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• Eric Van Den Broeck, Bornem († 1962)
• Marjan HOEJENBOS, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1965)
• J(Jolanda) van Engelen, Chaam († 2008)
• Petra Jolanda van Tintelen († 2010)
• Patricia Yolande DIETEMANN, Mulhouse, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE († 1975)
• Glenda Lee Wright, Sydney
• Connie den Hartog, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1962)
• Charles Edward Mullen, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1967)
• Lori Anne Clark († 1975)
• Cornelis Jacobus Schrier, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Nederland († 2020)

• Adrianus Rooijens (83), Zaltbommel
• Adrianus Rooijens (83), Zaltbommel
• Carolina Maria Hendrika Ruts (61), Schiedam, Nederland
• Alida Gezina - Geesje Homburg (76), Amsterdam
• Aalt Selles (67), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antoinette Put (81), Apeldoorn
• Anton Pardon (61), Leiden
• Christina Lucia Cornelia Taabe (56), Eindhoven
• Beno Smid (65)
• Adrianus Hendrikus Luijendijk (83), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1960 » Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1961 » Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedian
• 1961 » Tim Crews, American baseball player († 1993)
• 1962 » Dave Miley, American baseball player and manager
• 1962 » Jaya Prada, Indian actress and politician
• 1962 » Mike Ness, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1963 » Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter († 1993)
• 1963 » Les Davidson, Australian rugby league player
• 1963 » Ricky Nixon, Australian footballer and manager
• 1964 » Marco Ballotta, Italian footballer and manager

• 1950 » Carter G. Woodson, American historian, author, and journalist, founded Black History Month (b. 1875)
• 1950 » Kurt Weill, German-American composer and pianist (b. 1900)
• 1951 » Henrik Visnapuu, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1952 » Miina Sillanpää, Finnish minister and politician (b. 1866)
• 1957 » Ned Sparks, Canadian-American actor (b. 1883)
• 1958 » Jaan Kärner, Estonian poet and author (b. 1891)
• 1962 » Manolis Kalomiris, Greek composer and educator (b. 1883)
• 1970 » Avigdor Hameiri, Israeli author (b. 1890)
• 1971 » Joseph Valachi, American gangster (b. 1904)
• 1972 » Ferde Grofé, American pianist and composer (b. 1892)

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. Monique
12. Karin
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.
• January 11 » An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths.
• March 19 » The Algerian War of Independence ends.
• April 21 » The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.
• May 27 » The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine.
• July 13 » In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
• September 20 » James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.

The temperature on April 3, 1962 was between 5.4 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.