Schrier (53), Rijnsburg, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Dorothea Aagje van Aken (53), Amstelveen, Nederland
- Antonia Maria van de Laak (72), Loenen aan de Vecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aaltje de Haan (90), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Andries Martens Hoekstra (80), Drachten
- Albertus Everardus WEIJTENBURG (56), Amersfoort
- Albertus Everardus Weijtenburg (56), Amersfoort
- Arie Rutten (64), Ede (Gelderland)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 15, 1964 at Delpher
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- De waarheid
- De Tijd De Maasbode
- De Telegraaf
Born on August 15
- 1962 » Inês Pedrosa, Portuguese writer
- 1962 » Rıdvan Dilmen, Turkish footballer and manager
- 1962 » Tom Colicchio, American chef and author
- 1962 » Vilja Savisaar-Toomast, Estonian lawyer and politician
- 1963 » Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1963 » Jack Russell, England cricketer and coach
- 1963 » Simon Hart, Welsh soldier and politician
- 1964 » Jane Ellison, English lawyer and politician
- 1964 » Melinda Gates, American businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- 1965 » Rob Thomas, American author, screenwriter, and producer
Died on August 15
- 1951 » Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
- 1953 » Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (b. 1875)
- 1962 » Lei Feng, Chinese soldier (b. 1940)
- 1967 » René Magritte, Belgian painter (b. 1898)
- 1971 » Paul Lukas, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1887)
- 1975 » Clay Shaw, American businessman (b. 1913)
- 1975 » Harun Karadeniz, Turkish political activist and author (b. 1942)
- 1975 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bengali politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (b. 1920)
- 1981 » Carol Ryrie Brink, American author (b. 1895)
- 1981 » Jørgen Løvset, Norwegian gynaecologist and academic (b. 1896)
Names that were popular for boys in 1964
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Peter
- Willem
- John
- Hendrik
- Robert
- Petrus
- Paul
- Antonius
- Jacobus
- Gerardus
- Pieter
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1964
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Marie
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Ann
- Monique
- Hendrika
- Helena
- Yvonne
- Christina
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1964
- 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 12 » Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
- January 13 » Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths.
- June 10 » United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill's passage.
- October 10 » The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
- December 14 » American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Congress can use the Constitution's Commerce Clause to fight discrimination.
- December 22 » The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) takes place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, United States.
The weather on Saturday August 15, 1964
The temperature on August 15, 1964 was between 9.5 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI