About the day » Tuesday February 27, 1962Calender converter

• Ailton Sens, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 2004)
• Jenny Dankelman († 2006)
• N. Doornbos, Slochteren, Schildwolde
• Lena Sara (Marleen) den Boer, Zierikzee († 2015)
• Martine Luc Michèle Ghislaine DEVERGNIES, Mons, Henegouwen, België († 2003)
• monica christina johanna maria (monique) beumers, helden-panningen
• Lena Sara den Boer, Zierikzee († 2015)
• Annie Maria Loiusa Segers, Bornem († 2013)
• David John van Raden, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois († 1992)
• Janet Hummel, Lethbridge (Alberta, Canada) († 1984)

• Albertus Henderikus Soppe (71), Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
• Albert Gjaltema (84), Opende, gem. Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Alberdina Schenkel (65), Groningen
• Albertus Henderikus Soppe (71), Coevorden
• Anna Maria Francina Sauerbier (71), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Henderikus Soppe- (71), Coevorden, Nederland
• Adrianus Klijn (78), Vinkeveen en Waverveen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Arie van der Linden (68), Oud-Beijerland
• Albert Sipkes Gjaltema (84), Opende, Grootegast, Groningen, Netherlands
• Adrianus Johannes Bakx (80), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1958 » Maggie Hassan, American politician, 81st Governor and United States Senator of New Hampshire
• 1958 » Naas Botha, South African rugby player and sportscaster
• 1960 » Andrés Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player
• 1960 » Johnny Van Zant, American singer-songwriter
• 1961 » James Worthy, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1962 » Adam Baldwin, American actor
• 1963 » Nasty Suicide, Finnish musician and pharmacist
• 1964 » Jeffrey Pasley, American educator and academic
• 1965 » Noah Emmerich, American actor
• 1965 » Pedro Chaves, Portuguese race car driver

• 1943 » Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1859)
• 1956 » Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b. 1888)
• 1964 » Orry-Kelly, Australian-American costume designer (b. 1897)
• 1968 » Frankie Lymon, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
• 1969 » Marius Barbeau, Canadian ethnographer and academic (b. 1883)
• 1973 » Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (b. 1917)
• 1977 » John Dickson Carr, American author and playwright (b. 1905)
• 1980 » George Tobias, American actor (b. 1901)
• 1985 » Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American politician and diplomat, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1902)
• 1985 » Ray Ellington, English singer and drummer (b. 1916)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Robert
5. Cornelis
6. Hendrik
7. Pieter
8. Ronald
9. Petrus
10. Gerrit
11. Willem
12. John
13. Paul
14. Johan
15. Hans
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
5. Anna
6. Yvonne
7. Jolanda
8. Catharina
9. Wilhelmina
10. Ingrid
11. Karin
12. Monique
13. Hendrika
14. Jacqueline
15. Petronella
16. Anita

• 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
• July 5 » The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France.
• September 8 » Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star.
• November 11 » Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
• December 2 » Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.
• December 7 » Prince Rainier III of Monaco revises the principality's constitution, devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils.
• December 14 » NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.

The temperature on February 27, 1962 was between -3.1 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -1.4 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (12%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.