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• Johannes Eibertus Kuijt, Utrecht
• Ansje Leendertse, Vijfhuizen († 1967)
• Paul (Paultje) VROEMEN, Genhout/Beek (NL/LI) († 1963)
• Doodgeboren kind Wallach, Den Haag († 1962)
• Eibertus Johannes Kuijt, Utrecht
• Josephina Adriana Maria Verschuren, Tilburg († 1962)
• Frederikus Adrianus Zantvoort, Zandvoort († 2016)
• Antonio PISTILLI († 2002)
• Eric Jacob van Dongen, Rotterdam
• Antonia Cornelia Maria Manders, Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2020)

• Anna Josephina Sillen (62), Roermond,, Limburg, Nederland
• Auke Pultrum (76), -
• Adriana (Jaan) Dijkshoorn (75)
• Alida Peternella Faber (77), Amsterdam
• Carolus Antonius JACOBS (81), Zandvliet, Antwerpen, Belgie
• Antonius Johannes Trommelen (74), Dongen
• Albertus Marie Frieling (71)
• Arie Bosman (74), Dordrecht
• Adolf Verbeke (81), Hulste, Belgium
• Anna Maria Adelheid Körting (68), Hesepertwist, Twist

• 1960 » Pierre Littbarski, German footballer and manager
• 1960 » Rafael Benítez, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1960 » Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician († 2007)
• 1961 » Jarbom Gamlin, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh († 2014)
• 1961 » Linda Ruth Williams, British film studies academic
• 1962 » Anna Dello Russo, Italian journalist
• 1962 » Douglas Elmendorf, American economist and politician
• 1962 » Ian MacKaye, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1963 » Jimmy Osmond, American singer
• 1963 » Saleem Malik, Pakistani cricketer

• 1955 » David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (b. 1872)
• 1958 » Rosalind Franklin, English biophysicist and academic (b. 1920)
• 1960 » Mihály Fekete, Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1884)
• 1961 » Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1912)
• 1965 » Francis Balfour, English soldier and colonial administrator (b. 1884)
• 1965 » Sydney Chaplin, English actor, comedian, brother of Charlie Chaplin (b. 1885)
• 1966 » Eric Lambert, Australian author (b. 1918)
• 1968 » Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1885)
• 1968 » Fay Bainter, American actress (b. 1893)
• 1969 » Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator and painter (b. 1904)

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.
• May 19 » A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
• May 22 » Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board.
• July 9 » Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes.
• July 11 » First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
• September 13 » An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.
• November 24 » The influential British satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was is first broadcast.

The temperature on April 16, 1962 was between 4.9 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 9.5 mm of rain during 9.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.