About the day » Monday May 7, 1962Calender converter

• Bert Braam († 2012)
• Marcel Gerardus Hubertus van Dissel, Braamsche, Duitsland
• Bart Vangeel, Mol († 2011)
• Rusela Theodora van Seumeren, De Meern, Utrecht, Nederland
• Henrica Antonia Theodora Rovers, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1962)
• Eveline Groen, Weert († 1972)
• N. N. Akkerman, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1962)
• Johan Kras, Edam / Volendam († 2005)
• Richard Broersma, Campbellford, Ontario († 1974)
• Cornelis Rudolf Dikken, Den Helder († 2008)

• Albertus Spies (78), Veenendaal, Nederland
• Adriana(Aartje) Albers (76)
• Aaltje Klazina Boom (55), Rotterdam (Terbregge)
• Albert Hindriks (1), Groningen
• Annette Pernicia Dick Yates (51), Manchester, Tennessee
• Albert Hindriks (1), Groningen Groningen Nederland
• Adrianus Antonius Vermeeren (66), Breda
• Adolf Lerminiaux (77), Kerksken
• * Teuntje (Teunt) de Kreij (75), Utrecht
• Adriaantje VERLOOP (67), Goudswaard

• 1960 » Adam Bernstein, American director and screenwriter
• 1960 » Almudena Grandes, Spanish author
• 1960 » Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, Iraqi-English surgeon and academic
• 1961 » Hans-Peter Bartels, German politician
• 1961 » Ivar Must, Estonian composer and producer
• 1961 » Sue Black, Scottish anthropologist and academic
• 1962 » Judith Donath, American computer scientist and academic
• 1962 » Tony Campbell, American basketball player and coach
• 1963 » Johnny Lee Middleton, American bass player and songwriter
• 1964 » Ronnie Harmon, American football player

• 1940 » George Lansbury, English journalist and politician (b. 1859)
• 1941 » James George Frazer, Scottish-English anthropologist and academic (b. 1854)
• 1942 » Felix Weingartner, Croatian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)
• 1943 » Fethi Okyar, Turkish colonel and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1880)
• 1946 » Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian journalist and politician (b. 1864)
• 1951 » Warner Baxter, American actor (b. 1889)
• 1958 » Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1880)
• 1967 » Margaret Larkin, American writer and poet (b. 1899)
• 1976 » Alison Uttley, English children's book writer (b. 1884)
• 1978 » Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (b. 1915)

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.
• February 20 » Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.
• April 26 » NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.
• 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".
• July 22 » Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.
• August 5 » American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.
• December 14 » NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.

The temperature on May 7, 1962 was between 9.4 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.