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• Ferdinand Christopher Adam (Ferd) KLOMPMAKER († 1988)
• Teunis Pieter Redert, Wijngaarden († 1966)
• Christian Timmers, Delft († 1962)
• Liesbeth Akkerman, Nederlandse Antillen († 2021)
• Michel Wouters, St-Antonius-Zoersel († 1991)
• Caroline Monica Regina Ruijs, Woerden († 1970)
• Albertus Borgers, Kootwijkerbroek († 1970)
• antonius maria gerardus louis (twan) doesborg, helden-beringe
• Arnold van Heek, Haarlem († 2023)
• Cindy May Killinger, Caro, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2013)

• Clara R Raphaely (89), Johannesburg, South Africa
• Cornelis Hoep (73), Zijpe, Nederland
• Catharina Maria LEENDERS (53), Gemert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia Dekker (62), Harenkarspel, Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Hoep (73), Zijpe
• * Arnolda Joanna van de Laar (60), Helmond
• Adèle Alice Terneaux (72), Sedan
• Cornelis Franciscus van Mill (61), Vlaardingen
• Aloïs Constant De Coensel (71), Gentbrugge
• Blanche Olive Letarte (72), Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten

• 1959 » Meg Munn, English social worker and politician
• 1960 » Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player and coach
• 1961 » Jared Harris, English actor
• 1962 » Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician
• 1962 » Major Garrett, American journalist and author
• 1963 » Francis Pangilinan, Filipino lawyer and politician
• 1963 » Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter, video game designer and video game producer
• 1964 » Éric Bernard, French race car driver
• 1964 » Mark Cerny, American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive
• 1964 » Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut

• 1946 » James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge, 48th United States Attorney General (b. 1862)
• 1954 » Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (b. 1882)
• 1956 » Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
• 1958 » Paul Henry, Irish painter and educator (b. 1876)
• 1967 » Henry J. Kaiser, American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (b. 1882)
• 1974 » Alexander P. de Seversky, Russian-American pilot and businessman, co-founded Republic Aviation (b. 1894)
• 1977 » Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)
• 1978 » Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (b. 1910)
• 1979 » Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (b. 1912)
• 1980 » Yootha Joyce, English actress (b. 1927)

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.
• February 10 » Cold War: Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
• May 10 » Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.
• July 5 » The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France.
• October 3 » Project Mercury: Wally Schirra in Sigma 7 launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight.
• October 22 » Cuban Missile Crisis: President Kennedy, after internal counsel from Dwight D. Eisenhower, announces that American reconnaissance planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval "quarantine" of the Communist nation.
• December 11 » Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.

The temperature on August 24, 1962 was between 14.3 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (44%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.