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• Maria Ingrid Elisabeth († 2018)
• Jacomina van Ast, Maassluis († 1991)
• Christian VAN BEESEN, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe († 2001)
• Gerda Witkamp († 2021)
• Petra Overdevest, Zoeterwoude
• Alain De Witte, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België († 1985)
• drs. Alice Elisabeth Winter, Hilversum
• Johhny Christiaan Dagevos († 2009)
• Patrocla Roemeling, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands († 1964)
• Peter John CAPELL, Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia († 2012)

• Arnoldus Romeijnders (91), Lith, Nederland
• Edward Albert Driessen (87), Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
• Arie Koppelaar (62), Alblasserdam
• Andries Jansma (68), -
• Bauke Lazes van der Zee (99), Sneek
• Chester L. Bonewitz (48), Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Arie Mourik (83), Papendrecht
• Baukje de Vries (52), Utrecht
• Auke Klomp (77), Assen
• Adrianus Franciscus Maas (72), Vught

• 1960 » Morten Andersen, Danish-American football player
• 1961 » Jonathan Coe, English author and academic
• 1963 » Joey Tempest, Swedish rock singer-songwriter and musician
• 1963 » John Stamos, American actor
• 1965 » Hemant Birje, Indian actor
• 1965 » James Tomkins, Australian rower
• 1965 » Kevin Dillon, American actor
• 1965 » Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer
• 1966 » Lee Ann Womack, American singer-songwriter
• 1967 » Khandro Rinpoche, Indian spiritual leader

• 1954 » Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1881)
• 1957 » David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (b. 1890)
• 1967 » Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English journalist and historian (b. 1907)
• 1968 » George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Paweł Jasienica, Polish soldier and historian (b. 1909)
• 1975 » Mark Donohue, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1937)
• 1976 » Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor (b. 1900)
• 1976 » Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1946)
• 1977 » Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1914)

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.
• April 21 » A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed.
• June 5 » DSV Alvin is commissioned.
• June 28 » Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
• October 12 » The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits.
• October 27 » Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".
• December 5 » Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

The temperature on August 19, 1964 was between 11.9 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 42.7 mm of rain during 14.8 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.