About the day » Tuesday January 30, 1962Calender converter

• David Richard Jansen († 1979)
• Henri Botter († 1972)
• Amy Vaughan Roberts, Durham, NC
• Margriet Wiardi, Groningen (Grunn), Groningen, Nederland († 2025)
• Cornelis Franciscus Marie Aerts, Klein-Zundert,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1971)
• Denise Jo Aukes, Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa († 1976)
• Jason Timmer Daus, Troy,New York
• Hubertus Gerardus van Slobbe, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1962)
• petronella johanna martina (elly) verhaegh, helden-beringe († 2016)
• Ania Wilma BECKX, Amsterdam (NL/NH) († 1962)

• Adrianus Ludovicus Claes (66), Dessel (België)
• Catharina Maria Deliën (59), Tilburg, Netherlands
• Alden Herod Cunningham Jr **** (71), Westwood, Los Angeles, California, Verenigde Staten
• Antonius Johannes van der Kroon (68)
• Adriana Johanna Cornelia Schenk (77)
• Christina Frederika Heutink (69), Enschede
• Cornelie Marlieske Bramsen (0), Goes, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anton Gerardus Broskij (72), Rotterdam
• Aleksandr Lvovich Urussov (80), Paris
• Berend SONDERMAN (87), Onstwedde Groningen Netherlands

• 1957 » Payne Stewart, American golfer († 1999)
• 1958 » Derek White, Scottish rugby player
• 1959 » Cynthia Carter, Welsh journalist, author, and academic
• 1959 » Jody Watley, American entertainer
• 1959 » Steve Folkes, Australian rugby league player and coach († 2018)
• 1962 » Abdullah II of Jordan
• 1964 » Otis Smith, American basketball player, coach, and manager
• 1965 » Kevin Moore, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1966 » Danielle Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1968 » Felipe VI of Spain

• 1951 » Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (b. 1875)
• 1958 » Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman; founded the Heinkel Aircraft Company (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Jean Crotti, Swiss painter (b. 1878)
• 1962 » Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician and engineer (b. 1894)
• 1963 » Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (b. 1899)
• 1966 » Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (b. 1912)
• 1968 » Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian poet, playwright, and journalist (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Dominique Pire, Belgian friar, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
• 1973 » Elizabeth Baker, American economist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1974 » Olav Roots, Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1910)

• 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.
• March 19 » The Algerian War of Independence ends.
• July 6 » As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
• July 23 » Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
• September 6 » The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill.
• October 9 » Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm.
• October 13 » The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane, with winds above 150mph. 46 people die.

The temperature on January 30, 1962 was between -8.3 °C and -1.2 °C and averaged -5.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.