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• Rudolf Eduard Versteeg, Soest († 2016)
• Bastiaan van Egmond│Vermae, Rijnsburg († 2017)
• Catharina Hendrika Josephina Cardinaal, Leende, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Steven Snoeks († 2002)
• NN Eisses, Dwingeloo, Drenthe, Nederland († 1962)
• Leonardus André Monsma, Den Helder († 2011)
• Dominique FREDERICKX, Rillaar Vlaams Brabant († 1995)
• Lucas Roosen, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1962)
• Patrick PAQUAY, Ougrée, Luik, België († 1962)
• silvia hermina henrica (silvia) reijnders, helden-dorp

• Annna Schipper (55), Edam, Edam-Volendam, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Arie Roos (72), Den Haag
• Argle Dean Dirickson [Wks]
• Anna Christina Elisabeth Lunter (80), Sneek
• Arend Verheij (76), Vlaardingen
• Anna Johanna Börger (66), Groningen, Nederland
• Arie van Rij (88), Brielle
• Antje Albert (90), Leiden (Zuid-Holland)
• Anna Keizer (95)
• Anna Keizer (95)

• 1959 » B. Brian Blair, American wrestler and politician
• 1960 » Dominique Wilkins, French-American basketball player and manager
• 1960 » Oliver Platt, Canadian-American actor
• 1961 » Simon Russell Beale, Malaysia-born English actor and historian
• 1962 » Joe Quesada, American author and illustrator
• 1962 » Luna Vachon, American-Canadian wrestler and manager († 2010)
• 1962 » Richie Richardson, Antiguan cricketer
• 1963 » François Girard, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 1963 » Nando Reis, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1964 » Jeff Bezos, American computer scientist and businessman, founded Amazon.com

• 1958 » Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (b. 1899)
• 1962 » Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1869)
• 1965 » Lorraine Hansberry, American author, playwright, and director (b. 1936)
• 1967 » Burhan Asaf Belge, Turkish diplomat (b. 1887)
• 1971 » John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (b. 1885)
• 1973 » Roy Franklin Nichols, American historian and academic (b. 1896)
• 1974 » Princess Patricia of Connaught (b. 1886)
• 1976 » Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1977 » Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director and screenwriter (b. 1907)

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.
• January 15 » Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.
• March 4 » A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 - the worst crash of a DC-7.
• July 10 » Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
• August 15 » James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016.
• August 27 » The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
• November 11 » Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.

The temperature on January 12, 1962 was between 3.1 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.