About the day » Monday January 8, 1962Calender converter

• Johannes Hermanus Hanssen, Grevenbicht († 2022)
• Andre Gerhard Wohllebe, Berlin († 2014)
• Harold Richardson, Curacao (NA) († 1979)
• Astrid Jacoba Noorlander († 1998)
• Mônica Hammes, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1994)
• levenloos geboren kind († 1962)
• Sara Lacroix, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1992)
• Auke Meijer, Hardenberg († 2009)
• Françoise GUILLO du BODAN, Antony, 92002, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France
• Johnny Snackers († 1962)

• Anna Maria Daelemans (84), Sint-Amands, Antwerpen, België
• Anneke de Weerd (89), Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• * Johannes Hendrik van Vulpen (33)
• Anna Margaretha Diederen (71), Nuth
• ALBERT VAN METEREN (85), EMMEN
• Aaltje Pieternella Van Nieuwenhuisen (86), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna E. Zweir Bowman (82), Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• Abraham Henry Klugkist (84), Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
• Albertus Hendrikus Selles (82), Harmelen
• Adriana Joanna Meesters (66), Wuustwezel

• 1957 » Nacho Duato, Spanish dancer and choreographer
• 1958 » Betsy DeVos, American businesswoman and politician, 11th Secretary of Education
• 1958 » Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican wrestler, trainer, and actor
• 1959 » Paul Hester, Australian drummer († 2005)
• 1960 » Dave Weckl, American drummer
• 1961 » Calvin Smith, American sprinter
• 1966 » Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter († 1990)
• 1966 » Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player († 2009)
• 1966 » Willie Anderson, American basketball player
• 1967 » Torsten Gowitzke, German footballer and manager

• 1952 » Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1866)
• 1953 » Hugh Binney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Tasmania (b. 1883)
• 1954 » Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1898)
• 1956 » Jim Elliot, American missionary and martyr (b. 1928)
• 1958 » Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (b. 1869)
• 1961 » Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
• 1963 » Kay Sage, American painter (b. 1898)
• 1969 » Albert Hill, English runner and coach (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Elmar Kaljot, Estonian footballer and coach (b. 1901)
• 1970 » Georges Guibourg, French actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1891)

• 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.
• February 8 » Charonne massacre. Nine trade unionists are killed by French police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Paris Prefecture of Police.
• March 2 » Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
• September 20 » James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
• October 12 » The Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U.S. $230 million in damages.
• 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 8, 1962 was between 0.4 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.