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• Hendrik Buitenhuis, Apeldoorn († 1962)
• Marinus Johannes Adrianus KAPTEIJNS, Sint Michielsgestel († 1975)
• Annetje Meun, Urk (FL) Nederland
• Ferrie Dam († 2013)
• Fred Lansen († 2008)
• henrica maria louisa (henriette) steeghs, helden-panningen
• Marinus Johannes Adrianus Kapteijns, Sint-Michielsgestel († 1975)
• Gert Jan Eppo Bos, Groningen († 2024)
• Monique Verbeeck, Beerse, Antwerpen, België († 1986)

• Cato Ligtenstein (79), Haarlem
• Arjen Ruurds de Boer (78), Sneek
• Ardina Francisca Langenhuijzen (65), Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Barnadina Bons (80), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
• Anton Brouwer (63), Harderwijk
• Cornelia Wilhelmina Jansen (68), Tilburg
• Anton Brouwer (63), Harderwijk
• Arjen Ruurds de Boer (78), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• August Platteeuw (80), Ieper
• Antonia Hendrika de Jong (85), Arnhem

• 1959 » John McEnroe, German-American tennis player and sportscaster
• 1959 » Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1960 » Pete Willis, English guitarist and songwriter
• 1961 » Andy Taylor, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1961 » Des Hasler, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1961 » Liu Kang, Chinese footballer and manager († 2013)
• 1962 » John Balance, English singer-songwriter († 2004)
• 1964 » Bebeto, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1964 » Christopher Eccleston, English actor
• 1965 » Dave Lombardo, Cuban-American drummer

• 1944 » Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870)
• 1957 » Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (b. 1891)
• 1967 » Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1911)
• 1974 » John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand Rifle(b. 1888)
• 1975 » Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (b. 1903)
• 1977 » Janani Luwum, bishop, Church of Uganda, martyr (b. c.1922)
• 1977 » Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1905)
• 1980 » Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (b. 1895)
• 1984 » M. A. G. Osmani, Bangladeshi general (b. 1918)

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 26 » Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400km).
• April 26 » NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.
• May 22 » Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board.
• May 24 » Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
• October 25 » Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.
• 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.

The temperature on February 16, 1962 was between 4.9 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.